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06-12-2021, 03:27 AM
#826
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06-12-2021, 06:27 AM
#827
How many have really been stranded??
When mine acted up I just keyed it off and back on and it cleared the message. What is weird it always seemed to be when I was getting gas.
Anyway mine was hit and miss so I went with what the bulletin said.
Relocating will work but you will have to re - route wires and remove the frunk.
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06-12-2021, 09:23 AM
#828
Originally Posted by trikermutha
How many have really been stranded??
When mine acted up I just keyed it off and back on and it cleared the message. What is weird it always seemed to be when I was getting gas.
Anyway mine was hit and miss so I went with what the bulletin said.
Relocating will work but you will have to re - route wires and remove the frunk.
Back in 2014 I was stranded and bike had to be trailered home...I had a total pf 3 modules...THEN GOT IT TURMED OFF ON OUR WAY TO AMERICADE AT A REST STOP BY A FORUM MEMBER...THANK YOU...NO PROBLEMS SINCE...larryd
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06-12-2021, 09:40 AM
#829
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06-12-2021, 11:44 AM
#830
Originally Posted by trikermutha
I have attached the Bulletin again on the DESS issue.
Thank you! Saves me searching through thousands of posts!
2014 RTL Platinum
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06-12-2021, 11:56 AM
#831
Originally Posted by BLUEKNIGHT911
Go to my Bio page and then to my Albums. https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...p?albumid=4936 I have pics of the DESS module where it was and where I moved it to. From what I've learnt from others and myself, the module rarely fails completely on the first incident; it seems to be a progressive thing. But once it happens you need to take action ASAP.
The most difficult thing about removing the Frunk (lots of videos on it) is re-connecting the rubber elbow for the air intake. Go to cheapcycleparts.com & look at the Fiche'; it will show you all the parts and how they line up. None of the bolts you remove are actually "weight bearing"; what carries the weight are the metal hangers attached to the front upper frame. The frunk has reliefs that go on those two hangers. The upper two middle 10mm bolts don't have to be replaced; what the 10mm bolts do is to prevent any frunk movement that will allow it to come off the hangers so they aren't really stressed at all. I wouldn't bother getting upset if you can't re-attach that elbow. It doesn't have to be AIR TIGHT and it's not likely to get any water into it if it isn't. I removed the entire plastic Air intake and have a 3in. pipe into my airbox (as seen in another album https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...p?albumid=4749)
If you have time, move the DESS module like I did because if it craps out it will only take you 10 min to fix if you have another module. The mega-tech BUDS license is not cheap.
Mike, thanks for this. What I understand you to be saying is to relocate the DESS module while in the garage. So that, if it craps out on the road, and IF you have a spare DESS module, you can easily replace it without tearing into the machine. I get that. But, doesn't that then require resetting the DESS with BUDS?
2014 RTL Platinum
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06-12-2021, 12:07 PM
#832
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Originally Posted by UtahPete
Mike, thanks for this. What I understand you to be saying is to relocate the DESS module while in the garage. So that, if it craps out on the road, and IF you have a spare DESS module, you can easily replace it without tearing into the machine. I get that. But, doesn't that then require resetting the DESS with BUDS?
Good question .... When I re-located it ... it was the new one , and it was working. ... I was there when the BRP Tech's fixed mine. After they re-placed the DESS they just started it up .... As I re-call they didn't connect it to the BUDS computer first .... Maybe Billy Bovine or Snowbelt Spyder could answer that ??? .... Mike
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06-12-2021, 01:22 PM
#833
Originally Posted by UtahPete
Thank you! Saves me searching through thousands of posts!
Yeah I figured it be easier .
To bad the post cant be picked by year.
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06-12-2021, 01:23 PM
#834
You dont have to hook up to BUDS if the module is replaced.
Plug and play.
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06-12-2021, 01:34 PM
#835
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by trikermutha
How many have really been stranded??
When mine acted up I just keyed it off and back on and it cleared the message. What is weird it always seemed to be when I was getting gas.
Anyway mine was hit and miss so I went with what the bulletin said.
Relocating will work but you will have to re - route wires and remove the frunk.
trikemutha,
I was not stranded when I had the D.E.S.S error( it happened twice for me).
The first time when it happened I was able to start the bike, turned key on/and off, took the key with me and walked and waited about 1/2 hour, then the bike started.
Then I called the dealership and that is how it all started. Then I started this thread ( in 8/13/2015).
Deanna
Current Spyder - 2023 F3 LTD Special Mineral Blue
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Former Spyder - 2014 RTS SE6 Cognac SOLD
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06-12-2021, 02:58 PM
#836
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06-12-2021, 10:42 PM
#837
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About all, if not the only thing, that DESS does is reads the code from the key and sends it to the Body Control Module (I think) which then compares the code with the stored OK codes list. If a match is found the BCM tells the ECM it's OK to start the engine.
2014 Copper RTS
Tri-Axis bars, CB, BajaRon sway bar & shock adjusters, SpyderPop's Bumpskid, NBV peg brackets, LED headlights and modulator, Wolo trumpet air horns, trailer hitch, custom trailer harness, high mount turn signals, Custom Dynamics brake light, LED turn signal lights on mirrors, LED strip light for a dash light, garage door opener, LED lights in frunk, trunk, and saddlebags, RAM mounts and cradles for tablet (for GPS) and phone (for music), and Smooth Spyder belt tensioner.
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06-13-2021, 08:58 AM
#838
If I still have my Frunk loose , I will take a picture of its current location for the DESS module.
