Just curious if anyone has seen anything like this...I have had some nagging starting/running issues that have been too inconsistent to put my finger on, and chalked them up to cold weather a few months ago...now it's hot enough the devil's asking for a mint julip and a fan, and noticed that it seemed like every time the bike was idling as I backed it out of a parking space with the bars turned to the right, the engine would die. I have seen some bikes rev up due to the throttle cable being pulled in this position, but not die? Does it do it to the left? Time to experiment! So as I was turning the bars back to center (bike not running, but the ignition was on), the pressurizing pump for the fuel injector kicked on as if I had just turned on the ignition. I tried this a couple of times, and every time the pump kicked on. I couldn't help but to think I had just stumbled across a Pandora's box that I would inevitably open, so I checked for pinched wiring, and the connections around the bars/headlight...everything looked fine. Decided to keep it a look, don't touch, information gathering mission only. Decided to take it around the block to see if the pump was intermittent while riding (maybe a cause for some of the stumbling during acceleration I have noticed lately) now it seemed the power was either on or off as if I were 5 years old revving the plastic grip on my big wheel! The bike was for the most part unridable. Decided to park it and call the shop. They suggested letting it cool off (it was 90+ deg that day) and try it in the morning...so the next day, pulled the bike out, turned the key to the "on" position and to my shock, the bike started turning over automatically, so for the first time having owned the bike, I hit the kill switch....no response, still trying to start...turned the key off and have since trailered it to the dealer. The mechanic (who is a pretty good guy) told me he had seen it before concerning the fuel pump, and that a "particular" wire behind the headlight often gets pinched due to its' routing, as for the other issues he mentioned the possibility of a bad solenoid. Would one cause the other? Has anyone seen this before, and did it cause the amount of varied disruption? I am awaiting their call on the damage, but would like some other feedback if there is any.
bike:
2000 m900s 6600mi
full termi system/k&n with open air box
computer adjusted via gameboy to match.
bike:
2000 m900s 6600mi
full termi system/k&n with open air box
computer adjusted via gameboy to match.