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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by themouth!!!
Wow...that is odd...that bike will run without the tbw sensor even being plugged in...glad you got it!
I'm trying to understand this as well. I had wires 1&3 and 4&6 transposed on my TBW on the first bars I ever did and the bike cranked and ran perfectly fine...just no throttle.

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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by SBates08
I'm trying to understand this as well. I had wires 1&3 and 4&6 transposed on my TBW on the first bars I ever did and the bike cranked and ran perfectly fine...just no throttle.

2010 Limited with some stuff
Yep...I always test my bikes before I put them back together completely. I have started a few of them without the TBW plug even attached...I drink when I work...The bikes will just go to limp mode...
 
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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by themouth!!!
Yep...I always test my bikes before I put them back together completely. I have started a few of them without the TBW plug even attached...I drink when I work...The bikes will just go to limp mode...
It just didn't make any sense to me why this wouldn't allow the bike to start.

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