Fob question
#11
03-23-2019, 10:55 AM
Club Member
Lol...a buck? This might be a surprise but I've found the batteries are actually cheaper at the dealer...by about a buck! I did notice my bike didn't recognize the fob right after I changed the battery. After a few minutes it was ok...maybe it needs a few minutes to recognize the fob after a power loss, just a guess
#12
03-23-2019, 12:49 PM
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03-23-2019, 02:30 PM
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#15
03-23-2019, 04:02 PM
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The fob on my '09 I had from new to 2016 did the same thing in the last year I had it. No matter where I had the fob on my person or where I held it in my hand literally on/next to the bike all over it, the bike played hell 'reading' it before I could start it up. It got to be such a PITA that I did the TSSM to TSM trick (it's a post here on the forums how to do it, just do a search for it) and did away with needing a fob altogether. Best thing I'd ever done with that bike.
#16
03-23-2019, 04:21 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
Just breaking your *****...no offense meant. I just paid like 3 bucks at the dealer but at the local CVS they're almost 4 a piece in a two pack. The cheapest I've seen were the store brand for around 2 dollars each...a dollar each??? Thats really cheap.
#17
03-24-2019, 07:52 AM
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Last edited by Mchad; 03-24-2019 at 07:53 AM.
#18
03-24-2019, 08:29 AM
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#19
03-24-2019, 08:47 AM
Stellar HDF Member
Your fob is actually a receiver and a transmitter. The bike has a low frequency (125 kHz) interrogator transmitter that is in a rectangular plastic box placed next to the battery, it activates your fob and makes it send it’s coded signal back to the bike. A lot of times this low frequency transmitter can become dislodged or inoperative when being banged about while changing the bike’s battery. Without the bike’s interrogation signal the fob will never activate and return the needed coded. Check for this first if changing the fob’s battery doesn’t work, or if you’ve recently done work under your seat/battery area.
Last edited by Ride my Seesaw; 03-24-2019 at 08:48 AM.
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#20
03-24-2019, 09:29 AM
Club Member
Your fob is actually a receiver and a transmitter. The bike has a low frequency (125 kHz) interrogator transmitter that is in a rectangular plastic box placed next to the battery, it activates your fob and makes it send it’s coded signal back to the bike. A lot of times this low frequency transmitter can become dislodged or inoperative when being banged about while changing the bike’s battery. Without the bike’s interrogation signal the fob will never activate and return the needed coded. Check for this first if changing the fob’s battery doesn’t work, or if you’ve recently done work under your seat/battery area.