RE: Strange Occurrence

["Archer, Doug" <DArcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just Supposition:

After the bike has been power cycled, it resets the CO2 
settings. (Self Calibrating)  If the bike is in the
middle of the cool down cycling it my be setting the
0 point incorrectly.  A fresh power cycle would do
another reset.

Later..D.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Lindsey [mailto:neil@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 3:17 AM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Strange Occurrence
> 
> 
> I've had this happen exactly twice since I got my '99 Sprint 
> about a month
> and a half ago, and it was just as you described.
> 
> The first time it happened to me I had just re-started the 
> bike after having
> stopped for a quick lunch.  It started up fine but it didn't 
> quite sound
> right to me either.  Then a few seconds later it died.  
> Without turning off
> the key, I hit the starter and she fired right up again but 
> the symptom was
> still there.  It wouldn't run at less than about 1000 rpm.  
> Thinking I was
> about to get standed I hopped on the bike and actually rode 
> it all the way
> home.  I just had to make sure I kept the rev's up.  When I 
> got home (about
> a 5 minute drive), it still would not idle.  Once again I 
> tried re-starting
> without turning off the key -- same problem.  Then I decided 
> to actually
> turn off the key and let it sit for a few minutes.  When I 
> fired it up again
> the problem disappeared.  I reported the problem to my dealer 
> and they had
> never heard such symptoms.  The problem surfaced once more 
> within the next
> week, but this time I decided to immediately turn off the key 
> and try again
> (I didn't wait either).  The problem disappeared again.  When 
> I took the
> bike in for its first service a week or so later, they also 
> checked the
> computer and found no faults.
> 
> 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.
> 
> As I'm new to the group myself, I hadn't heard that anyone 
> else had reported
> this problem.  If they did, and can shed further light on 
> this, I'm all
> ears!
> 
> One other thing -- I noticed that your bike is also a '99.  
> We shouldn't
> overlook the fact that the computer was changed for '00, so 
> it would be
> interesting to hear if anyone with a '00 has ever had this symptom.
> 
> Neil 'Chili Dawg' Lindsey
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jim schroeder" <cretin@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: April 8, 2000 8:39 AM
> Subject: Strange Occurrence
> 
> 
> > Twice recently after shutting off for gas or rest, Sable 
> would restart
> > but refuse to idle and sounded very puny. However, if I shut off the
> > ignition and wait a few seconds, then fire her up again, 
> everything was
> > normal. Pro-Italia checked the computer (no faults). I 
> remember reading
> > this problem here earlier and wondered if anyone has determined the
> > culprit/resolution?
> >                                         TIA,
> >                                                 Jim
> >
> > '99 Sprint ST "Sable"
> > '85 RZ350 "I'm working it"
> > '84 IT490 "Blue turd"
> >
> >
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