LonelyIndian
Member
Hi all,
This is my first post on this forum but I have been a longtime lurker since a lot of solutions for my problems came from these forums. I am having some problems lately and I can't get it quite right as to where the problems are originating from. I hope maybe one of you can give me a clearer view based on past experiences. I hope I can keep the story short and not bore you out.
My FTR is 2019 S model. I bought it secondhand with only 1000 km's on it. It came with the regular hiccups every FTR has (cold stalling, surging stalling). You name it and my FTR had it.
So after 3/4 months of dealing with these hiccups, I bought a PV3 from Fuelmoto, installed the tune and all of these were gone. No problems anymore and I was a happy motorcyclist.
At the beginning of this year I got rear-ended. The lady was busy with her baby on the backseat and didn't see me coming to a stop for a red light. The bike got hit on the exhaust at 30 kph, which caused me to get knocked forward and it fell down onto the left side. The front frame was cracked and the exhaust was scuffed. It took 6 months to get it all fixed and get everything sorted out with my insurance. The bike stood still during these 6 months with a full tank of gas.
As part of the repairs, I installed a new exhaust, the S&S slip on. When driving home from the garage the motorcycle starts rough idling. It can't get its rpm to hold and stalls everytime I get to a stop. On top of that I am now getting the cylinder misfire error code. Not a fun sight but I don't think too big of it since the engine doesn't sound like its getting a strain. The weird part about this is that the stalling and cyclinder misfire went away by installing the stock tune.
I contacted the garage and the mechanic told me it had something to do with the new exhaust. The engine could be pinched and he suggested to contact the tuner to get it sorted out.
So that is what I did. Fuelmoto worked on a new tune with me. The cylinder misfire and the stalling disapeared.
A couple months later I get the recall letter on cooling part. I bring it in for the repairs and the mechanic says he also updated the ABS software. It seems it wasn't done and he thought it would be a good idea to do so. He does tell me on the phone to bring my PV3 because they still knew it was tuned. This is were my current problems started.
The tune from Fuelmoto makes the engine sound like it's being mangled and it could seize at any moment. As a response I loaded the stock tune into the engine and now it sounds fine'ish. The motorcycle stalls almost everytime when I come to stop. If I downshift before a turn the engine sometimes shuts off
So it has been week since this all happened and I have been experimenting to see what could be the cause of all this. I called the mechanic again to be certain he only installed the software for the ABS system and nothing else. He was already hesitating a bit, telling me my tune from Fuelmoto should overwrite everything and there shouldn't be an issue.
This is what I did in the last week:
1) I had voltage problems/errors. I replaced the OEM battery, because I have cranking problems in the cold, for an 'upgraded' version (https://www.yuasabatteries.com/battery/gyz16h/). I wasn't paying attention while ordering it and didn't notice the poles were reversed. I made a new ground cable that is a bit longer and replaced the old one. The diameter and insulation are the same so I don't see any problems coming from this replacement.
The battery is being tendered every Friday. I do this because I know the batteries are a sensitive thing on the FTR. Still I have issues with engine cranking in cold weather, with the old and brand new battery.
The only problem I'm getting right now is an error which states the brake light is being shorted to ground. I need to look into to this but did not have any time yet. I'm a little electrically inclined but I have yet to look up what could be causing this.
2) I replaced the S&S exhaust with the stock exhaust. The stalling started with the installment of this one. The engine has the same problems on both exhaust so this shouldn't be a cause.
3) Since the motorcycle stood still for 6 months I thought the fuel injectors could be a bit clogged. So I added half a bottle of Putoline fuel injector and valve cleaner with my next top up. The stalling while idling is still present. So I presume the injectors are not clogged and this shouldn't be a cause.
Do any of you see anything weird in this story that could a be cause for my problems? Or did you have any of these problems in the past and you could give me a little insight into how you solved them. I am currently at the end of my patience and if it keeps up I'm replacing the FTR. I commute daily on this motorycle and it is becoming a little bit dangerous.
