Valk -hiccup'?

[fudgie]

Was on the way home from the B/G ride and as we were crusing about 75 mph when the Valk suddenly lost engine power and fired right back up again. She let out a small pop and shrudder when it restarted. All this within a split second. Never lost battery power but seem like it lost spark in all cylinders. No problems the rest of the trip. 98 Tourer with 48,000 on it. I thought I read on here a few years ago that others have had the same thing happen but don't remember the outcome.

[3W-lonerider]

mine done that a couple of times over the years..don't think anybody ever found a problem or solution..just one of those misteries of life i guess.

[PatrickDoss]

My 1500 Wing's done that a couple times over the years.  Similar post on the GWRRA board a few weeks ago indicated it was common to them and no one has ever found the reason behind it.

[Craig N. AZ]

This intermittent cutout seems to be common. It has happened to me too but I don’t think anyone has pined down the issue. Let us know if you find out anything.

[Scott from FL, now in Maine]

sounds like what happened to me when I bumped the kill switch by accident and hit it right back on, big backfire and then normal. Any chance you might need to service the switch? 

[NCGhostrider]

You know, my I/S did that last year in the Texas Panhandle on the way to Colorado.   I thought the worst for a bit, and then decided (probably incorrectly) that it might have been the ECT mod.  I had it cranked forward, and was in the RPM cutout range constantly.  Still makes me wonder how seemless the transfer is from an advanced spark using that setup to non advanced when you crossover the RPM threshold. 

It hasn't done it since, though I do worry sometimes that it will do it again and leave me setting in a far far away place with no help! LOL

see ya..
Craig
NCGhostrider
99 I/S 

[R J]

Fudgie, check your starter relay, and if it looks like this, order a repair part from HDL and put it in.



If any resemblance of this, order this kit from HDL



You have to move one wire, I think it is the big red one to make it work.  This kit is for an older Gold Wing.....  No kit like this to fit the Valkyrie.......  Valkyrie, they want to sell you a $500 wiring loom......

[Steve K (IA)]

The same thing has happened 4 times to my 2000 I/S.  It has always happened on a hot day with extended interstate travel.   Never twice in the same summer.  Happens as quick as you can blink your eye.  A lot of people have experienced the same thing.  Must be in the ICM.

[Grandpot]

Happened to me only once.  Must be Evil Spirits. 

[petevenne]

If you got a pop on restart, I would suspect pulse generator pickup dropped out for a second before resetting. 85-87 GL1200 were famous for failed pulse genorators.. Some had the pop and restart and others would die and as soon as engine cooled it would start right back up.. And some just failed all together.. Pulse generator is just a fancy magnetic reed switch that is switched on and off by the magnectic field of the trigger wheel. Never heard of one completely failing in the 1500 motor.

Thanks, Pete

[godfire]

I've had this twice.
Talked to a tech at a dealership about in and he said good luck finding the cause since it is so intermittent. Twice in four years.

[duckee]

This has happened to me once or maybe twice.  It happened when I was low on Fuel though right just prior to going into reserve fuel and usually the motor was at highway speed so about 3K RPMs

[fudgie]

It was only in the mid 70's out with a full tank. I'd say 300 miles into the trip home. I first thought I blew the rear end. But all seemed good. RJ, The starter thing looked good 2 weeks ago when I cleaned it. I clean it and also the starter switch every year. I'm beging to wonder if a Johnny Reb did something to my bike..... All kidding aside, I'm not to concerned unless it does it again soon.

[aslondon]

Mine up and quit on me last summer in the middle of a trip from Monticello, Fl to NC.  Going about 70 it just stopped running.  Had to leave the bike.  I had an interstate ECM in it and it took a dump on me.  When we got home (towed the bike) put the original 97 std ecm back in and it ran perfectly!  I have also had trouble with various Dyna 3K modules.  There is osmething about this particular bike that only likes it's own ecm.  YMMV

Al

[MAD6Gun]

 Jeez Brian that is funny. Not HA HA funny but I had the same thing happen on the way home from BG. Going down the highway at speed. Engine cut out for a splt second. No back fire in my case just a cut out. Has never done this  before. Chris's bike did it on the way there. Like everyone says dont worry about it until its gets more consisent. You will never find that cause. Year ago i was in a GM class for electronics and the instructor was telling us about this car they had that would die for no reason. After asking the customer he said it would die on the same road next to a airport. Come to find out when the airports radar would point at the highway an his car was there it would die. Had a internal circuit that was not shielded properly. Makes you wonder........