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    Very Active Member SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN's Avatar
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    Default ok does anybody know why my vss went off?

    i got on my 2013 rts early sunday morning, started went to get gas then when i started it back up the engine light went on
    and flashed the vss and went into limp mode. i went back home and parked in garage.
    so i get up this morning to go to work and ride the bike in so i can bring to my dealer which is 5 blocks away, well no lights
    nothing wrong. i will still bring it in when they open at 10am but i would like to know what happened, does anyone have any
    thoughts (gee that's a loaded question on this forum), any good idea then of what might be wrong?

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    Battery cables loose

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    don't think so starting was not an issue in any way, lights & radio were strong even on bumps

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    Did you happen to spin the tire a little bit?
    One of the easiest ways to topple a Spyder on it's side, is to be backing up, and crank the bars hard to one side or the other.
    Could she have been warning you about an impending crisis?
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    All i did was drive 1 mile to gas station everything was ok, turn off, fill up & then when i started it back up lights were
    on. kept on the mile back home. started up this morning rode 5 miles to work and all is fine.

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    well i brought it to the dealer today hope i hear something from them tomorow

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    hey al, when you go back to the dealer, buy my bike, it's there
    Last edited by cuznjohn; 07-19-2016 at 03:21 AM.
    NO BIKE AT THIS TIME

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    Mine did it in the middle of Wyoming last month. Book said to take the key out for a bit so I did that and took a break on a river bank. Restarted it and no lights so I rode on to Red Lodge Mt.. No issues since and it's been a few thousand miles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Denman View Post
    Did you happen to spin the tire a little bit?
    One of the easiest ways to topple a Spyder on it's side, is to be backing up, and crank the bars hard to one side or the other.
    Could she have been warning you about an impending crisis?
    Good point, Bob! That IS one of the weakest points on these awesome machines.

    What about tire pressure? Could that effect it?

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    I had this problem last week on my 2015 rtl, read elsewhere on this forum to check plug connection under the seat, guess what, it was disconnected. Plugged back together and no more VSS light on display.

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    If you had checked for codes before you shut the Spyder down you'd have a much better idea of what was going on. Once you turn the key off though only active codes will be shown. Your dealer can retrieve the "occurred" codes with BUDS.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cuznjohn View Post
    hey al, when you go back to the dealer, buy my bike, it's there
    lou called me saturday telling me it is up for sale. i tried to bring it to them yesterday for repair, they say they have
    at least a 2 week backlog for the whole summer so i took it to island motor sports

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    once a salesman, always a salesman
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