Hey guys, I was the guy who asked the question about the Speedometer not working earlier.... (I have a 01 929) after taking the whole front end apart, I realized that I do in fact have a short somewhere. I narrowed it down to the wires that run into the bottem of the ignition. If i put the key in my bike, and leave it sit with the lights on then wiggle the wires, the lights will flicker and if i get it just right, the bike will totally turn off until I move them again. I assume that I will need a new ignition, with the harness... or does it come off the bottem of the ignition? I didnt have an allen wrench that would fit the bottem of the bolts that held the ignition in place, so I will have to wait until tomorrow to figure the problem out. anyone else have this problem or have any suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated... thanks!

 

your probably going to need a new ignition set, at least on my F4i its very difficult to take apart the ignition. I had to cut the thing open when I was making my toggle switch ignition

 

Where is the best place to get one? I noticed that there is only 1 on ebay... and im sure they are sky high through honda... any ideas?

 

Also, Im not familiar with how these bikes track the odo/speedo.... would this short in the wires possibly make them work again? Thanks

 

Before you get a new ignitor, try taking the connection(s) apart and spray them with contact cleaner.