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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 34
| I have approx 2,400 miles and I just started having an issue with the gear indicator. 5th gear does not come up. it goes from 4th to 6th and 6th to 4th on the indicator alone. the gears are working fine. anyone else experience this one yet? |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1117
Northeast Ohio | I have had mine slow to respond. Usually 2-1 downshifts, but not what you described. Take her back to the dealer. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 34
| I gave the dealer a heads up so he could call victory first since the bike is so new etc.. what was funny is one day last week it would be in gear 5 and it would change back and forth from gear 5-6 on the indicator. I later put in 93 octane (usually only 91 found arround here) and then the indicator worked fine then after I had to add in 91 octane it acted up again? I wouldn't think that had anything to do with it but it is such an odd thing. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 35
El Paso, TX | Read the Rider mag review. The test bike also had the same problem. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 34
| I will look for a copy. Is the name of the mag "Rider" ?
thanks paul |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 34
| paul, I read the online review for rider mag and I couldn't find anything on the gear indicator. what month was the publication? |
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New user
Posts: 4
| I had this problem several months ago. The dealer called Victory they know about it and sent the part I needed. The bolt that holds the sensor for the gear indicator needed to be replacled. Never had a problem after the repair. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 34
| I heard back from the dealer yesterday and he basically said the same thing as the previous post by bigao. Nice job big!!! I will let everyone know the outcome |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 26
Milwaukee, WI United States | Hey bigao,
After the repair was there still a slowness or delay of the gear indicator? When I down shift the readout will get behind or will not show a change until the clutch is let out again. Does the factory repair take care of this? |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 34
| well, I brought my bike in yesterday for them to replace the bolt and come to find out it was a faulty switch. I had all the recall items done so it wasn't a complete waste of time. I will let all know if this solves it. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 37
SE Florida | I just picked my bike up last night from the dealer with the same issue. He finally changed the switch and that fixed the issue and the slowness is also gone but the Factory ran him around the mill. First they had him change the bolt then they had him running all kinds of tests then they came up with a theory that it was caused by non Victory motor oil. Finally the dealer got tired of playing games, changed the switch and fixed the problem. It was like they just did not want to admit they had a bad part. Fortunately I am one of the lucky people that have a good Dealer that so far has taken care of all of my issues and treats you fairly. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 102
Madison, AL | Mine is slow, and I have now ignore it. However, since a new switch seems to be the fix it will be on my thing to do list. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1436
| Mine began flipping back and forth a few weeks ago but I've been ignoring it. Dealer had the bike in for the recall which didn't get done because they forgot to order some retainer which is back ordr until the 31st. I'll give them a heads up and maybe they'll get everything fixed in one go this time. |
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Visionary
Posts: 3006
San Antonio, TX | The one thing I find that is always reliable is the "Green Neutral Light" on the instrument cluster. I can always see it flash in my peripheral vision when down shifting. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1324
So Cal | I was washing the Vision yesterday and noticed a white, two wire connector near the rear oxygen sensor. Thats the connector for the gear indicator switch. I took it apart and gave both ends a shot of WD-40. Let it sit for about 10min. blew the excess off with compressed air and put it back together. It made a BIG improvement. Its not perfect, on occasion, it still bounces between gears when upshifting. Down shifting its perfect. Im guessing moisture is getting in and causing a change in resistance from slight corrosion. Im guessing there is a similar problem at the switch itself. Getting to the switch requires removing the mufflers and loosening the headpipes. Not that ambitious at this time. I'll bet a good cleaning and a shot of WD-40 would make more of an improvement.
I believe that neutral is controlled by a different swich. They probably kept that for the Victorys without the gear indicator. |
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Tourer
Posts: 506
Woodland Hills, CA | My only problem has been the slowness if responding, but otherwise I haven't had any problems. Since I have never had a gear indicator on a bike, I don't really pay that much attention to it anyway, but now that it seems to be a switch problem, I will bring it to my dealer's attention and see what happens. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1324
So Cal | When mine was working properly, I noticed that it changed quicker when I released the clutch lever as soon as possible. Im not sure if there's a clutch signal input to the electronics? The switch is located near the drive pulley. Im betting a lot of crap gets up in there and causes some resistence problems. Each gear is represented by a set resistence. Doesnt take much corrosion to change resistence. WD-40 is my best friend when it comes to keeping corrosion out and connections clean and tight. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 266
Hartland, , WI | cjnoho - 2008-11-12 11:28 PM
When mine was working properly, I noticed that it changed quicker when I released the clutch lever as soon as possible. Im not sure if there's a clutch signal input to the electronics? The switch is located near the drive pulley. Im betting a lot of crap gets up in there and causes some resistence problems. Each gear is represented by a set resistence. Doesnt take much corrosion to change resistence. WD-40 is my best friend when it comes to keeping corrosion out and connections clean and tight.
