Motorcycle Repair: Odometer/trip meter problem, yamaha vstar 1100, gasoline usage
QuestionHi Mark,
Recently I had some LED lights added to my 2003 Yamaha VStar 1100. I went to pick the bike up and noticed that the milage was showing on the odometer. I always leave it on the trip meter because that's how I keep up with my gasoline usage. I had to get gas so after I filled up I reset the trip meter and headed on my way. I had to make another stop after that and noticed when I cranked my bike back up the milage was showing back on the odometer. I pressed the button to go back to the trip meter and it had zero'ed out. It does this every time. My trip meter works perfectly fine until I turn the bike off then I've lost the amount of miles that I have gone. What do you think this could be? The person that did the lights doesn't seem to have a any idea of what it could be. Hopefully you can help me. My email is
[email protected].
Thank you for your reply.
Joyce
AnswerHi Joyce,
I suspect the LED's circuitry are interrupting the operation of the instruments via the engine control module.
I would need to investigate the problem to accurately diagnose the cause.
Rudimentary test: Disconnect the LED's and note if the LED's are the source of the problem.
I could find no Yamaha Tech Bulletins reference the problem.
Respectfully,
Mark Shively