Cheers for reading until the end.
This is my first post on this forum but I have been a longtime lurker since a lot of solutions for my problems came from these forums. I am having some problems lately and I can't get it quite right as to where the problems are originating from. I hope maybe one of you can give me a clearer view based on past experiences. I hope I can keep the story short and not bore you out.
My FTR is 2019 S model. I bought it secondhand with only 1000 km's on it. It came with the regular hiccups every FTR has (cold stalling, surging stalling). You name it and my FTR had it.
So after 3/4 months of dealing with these hiccups, I bought a PV3 from Fuelmoto, installed the tune and all of these were gone. No problems anymore and I was a happy motorcyclist.
At the beginning of this year I got rear-ended. The lady was busy with her baby on the backseat and didn't see me coming to a stop for a red light. The bike got hit on the exhaust at 30 kph, which caused me to get knocked forward and it fell down onto the left side. The front frame was cracked and the exhaust was scuffed. It took 6 months to get it all fixed and get everything sorted out with my insurance. The bike stood still during these 6 months with a full tank of gas.
As part of the repairs, I installed a new exhaust, the S&S slip on. When driving home from the garage the motorcycle starts rough idling. It can't get its rpm to hold and stalls everytime I get to a stop. On top of that I am now getting the cylinder misfire error code. Not a fun sight but I don't think too big of it since the engine doesn't sound like its getting a strain. The weird part about this is that the stalling and cyclinder misfire went away by installing the stock tune.
I contacted the garage and the mechanic told me it had something to do with the new exhaust. The engine could be pinched and he suggested to contact the tuner to get it sorted out.
So that is what I did. Fuelmoto worked on a new tune with me. The cylinder misfire and the stalling disapeared.
A couple months later I get the recall letter on cooling part. I bring it in for the repairs and the mechanic says he also updated the ABS software. It seems it wasn't done and he thought it would be a good idea to do so. He does tell me on the phone to bring my PV3 because they still knew it was tuned. This is were my current problems started.
The tune from Fuelmoto makes the engine sound like it's being mangled and it could seize at any moment. As a response I loaded the stock tune into the engine and now it sounds fine'ish. The motorcycle stalls almost everytime when I come to stop. If I downshift before a turn the engine sometimes shuts off
So it has been week since this all happened and I have been experimenting to see what could be the cause of all this. I called the mechanic again to be certain he only installed the software for the ABS system and nothing else. He was already hesitating a bit, telling me my tune from Fuelmoto should overwrite everything and there shouldn't be an issue.
This is what I did in the last week:
1) I had voltage problems/errors. I replaced the OEM battery, because I have cranking problems in the cold, for an 'upgraded' version (https://www.yuasabatteries.com/battery/gyz16h/). I wasn't paying attention while ordering it and didn't notice the poles were reversed. I made a new ground cable that is a bit longer and replaced the old one. The diameter and insulation are the same so I don't see any problems coming from this replacement.
The battery is being tendered every Friday. I do this because I know the batteries are a sensitive thing on the FTR. Still I have issues with engine cranking in cold weather, with the old and brand new battery.
The only problem I'm getting right now is an error which states the brake light is being shorted to ground. I need to look into to this but did not have any time yet. I'm a little electrically inclined but I have yet to look up what could be causing this.
2) I replaced the S&S exhaust with the stock exhaust. The stalling started with the installment of this one. The engine has the same problems on both exhaust so this shouldn't be a cause.
3) Since the motorcycle stood still for 6 months I thought the fuel injectors could be a bit clogged. So I added half a bottle of Putoline fuel injector and valve cleaner with my next top up. The stalling while idling is still present. So I presume the injectors are not clogged and this shouldn't be a cause.
Do any of you see anything weird in this story that could a be cause for my problems? Or did you have any of these problems in the past and you could give me a little insight into how you solved them. I am currently at the end of my patience and if it keeps up I'm replacing the FTR. I commute daily on this motorycle and it is becoming a little bit dangerous.
Cheers for reading until the end.