Precipitation under speedo lense (am I the only one)

  • Nirvana ride
    Nirvana ride
    8 years ago

    Anyone else had this kinda precipitation problem? As soon as I have sun hit my speedo (there hasn't been much in Melb lately) the inside of mainly the bottom of the speedo lense fogs up right through to little droplets of water for quite a while then the heat seems to clear it out. Called the dealer and they said that it's an enclosed unit that water shouldn't be able to get into. Of course they suggested that I get a new or upgraded one. I'm not so sure if it's an enclosed unit as I haven't had a good look at it or my WS manual yet. It's been like this for quite a while and really shits me off !!!! I'm sure there is an o ring that's letting in the moisture. It is an outdoor bike that lives under a cover, however this was noticed after I'd been forced to do 295kms through 2 100yr storms!! So most of the water would have been hitting the back of speedo (front of bike) at 110 Kmh. 

    The picture doesn't show the fogged up part or droplets very well except where you should see the yellow light clearly it's visible there.  

     


  • Stewy
    Stewy
    8 years ago
    Hahaha join the club
  • graz
    graz
    8 years ago

    Every bloody bike so far. Think its more condensation than water getting in.

  • bobby bob
    bobby bob
    8 years ago
    Get a hairdryer to it.
  • Humbug
    Humbug
    8 years ago
    Mine too
  • Gnoo
    Gnoo
    8 years ago

    Harley introduced this feature years ago,

    Shitfull , yeah, but


  • Arron
    Arron
    8 years ago

    Have had that on my 2013 Street Bob , can't read the lcd when it happens.

  • Roo Ted
    Roo Ted
    8 years ago
    Had it on my '06 Sporty from near new. Got it on my Dyna now. No mate, you're not alone. Gnoo said it all.
    Roo.
  • Methuselah
    Methuselah
    8 years ago
    Yep, same here. Gives you the shits.
  • 666
    666
    8 years ago

    yep same 12wg

  • limpn
    limpn
    8 years ago
    Yep have it on my 2014 dyna pain in the ass ...
  • Nirvana ride
    Nirvana ride
    8 years ago
    Anyone come up with a solution for this annoying problem? Glad I'm not the only one??
  • Nirvana ride
    Nirvana ride
    8 years ago
    Anyone come up with a solution for this annoying problem? Glad I'm not the only one??
  • Nirvana ride
    Nirvana ride
    8 years ago
    Anyone come up with a solution for this annoying problem? Glad I'm not the only one??
  • JoeS
    JoeS
    8 years ago
    me 2 hair dryer low heat I will give that a go
  • Gnoo
    Gnoo
    8 years ago

    Handlebar mounted tacho.yes

  • Nirvana ride
    Nirvana ride
    8 years ago
    There's got to be a fault in the design that can be remedied. Like an o ring/seal that can be beefed up so water can't get in there in the first place. Anyone taken one apart?
  • Gnoo
    Gnoo
    8 years ago

    I can see this is really gett'n at ya.

    The first thing i would try would be to cover the speedo glass

    with some windscreen tint film or the like.

    Idea being to stabilize the glass temp.  (may/may not help)

     

  • Nirvana ride
    Nirvana ride
    8 years ago
    I've checked my workshop manual and as I thought it isn't a sealed unit but comes apart. I'm just going to have to CSI my way through where the water is getting in.