[Mentat Ix]

And its my main transportation right now. I can feel the grey hairs coming in.

Anyhow, I was cruising this morning at 65-70 and about 30 miles into my ride I felt it hesitate a couple times, a few miles apart. That was crappy enough to get me worried. Then I get on the freeway on the last stretch toward the house maybe 55 miles into the ride, get going 75-80, cruising along and it died completely for a second or two. Just enough time I glanced down and saw the check engine light flash in and clear just as the bike fired back up.

So another three or four miles going 75, went okay. Stopped at the gas station and topped up like I do every morning. Going going again, 1.6 miles to go. At the second light I stopped and it all went to ****. Engine lugging bad, idling really low when I let off the gas, check engine light flashing on and off repeatedly, the bike would not rev up when I gave it throttle. Limped the rest of the way to the house.

When I got to the house, I took my helmet and earphones off and let it idle while I looked it over. Smelled gas pretty strong but that cleared up. Hopped back on and went around the block, everything ran fine.

What in the heck just happened to my bike?

 

[coors]

First, are there any mods

 

[Mentat Ix]

Sure. V&H pipes, barons big air kit, cobra auto tuner.

I washed the bike last night, so I'm thinking maybe water got into something. My plan right now is to get some sleep, then this afternoon ride it around and see what happens. Maybe I'll poke around and check connections first.

 

[Skwerlee]

hmmm...since you said it smelled really bad of fuel i wonder if your tuner maybe malfunctioning and dumping way too much fuel in there???

 

[Mentat Ix]

I was thinking much the same thing. I wonder if those connections get wet if it would make the solenoids stay open or something?

I was going to read the plugs, but since I cruised it around the block that last time and it ran ok any fouling probably burnt off anyway.

 

[Skwerlee]

I was thinking much the same thing. I wonder if those connections get wet if it would make the solenoids stay open or something?

I was going to read the plugs, but since I cruised it around the block that last time and it ran ok any fouling probably burnt off anyway.

if it keeps acting up I'd bypass the tuner to see if that fixes it...if so then you know its a defective tuner

 

[ROADKILL]

On the Raider forum some of the guys have mentioned that water has gotten inside the Cobra unit - one quick fix is take the unit apart and put silicoe around the edges and put back together.

 

[Skwerlee]

On the Raider forum some of the guys have mentioned that water has gotten inside the Cobra unit - one quick fix is take the unit apart and put silicoe around the edges and put back together.

man if water did get inside of the unit i'd be concerned about corrosion in the future

 

[canyon1]

I really shouldn't be responding here since I might not have anything positive to add, but I notice two potential problems that have already been pointed out. The response by Coors when he asked if there were any mods was my first thought too. You are asking the aftermarket tuner to make adjustments for the air kit and exhaust. That's it's job, you say. Maybe I am just way behind the times but I can't get over the fact that Yamaha has spent considerable time and money designing and fine tuning this bike and, with the exception of race applications in which more performance is dictated, I see no need for performance mods. Yeah, that's not going to win me any points on this forum, but there is always a trade off when you try to extract more performance from a machine. Reliability ?? Having said all this, I hope your problem is moisture related as you stated that you washed your bike. Remember, bikes are not like cars in that they have much more mechanical and electrical components exposed and are venerable to water under pressure. I've learned things the hard way too.

 

[74novaguy]

Check your spark plug wires. Someone on here said they were having issues and it was due to the spark plug wires pulling off.

 

[sdsting]

canyon1: “I see no need for performance mods”

Ooohhh, but the Stryker is severly underpowred. Mods are the only solution to get it to breath. Pipes/air intake/power comander + dyno tuned and runs like a champ (for me anyway). And I might add that I did none of the work myself, had a qualified shop do it.

 

[toby]

canyon1: “I see no need for performance mods”

Ooohhh, but the Stryker is severly underpowred. Mods are the only solution to get it to breath. Pipes/air intake/power comander + dyno tuned and runs like a champ (for me anyway). And I might add that I did none of the work myself, had a qualified shop do it.

Hey Terry you forgot to mention you ride around with a guy that rides a 385lb bike with 173 hp lol.

 

[11Stryker]

There have been issues with loose coil wires at the coil. I would check there first.

 

[sdsting]

Yeah Toby last weekend I chased John & Marla around Julian on their R1. Even with a passenger on board John lets me keep up but I was dragging the **** out of my footpegs!

 

[toby]

Yeah Toby last weekend I chased John & Marla around Julian on their R1. Even with a passenger on board John lets me keep up but I was dragging the **** out of my footpegs!

Get a 240 on the back . That will help some and you will feel the difference in corners.

 

[kraaazymike]

Did you ever figure out the problem?

 

[recoiljunky]

right off the bat you said flashing check engine light and smelling raw fuel i would start with looking at connections for spark as your having intermitent missfires while its dumping fuel. also coil packs these days are verry sensitive and can stop working when they get hot.

 

[Skwerlee]

Did you ever figure out the problem?

+1 let us know what you found out please

 

[Mentat Ix]

I haven't manned up and tackled it yet. I got real sick for a few days and stayed in bed, then started a long haul of graveyards. Been taking the CBR to work. :-/

Definitely going to tear into it tomorrow or the next day.

On the to do list:

Check spark plug wires at the plugs and coils

Check cobra auto tuner to see if it has any obvious water damage

Check any electrical connections I can get my hands on for corrosion/loose connections

Ride the dang thing around and see what happens

 

[Skwerlee]

I haven't manned up and tackled it yet. I got real sick for a few days and stayed in bed, then started a long haul of graveyards. Been taking the CBR to work. :-/

Definitely going to tear into it tomorrow or the next day.

On the to do list:

Check spark plug wires at the plugs and coils

Check cobra auto tuner to see if it has any obvious water damage

Check any electrical connections I can get my hands on for corrosion/loose connections

Ride the dang thing around and see what happens

ok man sounds good let us know what you find out