BeauXX Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Has anyone else ever experienced this problem? (2003 XX) I just finished going up and over the Cherahola skyway, stopped in Tellico Plains, TN and was all set to turn around and go back over. Then my tach starts to bounce back and forth between 0 and 8000, my FI light goes on an off, the bike starts to take off, then stop (with no movement of the throttle) like it's trying to buck me off. I pull in the clutch and it dies, I pop the clutch and it starts again. I pull over, and find if I let it sit for a while it starts and can go a couple more miles until it does it again. I get back to Tellico Plains (it early sunday morning in this booming metropolis, how I got back home to MN from there is another story). I take it to the dealer here in MN, it's too cold for a real road test, but they tell me it was due to loose battery cables. (????????) This is the second time this has happened. The first time, it kind of happened in stages, a little buck or hesitation, then fine. I took it in and had a full tune up and they couldn't find anything. Now I'm afraid to take it too far away from home and get stranded again. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Sounds like a funky diagnosis but that same exact thing happened to me on my '01 bird last summer. It was mostly my fault though. Put in a new battery and didn't secure the positive battery terminal completely. A few days later it started jerking all to shit while I was about 100 miles from my house(Father's Day now that I think back on it)... I pull off the bike not sure what to the hell was going on.... pop the seat off and see the cable was just flopping around. Screwed it back down and made sure everything lined up correctly, took my time to make sure the screw was fully seated through cable and the reverse nut(this was where I didn't pay attention when installing the battery in the first place) inside the battery terminal port. Never had a problem after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman_40 Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Defiantly sounds like a power issue. Check the battery and connectors. Do a search for the electrical troubleshooting guide, as it could be the RR or battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2o player Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I had the same issue. Check your charging system and make sure your battery can handle a load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02BIRD Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 this is just the reason i read this forumn while i have not had this problem i will remember this for as long as i own this bike (which i plan on having it buried with me) or give it to my son which ever comes first great info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhanxx Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Geez Gary, u gotta stop being so chatty, i think u exceeded your disc space limit on that last post PM me your email to make sure i still have u on the MN XX Alert list... Good to hear from u again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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