ok does anybody know why my vss went off?

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

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?

 

[Gordy]

Battery cables loose

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

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

 

[Bob Denman]

Did you happen to spin the tire a little bit? :dontknow:
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? :shocked:

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

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.

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

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

 

[cuznjohn]

hey al, when you go back to the dealer, buy my bike, it's there

 

[fjray]

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.:clap:

 

[Roadster Renovations]

Did you happen to spin the tire a little bit? :dontknow:
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? :shocked:

Good point, Bob! That IS one of the weakest points on these awesome machines.

What about tire pressure? Could that effect it?

 

[Uticat]

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.

 

[SpyderAnn01]

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.

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

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

 

[cuznjohn]

once a salesman, always a salesman