Re: [ST] ECU Memory During Shutoff

[Rick Damiani <rickd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 19 May 2001 19:35:50 -0700, "LaPoint" <vlapoint@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>I'm not sure how this applies but one of the things my dealer cautioned me
>about was using the kill switch and running out of gas.  He said that if I
>ran out of gas it would confuse the ECU and that prior to trying to restart
>the bike I should turn the key on and off several time, leaving it on for
>5-6 seconds each time.  He stated that this would help the ECU recalibrate
>and would help to eliminate any serious starting or initial running
>problems. He did caution that there might be some initial problems in
>performance and that it would be smart to ride it for about 5 minutes, stop
>and start again.
>You guys probably know all this!!

I ran out of gas twice with my Sprint ST. After adding some fuel the
bike worked fine each time, no futzing required.


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