Trip odometer and clock randomly resets!

[bcoli]

2003 VFR 800

A bit an electrically mystery to me: A three times (once when I stalled it in stop-and-go traffic), upon starting the engine I noticed that the clock and the trip odometers were reset to 1 am and zero miles. The overall odometer isn't affected.

Any suggestions as to why this happens?

I recently purchased this bike and it's got 52K miles on it, so I'm mentally prepared to deal with some mechanical issues, but the electrical stuff always baffles me.

It also starts a little poorly. It either takes a few extra turns to fire up (compared to my EX500 or TL1000); or it turns over once, pauses for a second, and then fires up. Any thoughts?

[betarace]

sounds like a bad ground from the instrument panel

[Scubalong]

Hummmm, Strange. My 06 the whole displace were jumping all over. Took her to the stealership and they replace some kind of chip, Cost $15 dollar for part but the labor and dianose cost $225. Extended warranty paid for :) Hope this help

[Meatloaf]

Sounds like a bad battery, loose battery cable, or faulty ground somewhere going to the display. If you say that there are problems starting, I'd get a new battery in her and knock out the first two items I listed.

[leftcoast]

when my clock / trip meter kept resetting it was the battery. it was juuuuuust about ready to die completely. i thought R/R, but installed a new battery & no probems since.

[Knife]

when my clock / trip meter kept resetting it was the battery. it was juuuuuust about ready to die completely. i thought R/R, but installed a new battery & no probems since.

I had the same experience just recently. It was the battery.

[taylor98]

also had the same problem on my 98. it was the battery.

[j2aquabot]

also had the same problem on my 98. it was the battery.

+1 on replacing the battery.
I saw the same symptoms: clock resets, poor cranking on starts, and stalls/shutoff in traffic (esp after fan turns on).

[plasma]

AS said most pro battery,check with meter.

Plasma.

[matty poo]

got a o7 with 2000mi that resets trip a and b and clook i will try the battery first.

[virgo1962]

Funny (or sad?),
I just got a brand new 2007 delivered 2 weeks ago, and this happened to me Sunday.
I suppose if the battery is the original battery, and has been sitting there for 3 years?
It literally had 0 miles on it, and i just took it out in the snow and drove half a mile to fill up the gas tank.
Then started it up again and noticed the clock had reset.
Now i have 3 miles on it, LoL.
The roads are mostly clear and dry, and when the temperature here made it up into the mid-30s, i couldn't resist any longer!
We'll see if it persists, maybe after i drive it a while and the battery charges it won't happen again.
Otherwise I will see what the dealer says about it.

[uberchuckie]

I had exactly the same problem in the fall. It was the battery. With a new battery, the problem went away.

[rccaulfield]

Bump- same problem just developed on mine! Battery has loads of life left in it tho?

[virgo1962]

i can't find it again on the web, but i found another forum where someone had unplugged and then re-plugged the fuse on a bike with a new battery and that seemed to fix it i think.