sawride
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Hi, I joined the forum back in 2013 when I bought a new NC700X (manual transmission) but it was stolen and trashed before I had much of a chance to get involved. The insurance company gave me a very good settlement but I decided to try something else and went through a few bikes. Last week I noticed the local dealership had the red 2014 NC700X DCT that had been sitting in the corner for a long time marked way down so I worked a deal with them and rode it home. I only put about 25 miles on it but think I will like the DCT.
So when I got home I decided to set the time on the clock and pulled out the owners manual to remember the drill. While doing that I noticed the manual showed warning lights for the parking brake and ABS. Hmmm, I didn't remember seeing those. So with the parking brake set I turned the ignition back on and confirmed no parking brake or ABS lights. Then I decided to check all the lights and discovered the front brake did not activate the brake light. The rear brake did so I knew the brake light was good. Looking under the right switch pod I noticed a couple wires with blade connectors that were loose and the front brake light switch didn't have anything plugged into it. Unfortunately I had to head out of town so didn't have a chance to look any farther.
This afternoon when I got back home I plugged the wires in and the front brake now activates the brake light. I was hoping it might somehow be tied into the parking brake and ABS lights but no joy. So my next thought was fuses? I opened the battery compartment (noticing they had used plain bolts rather than the shoulder bolts my previous NC had) and popped the fuse cover. Three of the fuses in the top row are shown as ABS related so I pulled all the fuses in the top row and verified they were good with an ohmmeter. I put them all back in, turned on the ignition, and still no parking brake or ABS lights.
This is where it gets weird (I think). I got down close to the instrument cluster and looked with the ignition OFF. I could see the lighter gray cutouts where the check engine light, Neutral light, overheating, and oil pressure lights shine through but don't see any cutouts for the parking brake light or for the ABS light. I pulled the owners manual back out to be sure I was looking in the right place. I sure don't see any way for the lights to shine through. Could someone with a DCT please let me know if, with the ignition off, can you see where the parking brake and ABS lights would shine through? You may have to get down close to the instrument panel.
I'm wondering if Honda built it with the wrong instrument cluster or maybe there was a recall so the dealer replaced it but used the wrong type of instrument cluster? I check the Honda site and don't see any open recalls on my VIN. Is there a way to see what recalls have been completed? I was hoping to put some miles on the bike tomorrow but I guess I'll be at the dealership yelling at the sales guy and service manager.
So when I got home I decided to set the time on the clock and pulled out the owners manual to remember the drill. While doing that I noticed the manual showed warning lights for the parking brake and ABS. Hmmm, I didn't remember seeing those. So with the parking brake set I turned the ignition back on and confirmed no parking brake or ABS lights. Then I decided to check all the lights and discovered the front brake did not activate the brake light. The rear brake did so I knew the brake light was good. Looking under the right switch pod I noticed a couple wires with blade connectors that were loose and the front brake light switch didn't have anything plugged into it. Unfortunately I had to head out of town so didn't have a chance to look any farther.
This afternoon when I got back home I plugged the wires in and the front brake now activates the brake light. I was hoping it might somehow be tied into the parking brake and ABS lights but no joy. So my next thought was fuses? I opened the battery compartment (noticing they had used plain bolts rather than the shoulder bolts my previous NC had) and popped the fuse cover. Three of the fuses in the top row are shown as ABS related so I pulled all the fuses in the top row and verified they were good with an ohmmeter. I put them all back in, turned on the ignition, and still no parking brake or ABS lights.
This is where it gets weird (I think). I got down close to the instrument cluster and looked with the ignition OFF. I could see the lighter gray cutouts where the check engine light, Neutral light, overheating, and oil pressure lights shine through but don't see any cutouts for the parking brake light or for the ABS light. I pulled the owners manual back out to be sure I was looking in the right place. I sure don't see any way for the lights to shine through. Could someone with a DCT please let me know if, with the ignition off, can you see where the parking brake and ABS lights would shine through? You may have to get down close to the instrument panel.
I'm wondering if Honda built it with the wrong instrument cluster or maybe there was a recall so the dealer replaced it but used the wrong type of instrument cluster? I check the Honda site and don't see any open recalls on my VIN. Is there a way to see what recalls have been completed? I was hoping to put some miles on the bike tomorrow but I guess I'll be at the dealership yelling at the sales guy and service manager.