Anyone have the R3 just shut off while riding?

[TURBO200R4]

glad i found this, same thing happened yesterday at 160 miles. pulled in clutch, engine died and red oil light came on.

THE ENGINE LIght always come on when the engine dies.
there fore the engine light is not a problem it is doing what it is suppose to do. the problem is the engine dying. its probably because the tps or the stepper motor is not adjusted right. mine has 30000 miles on it and has acted up a couple of times i have just sprayed the linkages good with wd40 and worked them a few times and then it worked great.
not all dealers have mechanics that knows how to set the r3 if u have tried the dealer and it did not help then i think that your best bet is to find a mechanic that can set the tps and the stepper motor or get the cable for the tune ecu and download the free tunecu and then the experts on here can help u.

 

[1olbull]

Stalling happened to my 2012 R3R for more than 5-6 times in the total 5000 Mile distance i covered. It usually disappears as you add miles to it!!

WHY?
Makes no sense to me . . .
Something is causing it to ocassionally stall and whatever that is won't just fix itself.

 

[TURBO200R4]

most of the guys put these problems in the forum (common issues)
here is a couple of threads that might be of interest to u.
Rocket III production dates vs Idle problems | R3Owners
Second Poor Idle Fix | R3Owners
there may be more u could use the search on the upper right side of the page
hth herman

 

[IROCKIT]

the problem is the dealer where I live is the only triumph dealer for 4 hrs in any direction. but they think they know everything about the bikes, a bunch of skinny jean wearing vespa riding hipsters.

 

[AnungUnRama]

Hello gentlemen. New R3T with less then 100 miles on it. Took the misses out for the first time and was driving some slightly hilly roads here in central Florida so I could do some downshifting to keep deceleration pressure up in the cylinders during break in. Was going 40-50, went to downshift a gear and the **** bike just shut off and the red light on the speedometer lit up. After a second or two, hit the starter button and she fired up and we travelled back home about 10 miles. Anyone else have this issue? I'm VERY hesitant to take it back to the dealer because it's been my experience that a bike just isn't right after going back to the dealer. If I have to, I will, but I would rather attempt to remedy the problem. Thanks again gents and have a great day!

Just bought a brand new R3R on Saturday and during the test ride when downshifting from 4 > 3, the bike shut off. Naturally I panicked as it was during the test ride and I thought I broke the bike . I clutched in, and hit starter, she started right back up. I remembered reading this thread and mentioned it to the salesmen when I returned, and he said he hadn't experienced any issues when he rode it the day prior. Took the bike back home and did ~100 miles yesterday on Sunday with no problems. Brought it to my friends house today just down the road to let him take the bike out for a spin and when he was pulling back down the street, he down shifted from 2 > N and same thing happened again. No mechanical noises, no nothing, just a complete loss of power.

 

[IROCKIT]

I was having the same problem, went and had the TPI checked and calibrated. I still had the issue. the dealership said they couldn't find any problems. I did notice with premium gas it made a different I now have 1000 miles on her and she seems to be doing better.

 

[Jag]

When ever my bike act up, I caress her belly and whisper sweet nothings to her! If that does not work I talk dirty to her! That always works and makes her run mean!!

 

[AnungUnRama]

I was having the same problem, went and had the TPI checked and calibrated. I still had the issue. the dealership said they couldn't find any problems. I did notice with premium gas it made a different I now have 1000 miles on her and she seems to be doing better.

I was running midgrade, maybe on next fill up I'll go with premium and see how that goes. Although it might just be a placebo, you never know . Also, I talked to dealer today and they said they would reach out to Triumph to see if they have anything. I will report back with anything I get.

When ever my bike act up, I caress her belly and whisper sweet nothings to her! If that does not work I talk dirty to her! That always works and makes her run mean!!

I may have to try this on my next ride.

 

[Ugarte]

The Rocket has an independent spirit. It will never be completely obedient, even if everything is tuned perfectly and all parts are in good working order. It is just not in its nature. And for God's sakes never ever post on this forum that your Rocket is working perfectly. That is really bad ju-ju.

 

[mully95]

Mine shut off while riding. After doing some wiggling of the fuse box it came back to life. It was the main 30 amp fuse barely making contact with the connectors. The fuse connectors in the fuse box had pushed out the back. I by passed the fuse box all together and install a in line fuse holder. Havent had the problem since. I tried to push the connectors back in the fuse box but they acted like they was going to do it again.