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#21 ·
My "W" had the same problem (cooked starter motor) happened 27 Sept and a "new" 07 solenoid wasn't fitted till 14th November - 07 solenoid is different than all the previous years ; no codes were thrown because of the problem ;dealer replaced the starter motor , the starter switch , the run switch and the solenoid , flushed the engine oil twice and two new filters, all seems ok now - build date 06/06 - the workshop jury rigged an 05 solenoid on the bike so that it was useable .
 
#22 ·
Where do find the build date? Last digits are 5, book says sequential #. will be going to dealer for 1000 mi next week and will surely bring solinoid/starter up when discussing the scoot with them. So far so good and lovin' it.
 
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cuthru said:
Where do find the build date? Last digits are 803455, book says sequential #. will be going to dealer for 1000 mi next week and will surely bring solinoid/starter up when discussing the scoot with them. So far so good and lovin' it.
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Your dealer should have given you a "build sheet" which is often called the bike's birth certificate. The build date is on that sheet.
 
#24 ·
Thanks, Dr. Found it 100306.
 
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I've Probly Started My Dx Over 100 Hundred Time In The Past Three To Four Week And Not One Sign Of Problems... Think Of How Many 07 Bikes Are Out There And The Percentage Of Parts That Can Be Faulty From The Manufacturer... Auto Parts From A Part Store Have Average Of 2% Chance Of Be Faulty Right Of The Box... I'm Sure Motor Cycle Part Are The Same... So If There Are At Any Given Time, 100,000 Hogs On The Road Then There Could Be 20,000 Thousand Bike That Are Going To Break Down... That Not Just Talking About The Soleniod, Thats All The Parts That Are Subcontracted... Knock On Wood You Don't Buy The One Who Has More Three Or Four Faulty Parts... That Statistic Is Like Winning The Lottery Though But In The Bad Way... That Is Just My Thoughts And Opinion, Not Fact... Keep The Front Tire Down...
 
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I took it back to Lebanon where I bought it. They started right on it and ordered the parts on the "bike down" hurry up program. I suspect they should be donw with it soon.
 
#30 ·
All, my bike did this little number on me today. I started the bike and road down the street to the stop light. As I was waiting on the green light I noticed an odd noise coming from the engine, I leaned over and it sounded like it was coming from the front of the engine. From reading these previous posts, the first thing I thought was that the starter was engaged! I turned the engine switch to off and the bike didnt want to shut down, the starter was still trying to turn the engine -- I popped the clutch a little to kill the engine then restarted the bike with no problems. After I restarted the bike, the noise was gone and no more problems. This was the first time this has happened...I reported to the dealer and they showed no recalls or anything for the DX but thanked me for letting them know...if it does it again, they will take a look and replace if needed....Whew! A little scary but something I'll continue to watch. Oh, there were no lights on when this happened -- everything appeared to be operating normally.
 
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MOCO, hello are you there?? With all the people this has happened to, I can't believe the moco doesn't admit it's an issue. I know my dealer had a long conversation with them on this. I suspect some dealers may not have encountered it since it depends how many rods they have on the road, but the factory HAS to know it by now. They need to find out just what IS doing this whether it be faulty solenoids or what.
 
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