Hey guys, I've always had a bit of fogging in the speedo and fuel gauge of my 97 wide glide from time to time, but after I gave the beast a wash I noticed some moisture under the neutral light glass and indicator glass on the dash. It's been a week and it's still in there. Should I blow some compressed air around the area? Undo the acorn nut and dry it out from underneath? I'm sure it will eventually dry out, but thought i would see what the general vibe is on this.

compressed air can contain moisture as well which may make the problem worse as it looks like the seals have deteriorated / dried up

If possible remove the parts from the bike, place in a tub and cover with rice (yes rice) and seal the tub for a couple of days as the rice will naturally absorb any moisture. This has been successful on Iphones etc when water has gotten in them

It happens sometimes with the fuel gauge on the deuce. I park it outside in a sunny place. Soon goes away.

Type of rice? "Probably brown basmati", or just plain old ?

Nah wholegrain rice

Just Not Fried rice 

I love how these threads go from a legit question to humor in the space of a few posts....funny bunch of guys on here.....good stuff. 

Rode the beast into work today. No moisture...all gone! I guess if it can get in, it gets out the same way.....just a little slower.

My bike does the same thing Adz. robinicko is spot on. Don't use compressed air as it could force water into electronics or passed seals. I won't let a pressure washer near my bike for the same reason. Once saw the paint coming of a brand new Evo engine from a pressure washer. ( we didn't do that again ) hehe.

A speedo or similar dial should not be 100% enclosed/sealed (yea, I know that might sound weird) The difference in air temperature (and possible air pressure) inside vs outside will cause fogging if the dial is completely sealed - so one cause could simply be that the speedo is dirty around the rim (bottom/side not visible), preventing it from breathing

Anyone shaking their heads on this thinking that water then would get in if the dial wasnt 100% sealed - Well, that's not true as long as the rubber seal around the rim is ok - (water is unlikely to penetrate from underneath up the sides and passed the seal (Unless you happen to be one of these bozos using pressure washers on your bike - which is 100% stupid) Whatever little the dial can breath will in essence reduce the chance of fogging up - what do you do when you step into your car when its cold and wet and the windows starts to fog up - yes, you open a window a little - problem fixed

That makes sense. So is there a breather hole on the bottom side somewhere?

Just watched that YouTube video of someone replacing their speedo. I understand what you mean. The rim holds it. I wouldn't use a pressure washer on any vehicle....save it for the driveway.

So it's not 100% sealed....it's sealed from the weather, not fully airtight...but not far off by the look of it. The metal lip holds it tightly...looks like a delicate process to take it apart...not that I plan on doing that. 

I prefer to do stuff myself when possible so I agree with you on not offloading service. I've learned a lot since owning my Harley. The water I was describing was in my dash lights which has all gone now (3 or 4 tiny droplets on the underside of each individual window). Took a week for it to slowly go. I do get fogging in my speedo and fuel gauge which seems to be common. Will pop off the console and have a look around when I get time. Thanks for your input Ghostwolf, and everyone else's input on this. 

The droplets were in the little neutral and indicator dash windows, which is the first time its happened after a wash... and I've washed the bike a few times in the last 6 months and ridden in the rain without any moisture getting in behind the dash light windows. The speedo and fuel gauge get fog on the inside of the glass sometimes which I noticed during the first few days after I bought it. I will have a look at all of them though.