BassAgent
2013-12-09 08:43:00 UTC
After pulling up to the lights on the front wheel yesty, the big twin slowly stalled. Almost like it was starved of fuel.
It happened again today after a hard stop, this time with the back wheel firmly planted ground. When I notice the revs dropping a quick blip of the throttle seems to fire it back to life. This is all after a pretty high speed day on the bike.
Has anyone had this happen to them? It's a new one for me. My first thoughts are the fuel filter is partially blocked.
Thoughts?
SuperHoon
2013-12-09 08:46:00 UTC
Superdan
2013-12-09 10:07:00 UTC
Millar
2013-12-09 10:31:00 UTC
You can buy some inner tank foam which cures it a little as stops it being sploshed about.
shadowman
2013-12-09 10:49:00 UTC
Don't do rolling stopped up to lights on a busy dual carriageway when running on reserve. Cos you'll look a right dick when the bike cuts out and then won't restart, the lights go green and two lanes of traffic have to wait while you sheepishly push your bike over onto the pavement!
jmann
2013-12-10 08:36:00 UTC
Colonel_Klinck
2013-12-10 09:23:00 UTC
If I brake hard on the run down to a roundabout on the outskirts of my most local town it will stop the motor every time as long as the following conditions are met.
I must have just started the bike from cold at my home about 3 - 4 miles from the roundabout, the tank can't be more than half full and the braking must be properly hard like on a track day.
The run to the roundabout is downhill so if braking hard, downhill with the engine still warming up and a half empty tank it stops every time. In any and all other conditions I have encountered you can brake till your eyes bleed and the motor remains indifferent and unaffected. Curious...
For what it's worth I think it's a fuel issue and not one that bothered me as the conditions needed to manifest it are rare and easily avoided.
Good luck with yours.
shadowman
2013-12-10 09:31:00 UTC
Lowrance
2013-12-10 09:43:00 UTC
Post missing.
Lowrance
2013-12-10 09:50:00 UTC
Fuel filters eh? Woulda thought this was done at the billion dollar 30k service. I'll check when i get home.
She's getting to that age I spose. The cougar kilometres as it were.
Lowrance
2013-12-10 09:53:00 UTC
jambox
2013-12-10 13:42:00 UTC
Lowrance
2013-12-10 14:49:00 UTC
redlimit835
2013-12-10 15:23:00 UTC
I had them all 6 months into ownership. Dried and lubed BGC all electrical issues have been sorted...gong on 5 years now.
As others have stated, with 40K miles on the odo the fuel filter should be replaced.
jmann
2013-12-11 05:49:00 UTC
ktmguy
2013-12-11 10:02:00 UTC
ktmguy
2014-01-02 06:17:00 UTC
Post missing.
tripoddave
2014-01-02 09:54:00 UTC
I've had 3 SDs and they all suffered from cutting out under hard, prolonged, braking when there were low fuel loads.
The only thing that helps is to stuff the tank with fuel tank foam - this really reduces the problem.