Spyder trouble! VSS fault!

[Rando]

This morning on my way to work, I was crossing a set of double railroad tracks and my Spyder completely shutdown! I cross these tracks on a regular basis and can't figure out what happened. I slowed down like I normally do, pulled in the clutch and then complete silence as I coasted across the tracks in the dark with no lights, nothing!

I turned the key off, back on and got a VSS fault. It wouldn't start. I turned it back off and waited to figure out what I was going to do at 5:30 in the morning.

After several minutes I tried it again. It started up and I continued uneventfully the rest of the way to work.

Anyone have any ideas of what might have caused it?

 

[M2Wild]

Are we sure these bikes aren't made by Harley? Sounds like you might have a loose ground somewhere.

 

[AMTJIM]

When I had my first problem back in November, the techs said I was lucky that mine kept running. Apparently, those with a problem similar to mine were experiencing the same shut down you did. In the T/S code section of the manual, it says the spyder may experience glitches and to turn off the machine for a couple minutes and turn it back, a glitch should go away like yours did, but can be read by the dealer since it's logged and no longer a current fault.
By the way...my wife and kids are are stopping by Roswell with the granparents to see some other family members...Anything you Romulans want to say to the aliens?

 

[Lamonster]

You shook the relay loose. Take it out and put back in.

 

[Rando]

You shook the relay loose. Take it out and put back in.

I wonder if these relays should be taken out and put back in occasionally to make sure the contacts don't corrode and the relays remain tightly seated. I guess I need to make sure I go slower over rough railroad crossings!

 

[Lamonster]

I wonder if these relays should be taken out and put back in occasionally to make sure the contacts don't corrode and the relays remain tightly seated. I guess I need to make sure I go slower over rough railroad crossings!

You could put a slight twist to the prongs so that they stay in better. I plan on adding a piece of foam to the inside of the cover to keep pressure on all the fuses and relays.

 

[Roaddog2]

Are we sure these bikes aren't made by Harley? Sounds like you might have a loose ground somewhere.

If it was made bye Harley it would not have any loose grounds :ani29:

 

[sleepman]

Are we sure these bikes aren't made by Harley? Sounds like you might have a loose ground somewhere.

My Harley's didn't give me half the trouble that my Spyder has, the reliability issues with Harley died a long time ago.

As for the Spyder and the VSS if it's not the relays than check your battery. I got the VSS fault along with numerous other faults when my battery was corroded and I also have had a cable come loose as well.

 

[NancysToy]

A dab of silicone at the juction of the relay and box will keep them in place, and is easily broken if you need to remove the relays.
-Scotty