Looking for a little insight on an issue I had during a ride the other day:
I have a 2010 TW200 with less than 400 miles on it. The other day, I went for a trail/street ride which consisted of about thirty minutes of trail riding followed by driving home on an interstate highway (65MPH speed) for five miles and then the final leg of the ride was a secondary highway (55MPH speed). The bike did great in the woods and actually did better than I thought on the highway, although I was at WOT and in 5th gear for the entire five miles. The outside temp was about 70F. The problem occurred after I got off the interstate highway and was on the secondary highway and traveling approximately 35MPH for a few miles. The bike decided to die out on me as if I had hit the "kill switch" on the handle bar. I don't believe it was a fuel issue because I had over half a tank of gas left and the bike didn't sputter or surge like it was getting starved of gas. Likewise with airflow. It definitely felt like an electrical issue.
So, I pulled the bike to the side of the road and took a look to see if the spark plug wire was lose or if there was anything obvious I could determine. It should be noted that all the lights and horn worked, and the "illuminate when blown" fuses on the side panel appeared to be fine. Next I pulled the plug to see if it had shorted out or was burnt. The plug was golden brown and I rested it against a metal grounded surface and checked to make sure it was getting spark (which it was).
After waiting approximately 25 minutes, the bike started up again, sounded fine, and I proceeded to ride it down the road for about another mile. Again, same thing, it felt like the kill switch had been engaged. So this time, I called a buddy with a pickup truck to come get me. After waiting for him about 45 minutes and allowing the bike to sit, he arrived and we both looked at the bike again and decided to try starting it up and seeing how far I could go until it happened again. This time I was able to ride all the way home (about 5 miles at an average of 40MPH). No issues, and she starts right back up as always. I have yet to take it out for another ride but I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as what could cause this.
Here are a few additional details to help diagnose the problem: The bike is pretty modified as to say there are racks, a beefed up skid plate, armor, etc. As for the electrical; all the lights are LED including the markers, headlight, tail light (and high mount brake light). I did install an LED flasher. The battery is stock, and the CDI hasn't been messed with. The tank is a Clarke TW200 tank with an inline fuel filter from ProCycle. The air filter is a K&N highflow (designed for the TW) and I have a slip on DG pipe. The carb has been rejetted, needle shimmed, and tuned to accommodate the modes. The carb also has the high vent mod (for water crossing). The bike idles and runs great aside from this isolated issue.
Let me know if you guys need any more info and as always, any help is much appreciated. Id just like to get this figured out before my next ride so I don't have to worry about her dyeing out on me in the woods this time. Thanks a bunch!
I have a 2010 TW200 with less than 400 miles on it. The other day, I went for a trail/street ride which consisted of about thirty minutes of trail riding followed by driving home on an interstate highway (65MPH speed) for five miles and then the final leg of the ride was a secondary highway (55MPH speed). The bike did great in the woods and actually did better than I thought on the highway, although I was at WOT and in 5th gear for the entire five miles. The outside temp was about 70F. The problem occurred after I got off the interstate highway and was on the secondary highway and traveling approximately 35MPH for a few miles. The bike decided to die out on me as if I had hit the "kill switch" on the handle bar. I don't believe it was a fuel issue because I had over half a tank of gas left and the bike didn't sputter or surge like it was getting starved of gas. Likewise with airflow. It definitely felt like an electrical issue.
So, I pulled the bike to the side of the road and took a look to see if the spark plug wire was lose or if there was anything obvious I could determine. It should be noted that all the lights and horn worked, and the "illuminate when blown" fuses on the side panel appeared to be fine. Next I pulled the plug to see if it had shorted out or was burnt. The plug was golden brown and I rested it against a metal grounded surface and checked to make sure it was getting spark (which it was).
After waiting approximately 25 minutes, the bike started up again, sounded fine, and I proceeded to ride it down the road for about another mile. Again, same thing, it felt like the kill switch had been engaged. So this time, I called a buddy with a pickup truck to come get me. After waiting for him about 45 minutes and allowing the bike to sit, he arrived and we both looked at the bike again and decided to try starting it up and seeing how far I could go until it happened again. This time I was able to ride all the way home (about 5 miles at an average of 40MPH). No issues, and she starts right back up as always. I have yet to take it out for another ride but I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions as what could cause this.
Here are a few additional details to help diagnose the problem: The bike is pretty modified as to say there are racks, a beefed up skid plate, armor, etc. As for the electrical; all the lights are LED including the markers, headlight, tail light (and high mount brake light). I did install an LED flasher. The battery is stock, and the CDI hasn't been messed with. The tank is a Clarke TW200 tank with an inline fuel filter from ProCycle. The air filter is a K&N highflow (designed for the TW) and I have a slip on DG pipe. The carb has been rejetted, needle shimmed, and tuned to accommodate the modes. The carb also has the high vent mod (for water crossing). The bike idles and runs great aside from this isolated issue.
Let me know if you guys need any more info and as always, any help is much appreciated. Id just like to get this figured out before my next ride so I don't have to worry about her dyeing out on me in the woods this time. Thanks a bunch!