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ultraclassic · 05-01-2008, 01:05 PM

I had recently posted a question reference popping when decelerating. After riding now the popping seems to have gone away and I'm very cautious to use the right octane level.

Recently this has started happening: While riding the engine light will come on, and then a few seconds later the bike will "sputter". When I try to accelerate, the bike hesitates and sputters and then when it returns to normal I perceive there to be a loss of power and a different engine sound.

When I am at a light and idling, the engine light will come on, the RPMs go up to 2000 and the bike will begin to stall after. I have to rev the engine sigificantly to keep the bike from stalling and it's difficult to get going. When it returns to normal after a few moments, I smell gas.

Think water is in the line or tank somehow? I'm in Missouri I've gotten caught in some torrential down pours a few times.

Very disconcerting as the first time this happened I was passing a slower vehicle and when in the other lane the bike began to hesitate and I made it back nearly in time to avoid a head on collision, which to say the least would have ruined my day.

I appreciate the expertise you folks provide! Excellent forum!

05-01-2008, 01:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
ultraclassic New Family Join Date: 2007, Oct 14 Posts: 7	Engine light/sputtering I had recently posted a question reference popping when decelerating. After riding now the popping seems to have gone away and I'm very cautious to use the right octane level. Recently this has started happening: While riding the engine light will come on, and then a few seconds later the bike will "sputter". When I try to accelerate, the bike hesitates and sputters and then when it returns to normal I perceive there to be a loss of power and a different engine sound. When I am at a light and idling, the engine light will come on, the RPMs go up to 2000 and the bike will begin to stall after. I have to rev the engine sigificantly to keep the bike from stalling and it's difficult to get going. When it returns to normal after a few moments, I smell gas. Think water is in the line or tank somehow? I'm in Missouri I've gotten caught in some torrential down pours a few times. Very disconcerting as the first time this happened I was passing a slower vehicle and when in the other lane the bike began to hesitate and I made it back nearly in time to avoid a head on collision, which to say the least would have ruined my day. I appreciate the expertise you folks provide! Excellent forum!