Went out to day for a blat, thought I'd take advantage of the dry roads and fleeting sunshine. For the first few miles I thought it must just be coincidence that when I looked at my clocks it was telling me my heated grips were on. Then I noticed my hands were getting very hot, then when I looked at my clocks I noticed the arrows were pointing at Max heat, then in front of my eyes they went to off then low, then carried on cycling through every few seconds. I wouldn't mind but for some reason because it was constantly cycling I couldn't do anything else with my dash, like set my trip or check my distance left on fuel. I turned the bike off at Devils bridge and gave the button a good jiggle then turned on my ignition to see it I'd sorted it. Nope the bike fired it's self up and started cycling through the temps again, locking out my clocks at the same time. I phoned DMC and they said it's a common fault and to bring it in on Monday and he will change the switch under warranty. I love the bike and how it rides but it making me increasingly nervous that it's constantly going to have problems. I also mentioned the missed up clock just incase it was something to do with that, and he said, He can change them under warranty but it will only do it again? Surly it cant be that hard to seal a dashboard?
Mine has been self starting all day...and when you try and flick it up its starts it too! Lol No biggie will be going back to sort, I just needed to make sure it was flicked out after being started
Some recommend a regular silicone spray or wd40 on the switches to keep them lubed and clear of moisture.
I am having that problem now, self starting, and in heated grip mode, stab the button and it seems ok again, not for long I am guessing, in France atm yesterday drove an hour in a real bad thunder storm, wondered if that was the cause. still pretty poor tbh. If in 1st gear and side stand up, would it lurch forward? or as it is in 1st you cannot start it?
The problem for me reoccurred when I was in Austria a few weeks ago. the only choice I had was to take the switch apart in the hotel car park. I think I've sorted it for good now. The design of the button isn't how you would think, when you press it you think it's pressing down on a contact inside the switch but it doesn't there's a small printed contact on a little bit of circuit board. and the copper contact slides over the contacts on that board, so no matter how hard you press it it doesn't make the contact any stronger. The problem with this design is that if the spring isn't strong enough or long enough to push the button back up past the contacts on the circuit board it will always be making the contact. The easy fix was to take out the button spring and stretch it, I stretched mine about 10-15 mm longer and then after cleaning inside the switch refitted it. The button sticks right out now and I've had no problems with it at all up to now. In all it took me about 15 mins to fix all you need is an allen key and a small x head screwdriver, I used a multitool and an allen key...simples.
Yes, been there, done that, got the T shirt. After I'd stripped and lubed the button it worked but still felt a bit sticky, so had the switch changed under warranty, the dealer said they had found some switches felt worse than others. It looks like there's a quality issue with the fit between button and housing, so if it feels a bit tight/sticky get it changed, the new switch feels smoother and has been ok since (touch wood). I found that flicking / gripping button sides with fingernails to pull the button fully out would give a temporary fix if you're caught out on the bike. There doesn't seem to be any attempt at sealing in the switch design so a spot of light silicon grease seems a good idea while you have the switch apart.
