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I am having a problem that sounds kind of like the on that Grimace is having (http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...threadid=19750), but not quite the same. I am hoping that you guys might have a thought on what the problem might be.
First off the ride before the issue arose was out meet the guys for lunch for the "Lost in IL" rally. Rode about 2 hours to the lunch, rode back with Dan and then when for a solo ride. All told about 300 miles. I had absolutely no problems or issues during that ride. Also I started and ended the ride by filling up using the same pump at the same gas station.
The bike sat for two weeks. I then went for a test ride after changing my fork oil. The bike started normally. After about a mile (maybe a little less) when I would come to a stop sign she would die, but was still running fine otherwise. Twice this summer (months apart) I have had this problem when she would die at stop signs. The first time I was almost out of gas, and after I filled up the problem disapeared. The next time I had plenty of fuel. Before I rode her again I added some seafoam and the problem was non existent when I started the bike (before it ever ran throgh the carbs). Back to the present; I went a couple of miles and decided to turn around because I am old and she is too heavy to push. On the way back she started running slightly rougher. The exhaust had a "gurgle" to it and she would stall as soon as I pulled in the clutch. She would crank over just fine, or start fine if I released the cluch. After I got home it had a lot of the "gurgling" at idle. I decided to take it around the block to see what I could see. She would still die if the clutch was pulled in, and if I hammered on her she would accellerate just fine except when I crossed 6K rpm and 8200 rpm. At both of these spots she would momentarily lose all power then resume pulling hard. It was just enough time to send my weight all the way forward before sending me back again. She would not stall as londg as there was a load on her. If I pulled in the clutch or shifted to neutral she would die. I returned home and pulled the plugs. All for looked black like she was running slightly rich. I put her away.
Today I cleaned the plugs. I started her up and she was fine. I went for a test ride, and again at the same stop sign she died when I came to a stop. A few minutes later she started dying again when I pulled the clutch. The gurgle returned although not as pronounced. I tried repeatedly to make her skip a beat like last weekend and could not. I went home and had some lunch.
After she had cooled I started her back up and she idled fine (with gurgle). I let her warm up for about a minute before she stumbled out. I tried the petcock on reserve and prime and she would still try to idle then die. I used an multimeter to start checking the electrical system guessing that it must be electrical as a carb problem would be constant(?). The battery (checked through the tender leads read 12.98V (good). With the bike running @ 2K rpm with the high beams on the battery reads 14.76V (good). Next I attempted to check the coils. I did not remove the from the bike, but disconnected the spark plug wires at the plugs and pulled the primary wires from the connectors. I could not get a reading. The numbers constantly jumped from 0 to 14 Ohms. I was testing the red/white wire and the orange and gray wires from the same coil with the multimeter set to test 20K Ohms. Is this how the test is to be performed?
What am I doing wrong, and am I on the right path?
I should also mention that I replaced the fuse box last August, and when she dies she still has power as I still have lights.
Sorry about the novel, but I did not want to risk leaving anything important out.
First off the ride before the issue arose was out meet the guys for lunch for the "Lost in IL" rally. Rode about 2 hours to the lunch, rode back with Dan and then when for a solo ride. All told about 300 miles. I had absolutely no problems or issues during that ride. Also I started and ended the ride by filling up using the same pump at the same gas station.
The bike sat for two weeks. I then went for a test ride after changing my fork oil. The bike started normally. After about a mile (maybe a little less) when I would come to a stop sign she would die, but was still running fine otherwise. Twice this summer (months apart) I have had this problem when she would die at stop signs. The first time I was almost out of gas, and after I filled up the problem disapeared. The next time I had plenty of fuel. Before I rode her again I added some seafoam and the problem was non existent when I started the bike (before it ever ran throgh the carbs). Back to the present; I went a couple of miles and decided to turn around because I am old and she is too heavy to push. On the way back she started running slightly rougher. The exhaust had a "gurgle" to it and she would stall as soon as I pulled in the clutch. She would crank over just fine, or start fine if I released the cluch. After I got home it had a lot of the "gurgling" at idle. I decided to take it around the block to see what I could see. She would still die if the clutch was pulled in, and if I hammered on her she would accellerate just fine except when I crossed 6K rpm and 8200 rpm. At both of these spots she would momentarily lose all power then resume pulling hard. It was just enough time to send my weight all the way forward before sending me back again. She would not stall as londg as there was a load on her. If I pulled in the clutch or shifted to neutral she would die. I returned home and pulled the plugs. All for looked black like she was running slightly rich. I put her away.
Today I cleaned the plugs. I started her up and she was fine. I went for a test ride, and again at the same stop sign she died when I came to a stop. A few minutes later she started dying again when I pulled the clutch. The gurgle returned although not as pronounced. I tried repeatedly to make her skip a beat like last weekend and could not. I went home and had some lunch.
After she had cooled I started her back up and she idled fine (with gurgle). I let her warm up for about a minute before she stumbled out. I tried the petcock on reserve and prime and she would still try to idle then die. I used an multimeter to start checking the electrical system guessing that it must be electrical as a carb problem would be constant(?). The battery (checked through the tender leads read 12.98V (good). With the bike running @ 2K rpm with the high beams on the battery reads 14.76V (good). Next I attempted to check the coils. I did not remove the from the bike, but disconnected the spark plug wires at the plugs and pulled the primary wires from the connectors. I could not get a reading. The numbers constantly jumped from 0 to 14 Ohms. I was testing the red/white wire and the orange and gray wires from the same coil with the multimeter set to test 20K Ohms. Is this how the test is to be performed?
What am I doing wrong, and am I on the right path?
I should also mention that I replaced the fuse box last August, and when she dies she still has power as I still have lights.
Sorry about the novel, but I did not want to risk leaving anything important out.
I get a slight gurgle sound when I am riding at a steady pace with low to mid rpms. It is also present when I start her up cold before I take off. If I pull the clutch after the 1st mile of riding she dies unless I give her gas. I also just realized that I misread BikerPhil's suggestion. I partially unscrewed my spark plug caps then retighted them. I now see that I was supossed to remove them and trim a bit off.
) and changed it the same day. Very easy mod, and well worth the price. I looked at the other fuse holders, and all of them were cracked where the fuse sits. It was only a matter of time before one or more broke.
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