Dash replacement?

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since I have posted. Mainly because I broke a bone in my right foot last December then a bone in my left wrist last month. So I have tried to avoid the forum while I can't ride so I don't get too frustrated.

What I do have is a new instrument cluster to install. My temperature guage shows the bike running hot when its not. So I've been sent a new one under warrenty. As my local KTM dealer literally shut their doors 2 weeks ago I had the new one sent directly to me to fit myself.

I was wondering if anyone has removed/replaced/installed the dash/instruments on an 09 (or 07/08) SD?

Any tips and advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
sunn

Don't have a lot as it shoould be straight forward. KTM should have set the ks for your bike (if not hten you're back to ZERO ks..lucky bastard).

What part of Oz are you from? Which dealer closed? Sign of the times or just a one off?

I used to live in the Alice and Woody @ Race took care of me while I was there. Pretty good bloke.

John

Oh yeah, check that the wheel dimension is set for the 17 on the SD. S/B 1876mm or something similar. Believe it says in the owners manual.

G'day Lawrence,

Back to Zero ks

I'm in Canberra and I think the dealer(Gecko/Ducati Canberra) just decided to call it a day. So Canberra currently doesn't have a KTM or Ducati dealer!! Pretty sad for the capital city of Australia!

Do I need to disconnect the battery before I start unplugging and plugging things back in?

Sorry guys,

Do I need to disconnect the battery before plugging in the new dash?

Thanks

On all major electrical work it is wise to disconnect the battery!
No need to f arround in the battery box, just undo the big cable on the starter relay which is fitted to the battery box. Easier!!!

Make sure all is dead before proceed.

All the connections to the dash are proper connectors so there is no wiring to do from memory just unplug and plug back in.
Sometimes a bit fiddly in the headlight and if you're not sure mark things.
As far as I remember nothing dramatic.

Awesome

Thanks ktmguy!!

Now I know what I'll be doing tomorrow.

tis easy as pie, nothing complicated at all mate

Its just plug and play & job done
if you are realy lucky it will be set at 00000 just depends if your delar told them your milage if not bouns

Well, I was doing really well.

Disconnected the starter cable just as ktmguy said. Everything seemed dead.

I manage to figure out how to split the headlight mask to take the speedo and the speedo mount out (no way you can undo the torx screws holding the two together inside the mask). Unplugged the old (2009) speedo and plugged in the new (2010) speedo.

Reconnected the starter cable and switched on the ingition.

Only thing working was the flashing FI light. Faaark!

Bike starts and runs but nothing on the dash comes up. No tacho or digital info.

Any help or suggestion again. Please

thanks
Daniel

I changed mine not so long ago. I did the same as you, all exept for disconnecting the battery. I just split the mask, un screwed and unplugged the old one. Put in the new one and that was that. Plug and play. I had no fi light problems at all. As said, did the dealer set the odometer before giving it too you? Could anything have gone wrong there? I wonder if having the power disconnected when connecting the new unit could make a difference?

as above i have done 3 lots of clocks now i have never unplugged the power leads just unplugged the clocks then plug the new ones in job done i have a set of clocks on ebay now to show the milage i just unplugged my clocks on my 2010 sdr and plugged the old ones in job done all lite up no warning lights and photo taken so i can show the milage on the photo for ebay

Meant to say mine was an '08 model.

I got my speedo directly from the KTM distributor as the local dealer closed up about 4 weeks back. As a result the odometer has not been set, so it should be back to zero. As my old one only had 700km I'm not too fussed about the km's.

I thought that the 2009 speedo and 2010 speedo should be the same. Maybe they aren't?

Tomorrow I'll unplug the dash, reconnect the battery and plug the dash back in. Fingers crossed that's all I need to do.

Thanks for the replies fellas!

Thanks preey,

I'll have another look today. I'll plug the old clocks back in to make sure they work then try the new ones again.

Back to the drawing board!

Now both the new and old dash are doing the same thing:

When everything is hooked up and the ignition left OFF the FI light blinks continuously and there is a little buzzing noise that goes with the blinking FI light. The buzzing noise is the tacho needle vibrating a tiny amount.

When the ignition is ON both dash's are completely dead but the bike still starts.

Have spoken with KTM Australia and they will get back to me.

Anyone seen or heard of this?

Firstly, Your avatar is f'n funny samba!

As I don't have an alarm on my bike I think I'll double check that I didn't accidently unplug anything else.

cheers

Hope I hear back from KTM today!

I haven't got access to the wiring diagram at the moment but is it possible you missed an negative earth connection to the dash somewhere?
You can download the diagram from the how to section (I can't at work) and have a look at them.

ignore the writing, it's more for help when converting from 05 to 07 clocks. The wires however are relevant to you

samba, you are a bloody genius

It was the connecter with the blue/red and purple/brown wires. I didn't unplug it but it was loose. Maybe that's why my old dash showed the wrong temperature?



On the brake-side(right) of the 09 mask is a plate that secures some connectors. The connector second from the top (blue/red and purple/brown wires) was not clipped into the connector at the back properly. There's plenty of cable there. But maybe when I opened the mask it was enough to pull the connecter enough to lose contact but not seperate?

Anyway, you knew exactly what to look for and KTM Australia didn't. I'll give them a call to let them know how to fix it

Thanks again for everyones help. The combined knowledge and passion on this site far outweighs the local support around here.
Daniel

Kudos to Samba & sunnbmx. Went for a ride this weekend, and halfway through my dash and Healtech GIPro died??? Everything else kept working. The FI light flashed intermittantly, and the dash buzzed as described! Originally thought it was a power problem, but when I checked the power connector on the left with the red/white wire it was solid. When I found this thread it was a "eureka" moment as I didn't think the alarm connector mattered and looked like it was connected. When I checked it, it was loose and when reseated, everything worked! I think the ground for all the dash (& the alarm) runs through this connector and is why it seemed a power problem, which it was, but ground instead of positive.