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I just bought an 09 America 3 weeks ago. I had them install a tach and the tach worked fine for a week. Now the tach gets off by 500 rpms every time I ride. Later I found at the end of each ride, if i hit the kill switch the tach will drop 500 rpm, so when i kill the engine and the tach reads 1000 I hit the kill switch two times to bring it back to zero. has anyone else experianced the same thing?

Mine does it all the time. Don't know a solution to the problem. I have disconnected it and reconected it and it worked ok for a few days. Then right back to the same thing. I don't know.

have you tried replacing it? and how soon after you had it installed did it start acting up?

What happens when you turn it off with the key?

forgive me but wtf? The tach registers a steady 1000 with the engine off? And touching the kill switch changes the reading?

Ok, I will bring it back to the dealer. I just wanted to make sure it was a problem and it's not that these tachs just act goofy that way. All my previous bikes did not have tachs.