Re: Strange Occurrence

["Neil Lindsey" <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

All I can add to this is that while it may be that killing the engine with
the kill switch or putting the sidestand down can cause confusion to the
computer, this wouldn't account for the instances of this problem that I
have experienced.  And nor would having the throttle slightly open, unless
my throttle cable is actually sticking on rare occasions.  I certainly don't
hold it open while I start.

Neil


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Anderson, Neil G" <AndersNG@xxxxxx>
To: "'Triumph ST mailing list (TriumphNet)'" <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: April 10, 2000 2:43 AM
Subject: Re: Strange Occurrence


> Couple of ideas:
>
> >My conclusion thus far is that something (maybe the computer itself)
needed
> >a reset that only the power off/on sequence provided.  Next time this
> >trouble happens, see if you can cure it by doing this and report back to
> the
> >group.
> Remember we had a letter to the list from Ross Clifford of Triumph, in
which
> he told us to use the key not the kill switch to stop the bike?  Using the
> key tells the computer to make some power-down checks and remember the
state
> of the bike when it stopped, using the kill switch (or putting the
sidestand
> down) just kills the computer immediately without storing any data.  Make
> sure you're using the ignition key to stop the bike and it's supposed to
> start more smoothly.
>
> > Someone mentioned before it has to do with the throttle position when it
> is
> > started. If it's not closed all the way, the problem can occur.
> I fitted heated grips myself and found the throttle doesn't return to the
> idle position quite as easily as before - if I just take my hand off, the
> throttle closes slowly not instantly.  The throttle cable must be slightly
> sticky somewhere, I've taken the grip assembly apart but couldn't find
> where.  But you'd hear that before you stopped the bike, because the revs
> would still be too high.
>
> >and occasionally what sounds like a plastic
> >bag flapping loudly behind.
> It's not too much slack in the chain, by any chance?  I found when I run
the
> bike up on the centre stand to oil the chain, the top of the chain would
> occasionally drop enough to snatch at the plastic rail along the top of
the
> swing arm.  Putting on even a hint of throttle would get enough chain
> tension to stop it, so perhaps the problem is a slightly loose chain and
> coming off the throttle combining to make the chain slap the swing arm
top.
>
> Neil
>
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