WIDE OPEN THROTTLE
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WIDE OPEN THROTTLE
(07 FLHX 5500mi) Don't know if this has ever happened to anyone here but, I rode to south Georgia (5 hrs or so) this weekend and lost all control of my throttle. I rode about 250-300 miles and noticed the engine light was coming on and going off. It wasnt blinking but it was on and then off. I came to a traffic light and my idle was stuck around 2000rpm. I took it to Albany HD and they ran the codes and said it should be okay to ride. I appreciated them helping me out that much b/c it was right at closing time. Long story short, by the time I got to Cairo (40 or so more miles)the throttle was stuck at WOT. I burned up both sets of brakes just trying to control it enough to get it somewhere safe. A friend of mine got me and the bike back to the local dealership today and I'm waiting to hear form them. My bike is bone stock and i bought it new not even a year ago. Any ideas???
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RE: WIDE OPEN THROTTLE
ORIGINAL: hogbag07
That must have been a wild ride to safe ground. It sounds like a 08 problem with the fly by wire?. Are any of the cables broken
That must have been a wild ride to safe ground. It sounds like a 08 problem with the fly by wire?. Are any of the cables broken
The bike's a 2007. Read the post.
My question to the OP, who said, "I burned up both sets of brakes just trying to control it enough to get it somewhere safe.", it would seem that there should have been some options open which would have made it possible to avoid burning up the brakes.
The ignition switch, clutch, and kill switch all interrupt power to the the drive train. Were all of them inoperative?
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RE: WIDE OPEN THROTTLE
ORIGINAL: croman69z28
(07 FLHX 5500mi) Long story short, by the time I got to Cairo (40 or so more miles)the throttle was stuck at WOT. I burned up both sets of brakes just trying to control it enough to get it somewhere safe.
Im not on the throttle. I went from dead stop to 70+ without ever touching the throttle.
(07 FLHX 5500mi) Long story short, by the time I got to Cairo (40 or so more miles)the throttle was stuck at WOT. I burned up both sets of brakes just trying to control it enough to get it somewhere safe.
Im not on the throttle. I went from dead stop to 70+ without ever touching the throttle.
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RE: WIDE OPEN THROTTLE
It was a wild ride, sort of fun but also kinda freaky when the brakes got too hot. The cables are fine, with the engine throwing a code im pretty sure its a valve stuck in the fuel injection somewhere or something electrical. Im going to the dealership first thing in the morning and will let yall know what they say.