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Beautiful Sunday afternoon in Central Florida....perfect time to go ride.
About 60 miles in to the ride, make a sharp left hand turn out in the middle of nowhere and suddenly my '04 won't run over 2500 rpm.
Give it gas and it just quits. Under 2500 rpm, runs great.
But needless to say, even in top gear, 2000-2500 means 37-42 mph. Not fun.
Took a LOT longer getting home than it did to get to the 60 mile mark. Had to go back roads the entire way home to avoid fast traffic, since about 42 mph is all the Feej can manage before it acts like I just turn the key off. NO engine warning light or tach/speedo shenanigans to make me think the problem is electrical.
Just before I left, I filled 'er up with a premium brand premium blend plus a can of Seafoam, as the Feej had been sitting for a while, and when I popped the filler cap, I noticed what looked like a lot of "dirt" around the filler neck...tried to clean it up with dropping any in the tank, but naturally, some DID fall in.
I wonder if the tank's rusted up some and flakes might be blocking the filter screen in the fuel pump.
Oh, got a notice for the TPS recall, which the bike hasn't had, but haven't taken it in for the recall.
Does it sound like a fuel starvation issue or a TPS-related glitch?
Anyone care to chime in?
About 60 miles in to the ride, make a sharp left hand turn out in the middle of nowhere and suddenly my '04 won't run over 2500 rpm.
Give it gas and it just quits. Under 2500 rpm, runs great.
But needless to say, even in top gear, 2000-2500 means 37-42 mph. Not fun.
Took a LOT longer getting home than it did to get to the 60 mile mark. Had to go back roads the entire way home to avoid fast traffic, since about 42 mph is all the Feej can manage before it acts like I just turn the key off. NO engine warning light or tach/speedo shenanigans to make me think the problem is electrical.
Just before I left, I filled 'er up with a premium brand premium blend plus a can of Seafoam, as the Feej had been sitting for a while, and when I popped the filler cap, I noticed what looked like a lot of "dirt" around the filler neck...tried to clean it up with dropping any in the tank, but naturally, some DID fall in.
I wonder if the tank's rusted up some and flakes might be blocking the filter screen in the fuel pump.
Oh, got a notice for the TPS recall, which the bike hasn't had, but haven't taken it in for the recall.
Does it sound like a fuel starvation issue or a TPS-related glitch?
Anyone care to chime in?