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ECU Error and speedo needle dancing

M

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Hi All

I turned my 08 Breva 1100 on today and got 'ECU Error' message. I freaked out! Danced about a bit, turned it off then on again - same thing, moved the bike back in the garage turned it on - No message but the speedo needle was dancing and did not want to stay still. I lifted the seat waggled a few things, like people who dont have a clue tend to do, and the bike settled down. Went for a quick 60 mile balst and no problem when I got home I thought I'll try it again - dancing needle!!!! any ideas??
I think it might be a relay but to be honest I'm not sure.

Any help would be great.
Cheers
Jock
 
Check your battery connections. Also the ground near the starter. After that, re-seat the fuses and relays. Also hitting those connectors with CRC 56 or the ACF 50 type materials wouldn't hurt either.
 
Thanks mate I'll try all of this see how I get on.

Its not happened since I poked the relays a bit but I'll strip it down this weekend and give it a good spray.

Cheers

Jock
 
Ah, those wonderful Italian electrics! :S

It seems that I will not have the pleasure for some Guzzi dances of my own as my personal economy enters the crisis universe....
I once had a lot of Italian Disco dance trying to find why an Elefant 750 stalled for good on a 40 Celsius day 500 Km from home.
After I had teared half the bike down, I found out that one of the two main dashboard mounted easily accessible fuses had melted the fuse holder because of 5 cents cheaper metal than needed that had corroded over time and the impedance was generating enough heat to melt down and stop chariging the battery.
And of course, there was no separate spark winding so when battery dead, bike dead too however strong you pushed. Awh, I miss this day of fun under the sun! :blink:

Some things never change I suppose, so before you start dancing lessons of you own, just push around everything electric you see and watch for symptoms or even have a miniature multimeter with the tools.
 
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