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    Speedometer Intermittent working

    Hi there, every once in a while the needles on the Speedometer and Tachometer on my 2005 R3 refuse to sweep when turning on the ignition. As soon as the bile is started, the Tachometer needle seeps and all the correct warning lights come on. The speedometer then doesn't work. Most of the time...
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    Instruments Dead.....Bike runs fine...What gives?

    Hey there. Recently picked up a similar problem on my '05. Turn on ignition, gauges light up, yet no sweep and no warning lights, etc. light up. Start the bike, then the taco sweeps and warning lights, etc. come on. Loses trip meter memory every time ignition is switched off. Speedometer remains...
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    Triumph Quit Ignoring Your Ignition Problems

    Hi Howard...thanks for the post...just had the R3 in for it's 100 000 km service and spoke to my mate the service manager about the problem...he bridged the connector plug under the tank, as the plug and connectors become brittle with age and sometimes make a bad connection...problem now seems...
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    Triumph Quit Ignoring Your Ignition Problems

    Hi Canberra3 Thanks for your feedback..bolts on battery terminals are fine...did have bad wiring on the first replacement of the ignition switch...will re-check the connections...
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    Triumph Quit Ignoring Your Ignition Problems

    Hey guys..Sorry for the bad manners in being remiss in introducing myself..Am Billy Haskins from Pretoria, South Africa..currently try and ride a Rocket III..lol..have been riding for around 48 years...with a few years off while raising 3 sons..of course was a rider off the old school British...
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    Triumph Quit Ignoring Your Ignition Problems

    Hey there...Had the same problem with 2005 R3 on 1st September 2012..the day after returning from an 800km odd trip...went out at 04:00 for what we call a first day of Spring breakfast run and to watch the sun rise...stopped at a petrol sation to meet up with mates..and when it came to strating...
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