veryfast
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Post by veryfast on Jul 12, 2024 16:23:04 GMT -7
I was out for a cruise with a friend yesterday, and we we're having some fun driving around town. We then went on the highway and i was giving it some throttle in fourth gear and suddenly the bike just died, the display turned of and the engine died as i was in the middle of giving it throttle. I pulled over on the highway thinking that the engine had exploded, but i just turned the key off and on again then started it up as per usual, and went away. It made no funny sounds or anything like that, it just died.
Do any of you have any clues to what could be the reason for this? The bike felt normal after and i checked for leaks e.t.c but found nothing. I did however note that the temp gauge was reading 80-90 celsius on the whole trip back, is that in the normal range? I have been smelling a weird smell from the exhaust that i don't recall smelling before, the bike is ecu-flashed with full akrapovic exhaust so i didn't think nothing of it since theres no catalytic converter. It doesn't make pops when driving so i'd like to think it's setup quite well with the fuel maps and all in the flash.
I was really enjoying driving the mt-10 but this has taken the fun out of it a bit as im worried something might be damaged.
Thankful for any inputs!
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Post by kyle on Jul 12, 2024 16:31:42 GMT -7
My guess would be something electrical, not mechanical.
The fact that the display even shut off is very strange.
I had similar issues on my FZ8 and the reason was because I didn't tighten the battery down enough, and the terminal was loose. It's a pretty stupid mistake to make, but try checking something like that.
Are you aware of any other work that was done to the bike? Some other type of loose electrical connector could have the same effect I guess too.
When riding, depending on the temperature outside, my bike is often at around 170f (76c) - 190f (87c) degrees. If I'm in traffic, it quickly gets up to 210f (98c) degrees.
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Post by 2wheeledprivilege on Jul 12, 2024 19:44:22 GMT -7
I had a similar issue years back with a harley (hated it btw). After completely dying at a stop light, then towed it home only to start right back up and then later, it almost died during a short ride. Turned out to be a bad chassis ground, connection was corroded, cleaned up terminal and never had another issue. As mentioned above, start with the battery terminals, I work in power-sports and you would be shocked to see how many units come in for diagnostic work just to find out that the battery terminals were loose. Keep us updated.
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Post by RedAndBlack on Jul 12, 2024 19:54:37 GMT -7
Let us know what mileage and what, if anything, was done to the bike recently.
Starting with the most simplest of things, check all the hoses coming out of your gas tank. Make sure none are pinched off. If there's any reason to believe there's something going on with the fuel system such as recent service, issues, or mods, let us know what, that may help us narrow it down for you.
The other thing that could be simple is a dead battery that won't charge off the alternator. If you're bike's battery is more than 2 years old and has prolonged periods of sitting on less than full charge, this could be a culprit.
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veryfast
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Post by veryfast on Jul 13, 2024 16:03:33 GMT -7
Thank you all for your help and input!
Some more info on the bike, it's an 2018 mt-10 with 7500km / 4600 miles on it. There's been nothing major service related done on it as of late, i changed oil and filter and the end of last season. The season is very short here in Sweden so it's been sitting on the battery tender for many months until this summer, but the battery was changed two years ago so it should be fine. Up to today i had an ctek battery eyelet (for quick charging) that blinked every second showing the current battery status, green yellow or red. I changed it to a normal one now that doesn't blink, in case it somehow was draining the battery. While changing it i also double checked the the battery was properly mounted and the terminals fastened.
The bike is as i mentioned briefly ECU-flashed, i've removed the exup motor and wires and am running a cat delete on the bike. There's nothing else mod wise i've done on the bike, and before it shut off on the motorway i had no issues whatsoever. I took the bike on another ride today and it felt fine, i am however now skeptical of every sound or smell i experience when riding...
Edit: I also checked the tubes from the tank and i couldn't see anything which looked damaged or tangled up.
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Post by RedAndBlack on Jul 17, 2024 11:27:22 GMT -7
Any new updates? Any further issues?
Very hard to say, definitely nothing sticks out on such a low mileage bike that would be obvious. With my own experience of battery gremlins, I tend to lean towards this might be a battery issue. I'd try to get it load tested if you have the means and double check the battery connections to make sure they're tight. Check fuses to see if anything popped and might've caused a brief loss of power from a short.
But hopefully its just a one off thing. Almost all my vehicles have stalled at one point or another.
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veryfast
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Post by veryfast on Jul 18, 2024 9:38:05 GMT -7
Any new updates? Any further issues? Very hard to say, definitely nothing sticks out on such a low mileage bike that would be obvious. With my own experience of battery gremlins, I tend to lean towards this might be a battery issue. I'd try to get it load tested if you have the means and double check the battery connections to make sure they're tight. Check fuses to see if anything popped and might've caused a brief loss of power from a short. But hopefully its just a one off thing. Almost all my vehicles have stalled at one point or another. No further issues, it's been running as normal since it happened. I haven't checked the fuses, will do so this weekend. I'm leaning torwards this being a one off thing like you say, i've been riding hard just to test things and make sure nothing is wrong without any issues. I'll keep you updated incase it happens again!
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