Bike Got Rained On

[FST954]

Down at Wildwood Bike Week had a huge down pour Sunday everything on the bike works fine except the odometer is not showing the correct mileage now
The other problem was that after the drive belt got wet is was making a loud squeling noise but that went away after about an hour of riding

Any suggestions on the odometer?

 

[BigDogBro1]

The rain probably got inside the speedo head throught the odometer reset button hole in the glass. Either take apart the gauge cup for cleaning the annunciator board connectors, circuit board etc. (not the speedo head....it's crimp sealed around the glass) or just let the speedo dry out on its own. With a little finesse you could attempt to seal the button to the glass with a very small bead of clear silicone after it has dried out. The water is in the sealed speedo unit and is affecting the electronics for the odometer.

Search for speedo thread in Technical section or How-to fixes.

Or buy a new speedo unit from Dakota Digital or a Medallion unit.

Regarding the belt squeal. You may need to check the alignment tracking, pulley and belt condition. A light powdering with a dry brush of baby powder on the belt cogs will help to make the belt slip on the cog ramps and sides.

 

[08mastiff]

FST954, be patient and give it some time to dry. Most of us have been there with the rain and all the wacky effects it has on the bikes. Give it a few more days. Once my neutral light wouldn't go off after two hrs of riding in a down pour. Took about five days but the light would get dimmer and dimmer each day. Works fine now. These bikes are fickle at times.

 

[FST954]

Thanks,
Appreciate all of the info if I bought a Dakota how do I make it so it has the correct mileage

 

[Mad Dog]

You can set the correct millage during the first 100 miles of operation. Never installed one myself but those that have say it's a very simple 30 minute install. I have them available on The Group Buy Page at this link.
http://valuetec.startlogic.com//page12.html
Thanks

 

[Raywood]

Don at Value Tech is quick on shipping and will take care of you.

Here is my How To on installing and programming it. Real easy. Notice how I sealed the hole unit up with some sealer to ensure water doesn't get in which will effect your tach board. Give it good cleaning when you open it up and ensure all the contacts are tight or re-solder them.

http://www.bigdogbiker.com/forums/how/20328-installing-dakota-digital-speedometer.html

 

[Nukeranger]

I didn't have to do anything except install my Dakota Digital (Approximately 30 minutes like Don said). When I checked it against my GPS, it was right on. So, I left it alone except for setting the Odometer. I did have to get familiar with its features by reading the instructions.

 

[FST954]

Thanks Raywood I did read your How To, looks pretty easy I am going to take apart today after work to dry it out, as of yesterday there was still alot of condensation on the glass

 

[Brownson]

Been waiting 6 mths for the moisture to go from my speedo to go. But it's still there. Can i tsake it a part ?

 

[BWG56]

You can remove the speedo from the bucket and there's a round felt sticker or plug over a hole in the back, remove that and blow air into it, maybe you can get some of the moisture out of it, to take the speedo itself apart you will ruin the chrome bezel. Maybe there's that much water in there that some will run out of the hole also.
Maybe try a hair dryer also to try and dry it out.

 

[Sven]

I'd take a tall box, a fan, an aim... WATThe Fuck! I keep dropping the hints about DTT but guess WATT? ROM me a RAM is key off = Reset. Flip is flopped is a binary is about to set to High and walk the fuck away for a day with it ON. You have nothing to lose is a reset back to ROM.

Signed,
NOLTT

 

[Dusty.B]

What does that even mean?

 

[awg]

I think Sven started the Saturday drink fest early.

 

[Sven]

It means:
a. Speedo was working fine before the rain.
b. Condensation is on, around, a magnetically charge piece of hardware.
c. I don't know how you see it, but magnetism makes a voltage value happen.
d. The hard parts inside the speedo; do not like water/condensation/high humidity and/or static kind of electricity over its parts.
e. What I don't know is this. Why the change in numbers at the speedo? The water is laying over a train track at a depot station> imagine. So imagine a spot of water over two rails that are moving things in the opposite direction; the water can cause a 'new resistance' over those soldered parts so close together.
f. So I more or less am taking a guess of said new-resistance is a different binary getting thru or magnetically dragging down so many milliamps of WATT is the next step down under a milli or so low a milli, this is read at a different voltage value. It forces the hard parts that calc thru some truth table and it says, 'wrong milli number' and spits out a re-calc'd number that works anyway. So the speedo is functioning none the less.
g. That's where I take a table fan, on a big box, or tie the fan over a garage beam, lower the fan down to the level of the speedo, but more I find the rain entry angle and blow it dry with the fan; and let it ride for days. I could tape cardboard over the fan, cone it down over the speedo and shorten the air dry time.
h. I'm taking my bathroom reader, which I open on a pissing contest basis, and when I mean open, it's a Random page. I read it backwards so I am more confused if starting out with page 1.

Make Sense Now?

Singed,
Reversengineer the fucker

 

[Sven]

I know you're not going to believe this, but someone had a similar kind of 'out of range' on his dash on some other bike; and I said to let it ride. He posted and said it finally reset itself back to normal. So it's not something I'd do first is tear it down. I'm just throwing the whack abstract at it and having more of a fun friday everyday is more like it. My first move is air it dry. For me, it's all about how this sucker works in its basic moves, its physical structure, the magnetic moves, you name it, I'm too drunk using a capacitor for a flask... shocking, going down.

 

[HMAN]

I dont care what anyone says....the turtle rocks.....lol

 

[chubs]

The headlights on my GMC truck had condensation inside the housings, so being the rocket scientist that I am, I drilled a small hole in the bottom, and drained out as much as I could. Then I used a small piece of oxygen tubing, ( We use this in the ambulance a lot), and ran oxygen in at a rate of about 3 liters per minute. The O2, being extremely dry, pulled the moisture out in about 15 minutes. Then I sealed the hole with a dab of silicone. Amazing how much better I can see with clear headlights! If you use argon on your wire welder, it would do the same thing, just be sure to turn the pressure down to a low level. P.S. Forgot to mention that I used just a little too much pressure in one of the lights. and kind of blew the lens off. If you want to try this, remember to let the air vent out a little bit as you put the dry air in (Who says we run outta stupid shit to try as we get older?) stay safe