1098r - - - On Speedo

The first one is 'thats it ma boy' the second is 'meh, not worth showing'

Its Italian encouragement

HTH

 

Or both times were the latter :Finger:

 

when you say "quite fast"... are we talking "warp speed"... not sure if the dashes can cope with 4 digit speeds.... agree with @bradders on the second don't recall ever seeing 20 on my Ducatis :grin:

 

I thought it showed "---" when they hit a certain speed to stop people attempting to hit top speed. It's 300kph (186mph) on this Desmo. So you've either come out of your driveway at a fair old rate of knots :Wideyed:, or you may have a faulty sensor.

 

No personal experience (yet) but my logic would put the first port of call on the speed sensor and or the wiring. Without a specific pick up ring for the sensor similar to the more recent systems, I can certainly see the potential for unreliability. Have you tried to clean the sensor face ? Andy

 

Yeah pull the sensor out and look at the surface, if it's deeply grooved etc it may be wrecked, could also be pinched wires from fitting something a little too tightly. Bet you've not had it over 20 :tearsofjoy:

 

sensor

 

Having said that....Whenever mine has failed it throws and error upon the dash.
But tbh the canbus isn't the most reliable.

 

If that's true then what a load of old shit.

Apart from anything else, who decides that 300kmh is acceptable but above that not so?

Of course it could be because the bike isn't actually as fast as claimed so by not showing the big numbers, owners don't actually find out...

 

A lot of manufacturers do it. Here's an R1 that stops at 299kph. A Fireblade that does the same. A Panigale that shows "---"

 

I believe it, I just think it's namby-pambyism. You can buy a 200mph bike but can't know how fast you're going, how stupid is that?

Still, I suppose it's better than having a speed limiter set at that speed...

 

The front sensor is for the Traction Control. The speed displayed on the dash comes from the rear wheel.

I seem to remember that they are one and the same, so you could try switching them to see if you get the same result.

 

Yep, I've just checked and they are the same part number. Item 35 on the front wheel and item 34 on the rear wheel.

Part 552.4.037.2E

 

Could it be a broken wire?

I had the same after bleeding the back brake. Never realised that I'd routed the wire in behind the disk(duh). It started throwing up errors before I realised and worked its way through the sheathing and onto the bare wire.

 

Just thought I'd add my recent experience to this post as it is related in a way, but unfortunately doesn't help the op's problem, at a guess I'd say it was an ECU problem not sensor.
Anyway this is my experience I went for a ride the other day and my speedo started playing up in that it was jumping from a steady 60 (all MPH) ease off the throttle and it would momentarily jump to 116 then 94 and then steady itself back at 58 (ish) actual speed, then for no reason it sometimes jumped up to silly speeds while doing 30, then later the amber waning light came on and off throughout the day, as there was no problem with the running of the bike (by the way it's an 848) I continued my ride later the amber warning light stopped and stayed off but the speedo still kept fluctuating, today I tightened up the chain as it was a bit slack and give the rear speed sensor a clean with WD40 and took it out for a quick spin, and all is well no odd speedo reading just actual correct speed.
This may help someone if they encounter the same symptoms as me.
Guvs.