I had an unnerving expertise the opposite day. As I lastly reached a parking place at Clingman’s Dome I misplaced the gear indicator perform as I pulled into an area. The bike, 2016 RT, wouldn’t begin, wouldn’t present by dashboard indicator what gear I used to be in.

The final 1/2 mile or so of the climb up had been cease and go, inching ahead one automobile size at a time, utilizing the hill-hold perform lots. When turning the bike on, the hill-hold emblem would mild up, a unique shade than regular, and the exclamation level image would flash quickly. After attempting repeatedly to restart, then attempting to make sense of the knowledge within the house owners handbook, so detailed (not!) I ultimately known as the dealership. The cellphone was answered by a younger fellow who stated he’d by no means heard of such a factor, and the one recourse can be to attach it to a diagnostic machine. He additionally knowledgeable me that it could be a number of weeks earlier than the store would be capable to test this out for me. 6,000 ft up the mountain, this was no assist.

I did discover one thing within the handbook relating to a “Timeout”, 20 minutes in response to the handbook, which might happen in circumstances of overheating. I believe that that is what occurred, though it was about 40 minutes earlier than I used to be in a position to begin the bike once more.

By retaining the kickstand up and discovering impartial by really feel I began the bike. Placing the kickstand down, in impartial, killed the engine. Hoping for the very best, we obtained on, began the bike with the kickstand up, and headed down the mountain. About half-way down, the gear indicator got here on as soon as once more, and since then the bike has functioned usually.

So, my query is, was this only a timeout from extreme use of hill-hold? Overheated the clutch maybe? That is my greatest guess. Has anybody else skilled this? I am unsure whether or not to be severely involved, or if this was only a regular security intervention programmed into the machine. I requested that of the younger man answering the cellphone on the Service Division, however, as he stated “no method to know and not using a diagnostic machine”. I am hoping that these with extra expertise might need higher solutions. Thanks.