Mine has always worked but just been slow to change...doesn't flink out just slow. Only oil in the bike is the oil they put in it. Read bike review magazines on the bike and the test bike the rider noted the slow change too. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 34
| well, I finally had the switch replaced and it solved all issues including lag time |
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Cruiser
Posts: 215
Boydsville, AR United States | If I was into the bike that far, and cleande the plug with WD-40, I would put some dielectric grease into the plug upon reassembly, for more of a long term fix.  |
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Cruiser
Posts: 247
| i have a similar issue but never thought about it until 2 weeks ago when i went to start it in neutral, big green N, and it was in first. fortunately i had the clutch in but it had enough drag to pull when the bike turned over. could have been bad. i'll have the switch checked when i take it in again. |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | exharleyrider - 2009-05-01 7:10 PM i have a similar issue but never thought about it until 2 weeks ago when i went to start it in neutral, big green N, and it was in first. fortunately i had the clutch in but it had enough drag to pull when the bike turned over. could have been bad. i'll have the switch checked when i take it in again. Oooops! There's an old saying among the wingers and the green neutral light. "When the green light is on, it just means it is on." I have not had your experience and wonder when it would crop up knowing it is very possible for such an indicator to be off sometime. My habit is to always release slowly to the friction point before I trust that it is in neutral. Now, was the shift indicator saying 1 and the green light was also on, or was both saying N? |
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Tourer
Posts: 412
Fargo, ND |
It's possible Polaris is on the 'cutting edge' and it's not a 'gear indicator'...but has it's own electronic brain and it should have been called a 'gear suggester'
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Cruiser
Posts: 247
| va ryder. go back and read what I posetd ssslllloooooowwwlllllly. I had the clutch in ALL THE WAY when I started the bike. I know you never have a problem with your bike considering the many posts you have made wondering why others do have problems but MINE drags in first when it is cold even with the clutch ALL THE WAY IN. The dealer says it is normal. I say it is another Vision problem. If I need lessons in how to relaease a clutch I'll be sure to call you buddy 'cause it seems you have it figured out.
The gear indicator said N and the light was on as in "big green N" in my post.
I also have the problem in other gears.
Flatsix-thanks for explaining it. it has abrain and apparently it is a female accessory. |
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Visionary
Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA | exharleyrider - 2009-05-02 2:02 PM va ryder. go back and read what I posetd ssslllloooooowwwlllllly. I had the clutch in ALL THE WAY when I started the bike. I know you never have a problem with your bike considering the many posts you have made wondering why others do have problems but MINE drags in first when it is cold even with the clutch ALL THE WAY IN. The dealer says it is normal. I say it is another Vision problem. If I need lessons in how to relaease a clutch I'll be sure to call you buddy 'cause it seems you have it figured out. The gear indicator said N and the light was on as in "big green N" in my post. I also have the problem in other gears. Flatsix-thanks for explaining it. it has abrain and apparently it is a female accessory. I reread your post and mine and I asked the question appropriate to your original post. My only question was to understand whether the big indicator reading N or 1. Also, reading my post I made the statement as to when this problem would occur in ANY of the bikes as I would expect mine to do it sometime and have been anticipating on mine what has occurred with yours. It happened a lot with my old Goldwing, and that really means that it happned more than once. When I inquired on the wing forum I was informed, Green Light Means Green Light. Also, that bike didn't have a big N or 1, or a 2, or a 3, 4 or 5 like the Vision does. And mine indeed does drag in 1 first when I start it with the clutch ALL THE WAY IN. I think every stick or manual tranny that I've ever drove or rode did the same thing, so my Vision doing it is no surprise to me. Sorry you have a beef with me. Peace out. |
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