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06-13-2021, 10:37 AM
#839
Just remember that for many of us replacing the module multiple times with BRP's latest and greatest module...NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM...TURNING OFF THE DESS SYSTEM DID...larryd
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06-13-2021, 11:01 AM
#840
Originally Posted by larryd
Just remember that for many of us replacing the module multiple times with BRP's latest and greatest module...NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM...TURNING OFF THE DESS SYSTEM DID...larryd
Also for those that owns a 2013 and older. You can’t disable the DESS.
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06-13-2021, 12:21 PM
#841
And along with changing the module did you replace the antenna per the bulletin?
According to BRP its one or the other.
I didn't know the 2013 models had DESS issues. (2014-2016)
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06-13-2021, 04:39 PM
#842
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by trikermutha
If I still have my Frunk loose , I will take a picture of its current location for the DESS module.
I have pics of it posted in an Album .... Mike
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06-13-2021, 04:42 PM
#843
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06-13-2021, 04:43 PM
#844
Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie
Last edited by Peter Aawen; 06-13-2021 at 04:48 PM.
2013 RT Ltd Pearl White
Ryde More, Worry Less!
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07-01-2021, 06:19 PM
#845
Very Active Member
Current Spyder - 2023 F3 LTD Special Mineral Blue
Red LED NANO Saddlebag Marker Lights with Full Illumination
Sequential Fender LED'S (Amber/Red) with Safety Reflector
Dual Power Plate (12 V & USB ports)
Gremlin Bell
Rear Trunk Organizer (4 holders, 2 Elastic Holders)
Lamonster "Top Cuff" with adjustable drink Holder
SpyderPops Missing Guard Belt
Console Accent Trim (Carbon Fiber Domed Black)
Ultimate F3 Floorboards
Front Fairing Service Access Door Covers (Carbon Fiber Doomed Black)
Sway Bar with Links
Rolo Laser Alignment
Half Cover
A-Arm Daytime Dual Color LED Running Lights with Blinker Module
Hi-Viz DRL and Sequential Mirrors lights
Marinco 12Volt Power Receptacle with polarized leads & slide lock
Show chrome Trunk Shock
Former Spyder - 2014 RTS SE6 Cognac SOLD
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07-06-2021, 07:20 AM
#846
Active Member
I did notice if i have my Garmin on the cradle I get that problem. I just make sure there is nothing near the key when i start the bike.( my son had a Honda car with a broken chipped key and a plain non chipped key, if he put the non chipped key in and the chipped key next to the key, the car would start I wonder if this could be a problem. If you have a car key that is chipped next to the bike key that is also chipped , it confused the computer. Some one should try a non chipped bike key in the ignition and place the chipped bike key against non chipped key to see if the bike would start)
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07-06-2021, 09:31 AM
#847
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by tntnj
Some one should try a non chipped bike key in the ignition and place the chipped bike key against non chipped key to see if the bike would start)
I did! It does!
2014 Copper RTS
Tri-Axis bars, CB, BajaRon sway bar & shock adjusters, SpyderPop's Bumpskid, NBV peg brackets, LED headlights and modulator, Wolo trumpet air horns, trailer hitch, custom trailer harness, high mount turn signals, Custom Dynamics brake light, LED turn signal lights on mirrors, LED strip light for a dash light, garage door opener, LED lights in frunk, trunk, and saddlebags, RAM mounts and cradles for tablet (for GPS) and phone (for music), and Smooth Spyder belt tensioner.
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07-06-2021, 09:59 AM
#848
Very Active Member
Originally Posted by tntnj
I did notice if i have my Garmin on the cradle I get that problem. I just make sure there is nothing near the key when i start the bike.( my son had a Honda car with a broken chipped key and a plain non chipped key, if he put the non chipped key in and the chipped key next to the key, the car would start I wonder if this could be a problem. If you have a car key that is chipped next to the bike key that is also chipped , it confused the computer. Some one should try a non chipped bike key in the ignition and place the chipped bike key against non chipped key to see if the bike would start)
From other posts on this DESS topic .... the range ie. distance of the chip and transponder (?) is very, very short. So having a near-by chipped key ( Spyder or other Car key etc. ) is not going to effect either..... After I parked my Spyder ( in garage ) I used to take out the Key and place it on the lip of the instrument cluster, this would allow for a complete Re-Boot ..... In the beginning of Spyders folks believed ( to re-boot ) you had to take key 20-30 ft. away and wait 10 minutes .... that thought was de-bunked decades ago. .... Mike
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07-06-2021, 11:34 AM
#849
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When I get the key screen all I did was pull the key out and put it back in. That seems to work.
This is what I know about access - I don't mean to be a know it all but here is my thinking about this:
I do security card access for a living. (16 YEARS) I do know on some sites that if you have the card in your wallet and you have credit cards with the chips in there with them, you will get a bad read on the card reader not turning green to allow access. The chip in the key is like a chip in credit cards that emits a mild radio frequency when presented to the reader (YOUR BIKE) if there is a frequency that is close or more powerful than the key (GPS, another chipped key, phone, Bluetooth, a car fob, or a watch connected to Bluetooth) you may get a bad read.
IdahoMTspyder proved the frequency theory by starting a bike with a blank key. If you were to put the key and a let's say a Honda fob next to the non-chipped, key you should see the key is bad on the screen.
Last edited by Peter Aawen; 01-21-2024 at 08:26 PM.
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07-06-2021, 01:36 PM
#850
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