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[Zinister]

I was away for work for 2 months and came back to find my bike would not recognize the key fobs. I replaced the batteries to make sure that wasn't it.

If you had this happen, did you figure out what caused it?

[ultrafxr]

Is the battery on your bike charged?


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[Zinister]

Yes, it sat on a battery tender while I was gone.

[muddypaws]

My bike just had the same problem for two days. I did nothing different and just like magic it's all better.

[Zinister]

I called the dealership for their default code and that didn't work either.

I've been trying for 3 days and that siren is soooo annoying.

Can a dealership fix it without the correct code or is there someone on here that can help?

[2k]

Was their default 1 2 3 4 5? If not try that as it was the default for most. If not I ain't no help??

[phato1]

Isn't the default code listed in the owners manual?
 I thought they used 1 1 1 1 1 as the default nowadays, once upon a time it was 31313 (it was on my '06 ultra classic anyway)

If the trouble is the security system is not seeing the FOB's then the dealer should be able to re-synchronize them. I had mine stop seeing the FOB's - due to low bike battery voltage - if the voltage goes below 10.5V or 11V the security system will act screwy.

[skratch]

I called the dealership for their default code and that didn't work either.

I've been trying for 3 days and that siren is soooo annoying.

Can a dealership fix it without the correct code or is there someone on here that can help?

the dealership can 'remarry' the fobs to the bike.  but, this shouldn't happen in the first place, so the initial cause needs to be determined.  my dealership uses the last five of the vin for default.  i would unplug the siren, flashing lights is easier to deal with than all that noise.

are the batteries right side up in the fobs?

try using a 'real' battery charger on the battery to make sure that it's topped off.

a great example of why its so important to change your pin code immediately.  i changed mine before i even left the dealership, takes all of 1 minute to do.

[2k]

the dealership can 'remarry' the fobs to the bike.  but, this shouldn't happen in the first place, so the initial cause needs to be determined.  my dealership uses the last five of the vin for default.  i would unplug the siren, flashing lights is easier to deal with than all that noise.

are the batteries right side up in the fobs?

try using a 'real' battery charger on the battery to make sure that it's topped off.

a great example of why its so important to change your pin code immediately.  i changed mine before i even left the dealership, takes all of 1 minute to do.

You can buy costlier, can't buy better!!!

[skratch]

You can buy costlier, can't buy better!!!

how can you make that assumption?  he didn't even say what kind of battery tender he had it on (battery tender being a generic term as well as a brand name, kinda like q tip or band aid)?  and while that may have been true at one time, since deltran has shifted their bt manufacturing over to china, they are having a lot more problems, and failures.

my point was not to denigrate the tender, but if it did fail, a full blown battery charger would be needed to fully charge the battery.  so in this case, 'real' was meaning a battery charger as opposed to a float charger.

before i pass the back, lets wait and see what the op says the solution was 

[Zinister]

The battery tender is the Deltran brand and I bought it in 2008. Never had a battery go down since using it. I'm disconnecting the battery today to try to get the bike to reset.

I did try all the common codes 11111, 31313, 12345, and couldn't try the zip or st address of dealership because of 0 in both. I leave town for work on Mondayand won't be home for at least another month.

[Zinister]

I disconnected the battery and put it on a real battery charger. It was fully charged!!!!
I have kept it in the same spot for 4 years and never had this problem. I've checked for any device that might cause an electrical interference but found none.

I'm out of ideas.

[skratch]

did you try the last five of the vin?

did you make sure that the fob batteries are new and in right side up?

[Zinister]

Moved the bike out in the driveway, bought some more new batteries, installed the battery back in the bike and now it works.

Still haven't got the right code so I'll call the dealership again tomorrow and try to reset it. If not I will be going to the local dealership so that I can change the pin.

Never had a problem because I always change the batteries every 3 months as a precaution.

Still don't know the root cause or the fix because I did everything at once in despairation.

[skratch]

Still haven't got the right code so I'll call the dealership again tomorrow and try to reset it. If not I will be going to the local dealership so that I can change the pin.

very easy to reset the pin code.  don't need to go to the dealer for that.

with a working fob present, turn the ignition switch to run-off-run-off-run
press your left turn signal switch three times
press your right turn signal switch once

your existing code will now be flashing in the odometer, with the first digit flashing.  to change it, just press the left turn signal until the number you want is in the window.  note: zero is not an option

once you have the number you want, press the right turn signal to enter it and move to the next number. 

repeat until you have the entire number you want, and then just turn off your ignition