Sat. 5 Aug 2015 after a 15,000 mile service, riding about 240 miles the bike suddenly started acting strange. The dct light flashed for no apparent reason and the bike bucked erratically. I stopped, and switched ignition off, then started up again. It started normally. After a few (50?) Yards the dct again flashed multiple times, and the abs and dct both turned themselves off. Restarting again, the bike seemed normal for a half mile or so, then the bike went into a slow driving mode and would not get any...
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speed. Calling the shop -the tech manager advised me they had no way to pick up the bike, and I should ride it in (about 200 miles). I was taking off from a stop in slow-mode when the dct flashed, and the slow mode disengaged suddenly causing the bike to lunge suddenly (a lot like a two stroke might do full throttle) - I pulled a knuckle joint but managed to hold on and control what would have been a fall into accelerating traffic from the light. Then the 'check engine lamp was on until I made it another 10-20 miles or so to the shop. The shop said that the retaining clip on the speed sensor wire had come loose (it's a 'c' clamp made of nylon) and the wire was rubbing the rotor, until it shorted and confused the computer. Because the is a throttle-by-wire controlled engine, that wire and clip should be better safeguarded. I have added a zip-tie to keep it in place more securely. This should be retrofitted to all these machines before someone gets killed. Also, any problem placing a bike into slow-mode should only be re-set by the tech at the shop. It should not be able to self-cancel - that's potential death.