SERVICE indicator on battery disconnect

[crazyhorse]

does the 'service' word on the instrument cluster always come on after you have disconnected and reconnected the battery?

i installed my warm n' safe heat-troller direct to the battery today and in doing so disconnected the battery for a few moments and now the word 'service' is showing up.

i know i can't get rid of it myself, unless anyone near pasadena, ca has a gs-911. i just wanted confirmation that it always shows up if you disconnect the battery. seems odd.

wes

[hjsbmw]

Well, all I can say is that I have disconnected the battery a few times, installed a battery tender port, charged it, and never had any warning lights come on.

[mickyt]

Hi Crazy

the service light has always come up when I've disconected the battery. Annoying at first but after a while I don't notice it there.

Regards Mick

[celticus]

Well, all I can say is that I have disconnected the battery a few times, installed a battery tender port, charged it, and never had any warning lights come on.

Mine has not come on either. I have disconnected the battery more than a few times.

Mark

[crewzzn88]

Just took battery out last week, charged batt. with tender, installed it yesterday, no " service" lite here.

[Coyote Crazy]

Well, all I can say is that I have disconnected the battery a few times, installed a battery tender port, charged it, and never had any warning lights come on.

Mine either. I have disconnected battery to wire in GPS direct to battery and did not experience any "service" or other warning lights. Since getting a service light has happened to more than one of us it would be interesting if anyone knows what causes it.

Annoying at first but after a while I don't notice it there.

Mick, that would drive me nuts

[crazyhorse]

that is weird. it's not a 'light' per se, it's the word 'service' on the LCD section to the right between the clock and the odometer.

my bike is an 08. perhaps there was a difference in model years. i should try disconnecting it for longer and see what happens, since it was only a couple of seconds that i had it disconnected.

wes

[deilenberger]

The '07 bikes were lucky enough not to have that "feature"..

[LumpyCam]

my bike is an 08. perhaps there was a difference in model years. i should try disconnecting it for longer and see what happens, since it was only a couple of seconds that i had it disconnected.

Yep, my '08 had the service indicator come on after battery disconnect too.

[celticus]

I wonder if we can get this cool new feature added on to our older, woefully out of date motorcycles?

Mark

[Mollygrubber]

Well, it may not be the manufacture date that's at fault, mine is an '09 (and a lovely shade of blue, I might add) and has exhibited no such behaviour after several battery disconnects...

Next theory : rampant over-farkelization leading to canbus confusion.

[celticus]

I have 100% of my electric farkels hooked non can't -bus. Installing a Cen-Tech under seat fuse box (directly connected to the battery) was one of the first things I did for my bike.

Mark