What did you do in your garage today..?

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Jayell said:
My Guzzi service reminder light comes on every ̶6̶,̶0̶0̶0̶k̶m̶s̶ 10,000kms. It can only be reset by the dealer, or perhaps DIY using some very expensive equipment.

So, the light will stay on forever. I call it "The Guzzi Golden Wrench Award", given to those who perform their own service.
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My Scrambler also has that wonderful wrench.

Thankfully a quick search and friendly guy in Italy hates that and wrote a code to clear the wrench without needing to go to a dealer.
 
mimico_polak said:
My Scrambler also has that wonderful wrench.

Thankfully a quick search and friendly guy in Italy hates that and wrote a code to clear the wrench without needing to go to a dealer.
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Ducs are easy, just roll the date back in the display and it thinks it doesn't need a service yet. You can still have the correct day/month visual if you need that, just leave it in 2023 :)

KTM you can reset them yourself.

BMW requires an ~$75 app that, last time I checked, was only available for Android (I have it if I can help anyone out so they don't have to pay) and a ODBLX bluetooth adaptor to plug into the bike. It's easy to do and will pay for itself after it's used a couple times compared to the dealer.
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
Ducs are easy, just roll the date back in the display and it thinks it doesn't need a service yet. You can still have the correct day/month visual if you need that, just leave it in 2023 :)

KTM you can reset them yourself.

BMW requires an ~$75 app that, last time I checked, was only available for Android (I have it if I can help anyone out so they don't have to pay) and a ODBLX bluetooth adaptor to plug into the bike. It's easy to do and will pay for itself after it's used a couple times compared to the dealer.
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Ya I figured the date change worked.

During university I needed a 2k software. Got a free trial and when it ran out I thought ‘they can’t be that stupid that a simple date change on my computer would fool those software’ …

Yes….the engineers were that dumb.

My PC was stuck in an old date from 2002 for quite some time…
 
Mad Mike said:
You should be able to clear the codes, try this:
  1. Turn ignition to ON
  2. Use the MODE button on the left handlebar to open the menu and scroll to Diagnostics.
  3. Enter the service code 12425
  4. Select Service Coupon Reset
  5. Confirm.
The light and or message should disappear.
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Thanks Mike, but don't believe everything AI tells you.
 
Brian P said:
I discovered a coolant leak on today's ride. Tired old bike. ZX10R with 156k on it.

I've kinda suspected something's up towards the end of last season ... coolant overflow bottle filling up, sometimes seeing a stream of bubbles inside it ... thinking head gasket leak ... but it sure doesn't run nor act like an engine with a blown head gasket. Yesterday I smelled coolant. This morning I spotted a drop of coolant sitting on one of the coolant pipes. After today's ride - which ended with smelling coolant! - I looked around carefully and shone a flashlight up into the vicinity of the radiator ... and there's visible coolant near the top where one of the upper radiator mounts is attached. The radiator fins were soaked with coolant below this point. Poking around on the forums suggests that it isn't uncommon for the radiator to crack there.

Dammit ... but this is better than dealing with a head gasket.

Seems that aftermarket radiators are fairly readily available. Thinking of buying the aftermarket one ($150ish) and perhaps having the original one repaired if possible. New OEM radiator is available, but $1200+. I'm going to sleep on this. Maybe during the bad weather over the next couple of weeks, I'll take the original one off the bike and see what's up with it.
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JB weld fixed a leak in the rad on my KLR up north and worked just fine.
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