elkgrichard
High Miler
My bike, 2013 V7 was in the shop for some warranty work, they had to replace my starter, Crank position sensor, and the one way crank vent valve.
The starter was an up-graded starter is what they told me. Apparently they have a service bulletin out to clean the starters on these bikes if they grind. They decided to give me a new up-graded starter. It's still in the mail from Italy.
The other thing they did while the bike was in the shop was to re-flash the program. Low speed fueling and cold start much better with the new program, bike appears to run smoother all the way through the range. The shop told me as the bikes come in for service they are doing the new flash since it's so much better then the original program.
Picked the bike up yesterday, will need to take it back when the new starter arrives, 5 minute job and they can do that as I wait.
So if your starter is grinding at all be aware that they do have an up grade for the starter as well as a new re-flash for these bikes and it's all covered on warranty.
The starter was an up-graded starter is what they told me. Apparently they have a service bulletin out to clean the starters on these bikes if they grind. They decided to give me a new up-graded starter. It's still in the mail from Italy.
The other thing they did while the bike was in the shop was to re-flash the program. Low speed fueling and cold start much better with the new program, bike appears to run smoother all the way through the range. The shop told me as the bikes come in for service they are doing the new flash since it's so much better then the original program.
Picked the bike up yesterday, will need to take it back when the new starter arrives, 5 minute job and they can do that as I wait.
So if your starter is grinding at all be aware that they do have an up grade for the starter as well as a new re-flash for these bikes and it's all covered on warranty.
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