Gear indicator troubles

[HarrisBikeNut]

2005 GS1200. Noticed this last week that at times the gear indicator on the dash reads nothing or occasionally the wrong gear. Last 2 days it's been fine. Faulty indicator assembly? Needs a clean etc? Any ideas or forum member had the same "issue"

Bob

 

[bikemad]

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[Rusty Bolts]

2005 GS1200. Noticed this last week that at times the gear indicator on the dash reads nothing or occasionally the wrong gear. Last 2 days it's been fine. Faulty indicator assembly? Needs a clean etc? Any ideas or forum member had the same "issue"

Bob

Had similar. I unbolted it from the bike and soaked it in WD40/GT 85 overnight. Allow it to dry out and it sprung back into life. Occasionally it plays up usually after I have been out in the rain for a few hours. I just squirt it with some Wd or GT and it sorts itself out. Not played up for about 18months now.
Just make sure your clutch micro switch is working else you could find yourself stranded if the gear indicator plays up and the bike thinks it's in gear; it won't start.

 

[UpgradeAl]

Pull out the gear potentiometer plug connection and flush it with wd40.

"Just make sure your clutch micro switch is working else you could find yourself stranded if the gear indicator plays up and the bike thinks it's in gear; it won't start."

No sweat - just start it with the clutch in and sidestand up, ignore whatever the gear display says and pretend it hasn't got one! Do it by feel, like we did in the old days.

 

[Bendy toy]

Pull out the gear potentiometer plug connection and flush it with wd40.

"Just make sure your clutch micro switch is working else you could find yourself stranded if the gear indicator plays up and the bike thinks it's in gear; it won't start."

No sweat - just start it with the clutch in and sidestand up, ignore whatever the gear display says and pretend it hasn't got one! Do it by feel, like we did in the old days.

Mine has a faulty clutch lever switch that I've not bothered to fix. It will only start when its showing neutral and will stop if I put it in gear with the stand down. Hopefully I'll get my finger out and sort the clutch switch before the gear indicator plays up.

 

[Rusty Bolts]

Pull out the gear potentiometer plug connection and flush it with wd40.

"Just make sure your clutch micro switch is working else you could find yourself stranded if the gear indicator plays up and the bike thinks it's in gear; it won't start."

No sweat - just start it with the clutch in and sidestand up, ignore whatever the gear display says and pretend it hasn't got one! Do it by feel, like we did in the old days.

By all means try it that way but if the clutch microswitch isn't working (listening for the click isn't always an indication that it's working) the bike won't start. Try it yourself if you don't believe me. Put the bike in gear bring the side stand up and try starting it. Pull the clutch in and all being well it will start. Try it without the clutch leaver in it won't start. The gear position indicator tells the bike where it is particularly if it's in neutral. Anything other than that you need to have the side stand up and clutch pulled in.

 

[HarrisBikeNut]

Thanks for the replies folks. Will try at the weekend. Since I posted, it's been perfect!!

 

[adventuredon]

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