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About 10 days ago, I had my front tire changed. Upon removing the brake calipers....squeezing the pistons in to gain clearance to get the wheel off the fork, some brake fluid relieved through the overflow tube. Not sure how much, but more than a few drops.
Jump ahead a few days, we were riding in 92 degree heat and the brake error lights started flashing. With that, we lost speedo, cruise, odometer, some BC functions and a climbing temp gauge. I did a search here for some guidance and determined that I may have lost just enough brake fluid in the front resevoir to cause a fault. So I added some fresh DOT 4. Symptoms all went away. I thouht all was well.
Now today while riding down the expressway near Dayton, OH, again in 92 degrees, the exact same symptoms have come about, but with just one brake warning flashing (the one that always flashes at startup until rolling)
I have only checked to the temp sensor connection in the front under headlight, and confirmed the brake pump hums normally when brake lever is squeezed, which it does.
The bike is a 2004LT with 71k.
Sitting in a motel in Richmond, KY at the moment. Thanks for any suggestions.
Jump ahead a few days, we were riding in 92 degree heat and the brake error lights started flashing. With that, we lost speedo, cruise, odometer, some BC functions and a climbing temp gauge. I did a search here for some guidance and determined that I may have lost just enough brake fluid in the front resevoir to cause a fault. So I added some fresh DOT 4. Symptoms all went away. I thouht all was well.
Now today while riding down the expressway near Dayton, OH, again in 92 degrees, the exact same symptoms have come about, but with just one brake warning flashing (the one that always flashes at startup until rolling)
I have only checked to the temp sensor connection in the front under headlight, and confirmed the brake pump hums normally when brake lever is squeezed, which it does.
The bike is a 2004LT with 71k.
Sitting in a motel in Richmond, KY at the moment. Thanks for any suggestions.