Harley Davidson XL 1200 C Sportster Custom - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support - Page 4

I am sure the pin sheared, that is why the shifter is not center. Push the shifter back to original position so that the hole would line up( using little force) Knock out sheared pin and replace with new one. Regards Phillip

Before you even start looking at your bike you need to find the fault code
How to access fault codes and what they mean, once you know the code then it makes life easier here is a link of how to retrieve the codes and what they mean, its good to print this off and keep for future use

http://www.thunder-max.com/techdocs/HarleyDiagCodes.pdf

This is strange. I've been working on Harley's for almost 40 years and I've only run into two bad coils on the later model bikes. Are you using original equipment coils? If so, are you using the correct ones?

Coils come in different varieties for different uses. There are coils made for racing, road use, electronic ignitions, and points type ignitions. The coil you want is for road use with electronic ignition. If you use a digital volt ohm meter and test the resistance of the primary winding of the coil, it should check out at between 3 and 4 ohms. The "primary" winding is the coil of wire inside the coil that goes from one small terminal to the next. Put your DVOM leads on the small terminals, one lead on each terminal, with the meter in "R x 1" position. It should read between 3 and 4 ohms.

Rob, some say its a speed sensor issue, clean or replace. Check the attached links,instruction and guides, Good luck "I hope this helped you out, if so let me know by pressing the helpful button. Check out some of my other posts if you need more tips and info." Sportster Speedometer Problem Harley Davidson Forums Speedometer auto cancel directionals stopped working Twin Forum Harley... Speedo auto shut off for turn signal not working and wont idle

Your 2005 frame is the same my 2007. Here are a few pix and instructions. Hope this helps.