hesitation problem
- Scott Malcolm
- Posts: 56
- Joined: Thu Nov 14, 2002 7:36 pm
- Location: New York
hesitation problem
Hey all
I was riding to work this morning and twice my bike loss power for a brief instance (probably like a half a second). It was like I grabbed the clutched quickly and snapped it back out. I was going around 75mph. This has never happened before so I'm a little worried. Ever happen to any of you? Any ideas what might have caused it or what it might be??
Thanks,
Scott
I was riding to work this morning and twice my bike loss power for a brief instance (probably like a half a second). It was like I grabbed the clutched quickly and snapped it back out. I was going around 75mph. This has never happened before so I'm a little worried. Ever happen to any of you? Any ideas what might have caused it or what it might be??
Thanks,
Scott
Hesitation problem
I have had this happen to me about 3 times, there seems to be no rhyme nor reason to it. When it happens it feels like you have momentarily ridden over a small patch of ice or like the clutch gives a miniscule slip.
I thought it may possibly have been the chain riding up on the rear sprocket as the first two times it happened to me, my chain was on the way out. But it has happened since I replaced the chain.
I thought it may possibly have been the chain riding up on the rear sprocket as the first two times it happened to me, my chain was on the way out. But it has happened since I replaced the chain.
Common sense ain't all that common!
- Fireman on a Storm
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- Joined: Mon Apr 28, 2003 5:59 pm
- Location: Romford
In the last week I have filled up with fuel in the morning near work, and when i have riden home the bike has miss fired and gone onto one cylinder.
The first time it happened i got home got my leathers off went to have a look at the bike and it ran fine,but there was some petrol on the floor from an overflow pipe.
The secon time it happend I had filled up in the morning again and it did the same within 800m of leaving work, this time it went onto 1 cylinder then died. Sat at the side of the road for a while, the bloody thing would not start.
I then remebered reading on here or the mcn sight about filling the bike and getting an air lockor vacume in the tank. The cure was to open the fuel cap and shut it again. Bike started and was fine all the way home.
This has only happened when I have filled it to the top and left it parked in the sun all day.
Must be something to do with the very hot weather.
I have never had it happen if i fill it up and ride it stieght away.
The first time it happened i got home got my leathers off went to have a look at the bike and it ran fine,but there was some petrol on the floor from an overflow pipe.
The secon time it happend I had filled up in the morning again and it did the same within 800m of leaving work, this time it went onto 1 cylinder then died. Sat at the side of the road for a while, the bloody thing would not start.
I then remebered reading on here or the mcn sight about filling the bike and getting an air lockor vacume in the tank. The cure was to open the fuel cap and shut it again. Bike started and was fine all the way home.
This has only happened when I have filled it to the top and left it parked in the sun all day.
Must be something to do with the very hot weather.
I have never had it happen if i fill it up and ride it stieght away.
- Fireman on a Storm
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- Location: Romford
- Fireman on a Storm
- Posts: 1223
- Joined: Mon Apr 28, 2003 5:59 pm
- Location: Romford
i think its one of the small pipes on the bottom of the tank but not sure. we have a simillar problem at work on trucks if the tank vent gets blocked it causes them to stop because if air can't replace fuel in the tank as its used it causes a vacuum in the tank
hope this helps
going on holiday now so goodbye for a week
andy
hope this helps
going on holiday now so goodbye for a week
andy
- Tony_tbone
- Posts: 34
- Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2003 5:22 am
- Location: Atlanta, GA USA
Hey Scott, I had this same problem right after put on a license plate reducer kit. It took me a few days to figure out how this was related. But in the process of taking apart the rear fender and cutting off the old license plate holder and fender I had to unplug the computer management box which is located in the rear, under the seat. It is the black box with several electrical cables plugged into it right in front of the rear brake light. I had unplugged some of the cables to remove this black electrical box while cutting out the rear fender and didn't plug one of the cables back into it properly. This caused the exact same problem as you mentioned above, on and off throttle and power. It was horrible.
Before figuring this problem out my friend, who is a certified mechanic at the Honda dealership here and who also owns a 2000 VTR told me he thought that it sounded as if one of the jets in one of my carbs had slipped out of place (which I didn't realize was possible either). I was about to have my carbs rebuilt. Thankfully we figured it out.
Good luck on getting it fixed,
Tony
Before figuring this problem out my friend, who is a certified mechanic at the Honda dealership here and who also owns a 2000 VTR told me he thought that it sounded as if one of the jets in one of my carbs had slipped out of place (which I didn't realize was possible either). I was about to have my carbs rebuilt. Thankfully we figured it out.
Good luck on getting it fixed,
Tony
'98 VTR1000F - Superhawk 996
Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX