"UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy" (smithtaylorm)
07/26/2019 at 07:37 • Filed to: None
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"UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy" (smithtaylorm)
07/26/2019 at 07:37 • Filed to: None | 0
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Riding home last night, had to take the long way home around Cincy (of course) due to traffic. Look down and all of a sudden I have a CEL on the Triple. Start to poop myself and move over to the breakdown lane. Bike was good temperature wise and no oil lights, literally just had the 500 mile service last week and have put 200 on since. Turn it back on to hit the hazards, nothing. Weird. Hit the turn signals, nothing. I do remember hitting the signal to hit the shoulder and then seeing it not on when I got over but didn’t think of anything at the time. Check the horn and rear brake, nothing. I decide to check the fuses as the brights are still working. I blew the 10 amp for my signals and daytime lights. Replace and ride home, still got the CEL though.
My only guess is that I installed a fender delete this weekend that has an LED light for the plate , where as the stock is halogen. I’m thinking either theres A short with the wiring or something else is wonky with that. All the lights that didn’t work at the back came through the same harness, the only wiring that changed was the LED wiring. I’m going to put the stock back on and take it to the dealer to get checked. He said that they have to clear the CEL for the light to go out, oddly enough when I turned the bike on with the stock connections attached the CEL was gone but it’s now back again. Hoping it was just related to that and the CEL isn’t something else. If not, I will most likely retrofit the delete with the stock halogen light. The delete was made specifically for my bike, which is odd. It’s also a British bike, so anything electrical goes.
jimz
> UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
07/26/2019 at 07:53 |
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Well, if they’re going to try to clear it might as well see what the code(s) are, I don’t know if bikes are beholden to OBD-II, but I know at least some e.g. Harley implement most of it.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
07/26/2019 at 07:53 |
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L ucas is alive and well
:P
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UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
> jimz
07/26/2019 at 08:09 |
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Yeah I didn’t check to see if it was OBDII or not once I got the fuse changed. Since they have to clear it I was going to make sure it’s from that and not something else. At the same time, I don’t think I’ve ever had a CEL from something electric like that, but they may have wired it to be that way since it affected critical lights (brake and daytime lights).
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UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
> pip bip - choose Corrour
07/26/2019 at 08:09 |
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As long as it’s because of my aftermarket part and not the bike itself I’ll be fine with that, lol
ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
> pip bip - choose Corrour
07/26/2019 at 08:10 |
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“Alive” “well” ?? These do not go in the same sentence as Lucas
LongbowMkII
> UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
07/26/2019 at 08:21 |
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Yeah in cars when the th at fuse blows the dash lights go out to let you know, probably not an option on most bikes
nermal
> UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
07/26/2019 at 09:15 |
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You were the last bastion of hope on here for somebody having a running, reliable Triumph....
......a nd things went exactly as expected.
Hopefully it’s nothing major!
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UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
> nermal
07/26/2019 at 09:16 |
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I really do think it was something from my aftermarket delete. Which, if it’s aftermarket these things happen. So there’s my hope, lol.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
07/26/2019 at 09:28 |
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A friend of mine has a TR6, I saw him last night and he informed me a tree fell on his car. This either solves a problem or creates a problem depending on how you look at it.
Cé hé sin
> UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
07/26/2019 at 09:35 |
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LEDs can cause trouble if they’re installed in a place not originally designed for them. Something to do with resistance I think.
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UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
> Cé hé sin
07/26/2019 at 12:22 |
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I heard from a neighbor and now that I’ve searched, some online sources agree that there needs to be an additional resistor installed in line. I would imagine that MotoDynamic would tell me if so because they built it for this bike. But maybe not