Dead Clocks

After a wash the clocks on the sdr have died - I have always had some condensation in them after washing the bike and try to avoid getting them wet - but anyhow they are dead - can i take them out of bike to bring them in the house to dry them out without it loosing the milage ???? and see if that helps ?
any recommendations ??

tnx
Kev

Hi Kev,

How's it going? (apart from the clocks).

There's a plug in the back which allows you to remove them. Unless they're buggered the mileage will stay put.

Cheers
Rick

Hi Rick,

Yep its going well tnx - see you are back on a ktm

I put a heat lamp over the clocks (with them still connected but away from the mask) went back in later tonight and voila they work again - must make sure to keep them dry.

Get over for a weekend on that duke - I know a brilliant road for it

Cheers
Kev

Funny you posted this. I logged in to ask a similar question...

After riding around in a bit of rain yesterday, I left work to find that the instruments weren't working on my bike Backlight was on, but no tach, speedo, indicator lights, etc. The bike started and ran fine otherwise.

Today, I noticed quite a bit of condensation under the cover once the sun was out, but still nothing on the dash... At some point tonight it seems everything started working again, I didn't even really notice when, but it's all good now

Fortunately, it doesn't really rain that much here in California, but if this is a common problem how do the members in wetter climates deal with this? Am I gonna have to fab. a rain coat for my instrument panel

If its still under warranty you can get them replaced.

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum and to the 2008 SD I just bought.....but.....the second day I had it, it rained like a MOFO, after the rain, the clock only lit up but they where dead....

so when I got home, I took apart the entire assembly to see what was happening.....the clocks where literally swimming inside.....dried it out, used some alcohol and wd40 to dry it out faster.......then i decided to drill a very small hole, the smallest drill bit I had, at the deepest part of the clock, so if water gets in again, it'll drain out, then used silicone to seal the entire rear part of the electronics on the clocks......more silicone to seal the rim of the clocks when I was putting it back toghether.....silicone on the inside of the bottom boot.....it's sealed allrigth, if i blow on the small hole, no air goes out anywhere.....put it back togheter, and IT LIVES!!!!!

I'm sorry I did not think about taking picks, I'm a newwbie, but it won't happen again, I'll document everyting else from now own

cheers....