5> Weird problem #2: booking home this afternoon I got caught on the > interstate in a frog strangler. Visibility was about 50 feet in this rain. > The bike had been running great at 5k rpm but lost power quickly as the > rain got very heavy. The bike never cut off but wouldn't rev over 2k. > Pulled over, blipping throttle to keep it running, it would catch, run to
feature...if> or 6k, then back to idle. After rain let off a bit it ran fine. I made it > to a gas station with a roof and played with the throttle a while, afraid > to turn it off. Sat out the rain with a burger and the bike ran fine the > remaining 100 miles home. Doesn't seem electrical (wet coil or wire). > Yes, the side cover is on. Hmmmm..is this a built-in "safety"
I'm thinking that rather than carb icing, you might have saturated the air filter with water. It has happened to me between Tacoma and Seattle a time or two. Jeff> visibility is 50 feet or less engine won't run over 2k? A K&N filter > resides in the stock air box. Never had this happen on any other bike, but > I'm thinking it was sucking more water than air. Anyone else had this > happen? Did you modify the air box? Any other ideas appreciated. What a > great, fun machine this is...and a new adventure every day. :^) > >