Replacing the Gauges

Has anyone replaced there gauges?
I have an 07 and after getting the Soft and Data error codes and an intermittent failure of the gauges they finally died.
So after a lot of checking with a multimeter to make sure I fitted them into a mates 07 and they wouldn't work in his, so that was proof enough to me the gauges are dead.
THE PROBLEM IS
I have just had my new gauges turn up and when I plugged them in the FI light flashes a few times and then nothing .When I start the bike nothing.
So they appear to be DOA, any help or insight or trick (if there is any) to setting up the new gauges on install would be great .
I will be fitting them into my mates bike to see if they function in it and I have a greater undiscovered problem.

Ronnie Q

hey Ronnie.
I've never had your problem, but if you search "soft Dat ,,etc."
You will find a conversation or two about this.
I can say, however, I did have my clocks go dead blank after a rare heavy rainstorm here in the Bay Area.
I took it to the dealer and was told, historically, the dash on KTM's in general are shite. Even though my '07 is well out if warranty, they replaced the clocks free of charge as KTM knows this is a "known issue".
So my suggestion to you is the worse it gets, the better your case is to return the clocks to the dealer claiming, known issue and have them replaced on their dime. Worked for me and I got the fancy updated dash, sweet.
The only issue is that the new odometer reads 9K as the machine has around 30k. So imagine the resale value!, just joking, It looks like 30k the way I ride.....

Hi NolaNomad Thanks for the reply.

I searched the "Soft" and "Data" to death and diagnosed it to be a gauge problem.
But the gauges have been replaced at my cost because the bike is 3 1/2 years out of warranty so no love from KTM to me.

The problem is the new ones I received today aren't working only 3 flashes of the FI light then nothing.

So the question is if there is anything that has to be done when they are first installed with set up or formatting that the spares guy
hasn't told me or wasn't aware of.

Ronnie Q

Replacing mine was just plug and play (but used not new) so, as you say, plug them in to another bike and see what happens,

Yep No Brainer to replace them that is why I was replacing them.

Turns out there was an unseated connection probably from me not using my brain
or maybe I did use my brain on a no brainer and that caused a conflict.

More than likely from tugging and checking every connection on the bike that was relevant to the gauges
before buying new ones.

All good now, the only disappointment is we have been having 20 to 24 degree centigrade crystal clear days here ,yes in autumn , but today
the bike is a goer and its pissing down rain.

Yo Ronnie, good to hear its sorted. Rain you say, pish tosh...
Put some Michelin Pilot Road 3's on and get at it!

I've spoken to my dealer and he says the clocks are a known issue, shame the Ozzie's are not recognizing the issue. Do be sure to cover the bike in the rain, lest you have no garage. The gauges are not fully waterproof, happened to me...

Yeah all sorted Nola thanks for the follow up.
I run the Pirelli Diablo Rosso II they are a great all round tyre definitely more capable than I am.
I like to push hard on the road but I think in the wet you are raising the odds, mind you some of the most memorable rides I have had have been in the wet so go figure.
I live in the Blue Mountains New South Wales pretty much within an hour's ride or less to some of the best racer roads you could ask for. If you have a spare minute Google The Putty Road, Wiseman's Ferry Road ,The Old Pacific Highway , Bells Line of Road and The Royal National Park all great roads in the dry ,treacherous in the wet .They are the sort of roads guys from interstate talk about.

Ronnie Q

Glad to hear your gauges are working. I had to have mine replaced a little over a year and a half ago as they were the pre-2010 version that leaked. One heavy rain storm and they stopped working altogether. KTM replaced them for free with the newer version that does appear to be water proof but now for some reason the tach has started giving me false readings. After an hour or two of riding it will start showing the bike idling at about 800 rpms when I know it's actually closer to 1,600 rpm. Then it the needle will slip down and read zero rpms at idle (which is obviously wrong because the engine is running) and when I rev it the tach needle won't go above 4,000 rpms when I know it's probably closer to 8,000. I'm not sure if this is a problem with the instrument cluster itself or something else? I love my bike but KTM could do a bit better in the instrument department. I've never seen so many issues of this type on a bike.