worldbound4now
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Vehicle: 05FJR ABS, I am the single owner and have performed all maintenance except for valve clearance adjustments (dealer done).
Events: During a playful two day ride in TX hill country, on both days, my FJR died on me in a successive pattern. The first event was about 20 miles after topping the tank off. Riding at highway speeds of 70-80mph, the engine died for about 1 second then bump-started itself. Within about 0.5 miles it did it again but for a few sends more of pause. Shortly after that it died again but this time I decellerated in 5th gear down to about 30mph then pulled in the clutch and off to the shoulder. I switched the kill switch off, opened then closed my fuel cap, explained to my riding partner what happened, and made an attempt to restart the bike without issue (purred like a kitten). We rode about another 100 miles to our campsite without issue. The bike ran great.
Next day, pretty much the exact same scenario except this time it was after burning off the first full tank and 3/4 of the way through the next tank of fuel (so not on the same tank of fuel nor with a full tank). The same thing happened but this time I played a bit and checked out things with more detail. Here is what I noticed:
Tach, spedometer, digital dash, and powered accessories were still registering or operating without a glitch - so no interruption at the ignition switch.
No warning lights were on (the engine was being driven by the rear wheel)
I moved the throttle with great variability and it was unresponsive until the engine restarted. At which point, if the throttle was more open than what matched my speed, the FJR took off like a rocket like it would if I whacked the throttle wide open while riding normally.
When the engine dies, there is no perceived taper period. Instant off then instant on. No gradual loss of power. No noted misfiring. No backfire when restarted while still rolling. Instant off then instant, abrupt on.
Both events yielded a sudden short pause, then two or three more pauses that were a little longer until I had to pull off of the road. Then the bike restarts without issue.
Events: During a playful two day ride in TX hill country, on both days, my FJR died on me in a successive pattern. The first event was about 20 miles after topping the tank off. Riding at highway speeds of 70-80mph, the engine died for about 1 second then bump-started itself. Within about 0.5 miles it did it again but for a few sends more of pause. Shortly after that it died again but this time I decellerated in 5th gear down to about 30mph then pulled in the clutch and off to the shoulder. I switched the kill switch off, opened then closed my fuel cap, explained to my riding partner what happened, and made an attempt to restart the bike without issue (purred like a kitten). We rode about another 100 miles to our campsite without issue. The bike ran great.
Next day, pretty much the exact same scenario except this time it was after burning off the first full tank and 3/4 of the way through the next tank of fuel (so not on the same tank of fuel nor with a full tank). The same thing happened but this time I played a bit and checked out things with more detail. Here is what I noticed:
Tach, spedometer, digital dash, and powered accessories were still registering or operating without a glitch - so no interruption at the ignition switch.
No warning lights were on (the engine was being driven by the rear wheel)
I moved the throttle with great variability and it was unresponsive until the engine restarted. At which point, if the throttle was more open than what matched my speed, the FJR took off like a rocket like it would if I whacked the throttle wide open while riding normally.
When the engine dies, there is no perceived taper period. Instant off then instant on. No gradual loss of power. No noted misfiring. No backfire when restarted while still rolling. Instant off then instant, abrupt on.
Both events yielded a sudden short pause, then two or three more pauses that were a little longer until I had to pull off of the road. Then the bike restarts without issue.
