Has anyone ever had or herd of the plastic claw cup holder messing up your wiring sys

[Chrisluckey]

My dealer told me the same thing

I took my 2016 can am f3 s into the shop 3 weeks ago because it wouldn't start sometimes early in the am. Then I was driving down the road and came to a stop sign an it would not down shift from 4th gear. I turned the bike off for around 10 minutes an then turned it back on an it reset for me to drive back home now problems. So I take it into the shop to find out what's wrong. After 3 weeks fighting with brp for them to be able to work on it. They now tell me that the cup holder that I had on there that hasn't been even on the bike 3wks caused the wires to rub an spark a weld which messed up my gear box at my handle and also messed up all kinds of wiring issues down inside the motherboard. Does anyone know if this sounds like I'm just getting screwed around or could this actually happen?

Several months back I had my new 2016 RTS into the dealer to add some mods. He noticed that I had the same type cup holder clamped over the passenger hand rail. He told me that they had seen this type of cup holder mess up / crush the heated grip wiring but Nothing as severe as your mentioning.

 

[dmoiser78]

UDATE

I took my 2016 can am f3 s into the shop 3 weeks ago because it wouldn't start sometimes early in the am. Then I was driving down the road and came to a stop sign an it would not down shift from 4th gear. I turned the bike off for around 10 minutes an then turned it back on an it reset for me to drive back home now problems. So I take it into the shop to find out what's wrong. After 3 weeks fighting with brp for them to be able to work on it. They now tell me that the cup holder that I had on there that hasn't been even on the bike 3wks caused the wires to rub an spark a weld which messed up my gear box at my handle and also messed up all kinds of wiring issues down inside the motherboard. Does anyone know if this sounds like I'm just getting screwed around or could this actually happen?

I went yesterday to look at the bike to see for myself what was going on. My bike was completly apart and they done had the wires all put back together so I couldnt tell how the clamp was over the wires and was able to pinch them. They showed me the wires and then told me because of how thin these wires are it dont take much to damage them so with the clamp over the wires which thats the only way it could of been attached where it was at on the bike some how it pinched the wires. With labor and everything right now its looking to be anywhere from 2000-3000 in damage because there having to rewire the whole bike. They said when it pinched the wires it caused issues down to the main wireing harness and shorted out all kinds of other stuff. When they hooked up the machine to see what the errors where it triggered over 36 different things that was wrong. :banghead: So lessoned learned the hard way.. Ill post pics when I get my bike back they had to order the new wiring harness so it will be another week or so before I get it back depending where the harness is coming from.

thanks for all the replys

 

[jcthorne]

Ouch.

Do appreciate your posting the lesson learned so other may be spared your expensive lesson.

Hope you get your bike back soon and enjoy riding it.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: :agree:
I'm hoping that your "shakedown cruise", turns out to be great! :thumbup:

 

[lou49]

Feel your pain

I went yesterday to look at the bike to see for myself what was going on. My bike was completly apart and they done had the wires all put back together so I couldnt tell how the clamp was over the wires and was able to pinch them. They showed me the wires and then told me because of how thin these wires are it dont take much to damage them so with the clamp over the wires which thats the only way it could of been attached where it was at on the bike some how it pinched the wires. With labor and everything right now its looking to be anywhere from 2000-3000 in damage because there having to rewire the whole bike. They said when it pinched the wires it caused issues down to the main wireing harness and shorted out all kinds of other stuff. When they hooked up the machine to see what the errors where it triggered over 36 different things that was wrong. :banghead: So lessoned learned the hard way.. Ill post pics when I get my bike back they had to order the new wiring harness so it will be another week or so before I get it back depending where the harness is coming from.

thanks for all the replys

With so many fuses on this bikes, and none of them prevented the damages to be so extensive? :yikes:

 

[lou49]

Several months back I had my new 2016 RTS into the dealer to add some mods. He noticed that I had the same type cup holder clamped over the passenger hand rail. He told me that they had seen this type of cup holder mess up / crush the heated grip wiring but Nothing as severe as your mentioning.

Thanks for the info! I have the same set up on my rt, but with the wires running inside the handrails, how is it possible to crush hem? The rubber on the handrails is pretty sturdy! :bdh:

 

[dmoiser78]

How I thought also.

Thanks for the info! I have the same set up on my rt, but with the wires running inside the handrails, how is it possible to crush hem? The rubber on the handrails is pretty sturdy! :bdh:

I agree 100% with you I have no clue how it could of happened or if there just trying to say this so they don't haft to give me a loaner

 

[Chrisluckey]

Heated rear grip

Thanks for the info! I have the same set up on my rt, but with the wires running inside the handrails, how is it possible to crush hem? The rubber on the handrails is pretty sturdy! :bdh:

I assume over tightening would be the only way for this to happen :dontknow:

 

[lou49]

I assume over tightening would be the only way for this to happen :dontknow:

In my opinion, the clamp would brake before you can crush the wires inside the handrails! not a fact, just an opinion!

 

[Bob Denman]

Sorry.. It seemed like the proper time to throw this one...

But there are obviously different degrees of "over tightening" something...
And I've found most of them! pps:

 

[trikermutha]

That type of clamp system can do some damage. I don't like it unless it clamp onto metal only

 

[jcthorne]

Guys, the OPs bike is an F3. The wire harness is OUTSIDE of the handlebar.