Bike stalled while going 80mph on the freeway. Any ideas?
#12
Fuel prob (most likely)... Drain, flush, refill.
AND why all the panic (unless OP NEEDED go fast at the point of failure)... everything else on bike still works. Pull over, stop, and troubleshoot.
Man, hate to see the whining if (when) you all experience a blowout... or animal encounter. What will you blame the bike for when that happens???
EDITED to add.... Not meaning to be harsh, and just realized it could be anything (newer bike, with all the fancy computer crap and fuel injection). Which is why I will never let go of my carbed bike...
AND why all the panic (unless OP NEEDED go fast at the point of failure)... everything else on bike still works. Pull over, stop, and troubleshoot.
Man, hate to see the whining if (when) you all experience a blowout... or animal encounter. What will you blame the bike for when that happens???
EDITED to add.... Not meaning to be harsh, and just realized it could be anything (newer bike, with all the fancy computer crap and fuel injection). Which is why I will never let go of my carbed bike...
#13
Fuel prob (most likely)... Drain, flush, refill.
AND why all the panic (unless OP NEEDED go fast at the point of failure)... everything else on bike still works. Pull over, stop, and troubleshoot.
Man, hate to see the whining if (when) you all experience a blowout... or animal encounter. What will you blame the bike for when that happens???
EDITED to add.... Not meaning to be harsh, and just realized it could be anything (newer bike, with all the fancy computer crap and fuel injection). Which is why I will never let go of my carbed bike...
AND why all the panic (unless OP NEEDED go fast at the point of failure)... everything else on bike still works. Pull over, stop, and troubleshoot.
Man, hate to see the whining if (when) you all experience a blowout... or animal encounter. What will you blame the bike for when that happens???
EDITED to add.... Not meaning to be harsh, and just realized it could be anything (newer bike, with all the fancy computer crap and fuel injection). Which is why I will never let go of my carbed bike...
to the OP-you know never to fill up at a station while the tanker truck is there, right?
#14
Read about this problem and also had same with my 07. Turned out to be the quick fuel connection under the tank. Tried changing just the fuel line from tank to intake because that was the easiest. Was better but still had the problem. Had to also change the fitting on the tank, which is a bitch. Have to get to it from inside the tank. BTW dealer was no help at all. They said it was just bad gas I was getting. If it happens try pushing up on the fitting that worked for me.
Last edited by ccov88; 09-19-2010 at 05:34 AM.
#16
Back in the old days, we used to worry about all of the crap that got stirred up when the underground storage tanks were being refilled, like water, dirt, rust, fish poop, etc. Nowadays, they have filters and other goodies to protect us consumers.
Horror stories about contaminated fuel are rare now, but I'm sure someone has two buddies who have experienced bad gas.
I still wait until the tanker truck is long gone. I also never fill my vehicles with the engine running. Guess old habits die hard.
Horror stories about contaminated fuel are rare now, but I'm sure someone has two buddies who have experienced bad gas.
I still wait until the tanker truck is long gone. I also never fill my vehicles with the engine running. Guess old habits die hard.
#17
I had a similar thing happen to me... I was on an on ramp with little to no shoulder, but that's a whole different story.
Everything else was the exact same as you. Just like no gas, everything else worked, and it would crank but would not start.
It turned out to be the fuse for the ECM.
- Jerm
Everything else was the exact same as you. Just like no gas, everything else worked, and it would crank but would not start.
It turned out to be the fuse for the ECM.
- Jerm
#20
Fuel prob (most likely)... Drain, flush, refill.
AND why all the panic (unless OP NEEDED go fast at the point of failure)... everything else on bike still works. Pull over, stop, and troubleshoot.
Man, hate to see the whining if (when) you all experience a blowout... or animal encounter. What will you blame the bike for when that happens???
EDITED to add.... Not meaning to be harsh, and just realized it could be anything (newer bike, with all the fancy computer crap and fuel injection). Which is why I will never let go of my carbed bike...
AND why all the panic (unless OP NEEDED go fast at the point of failure)... everything else on bike still works. Pull over, stop, and troubleshoot.
Man, hate to see the whining if (when) you all experience a blowout... or animal encounter. What will you blame the bike for when that happens???
EDITED to add.... Not meaning to be harsh, and just realized it could be anything (newer bike, with all the fancy computer crap and fuel injection). Which is why I will never let go of my carbed bike...
Of course I never had a carbed bike leave me stranded because it was broken beyond roadside tools or parts available, nope never happens.
OP.......chime back in when you get the answer. Would be nice to know if it is a traditional lack of fuel issue or a computer/connection/code issue that others might consider adding some extra prevent maint items for to their service checklist.
I know when I service our scoots next I am going to take apart some critical connectors (ECM), clean and grease.