brand new R3 stalls out in traffic - YIKES!

atjurhs said:
hey Jag, that's great information!

i don't have a shop manual on the bike, i guess i need to find one....

meanwhile, from a zoomed out view, where on the bike is the bleed screw and coolant hose located?
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Just behind the top of radiator on the engine block, left side of bike even with the throttle bodies. You will need a long extension and socket. Put a piece of electrical tape on the socket so the bolt will be held captive when you push it on the head of the bolt. That way the bolt won't fall out once you remove it.
 
Did the fans come on? - If not they should have.
 
jag, that's just a weee bit more mechanical than i'm apt to undertake, but only by a lot when i take the bike in to fix the stalling, i'll ask them about that too...

barb, got the manual from idk's signature page, thanks!
 

Mine had a somewhat rare case like that. When the motor was installed from the factory the chain slacked and jumped a tooth. Bike seemed to ride fine, but after running full temp and slowing down it would die. Then it would seem a little hard to restart. Too much back pressure, then restart and run. I don't know if yours is the same, but worth a mention.
 
12minute tune question...

what happens when you go over the 12minutes?

ie. when i let mine run for 1/2hr, so it went way over 12minutes. grant it, i did NOT start her WITHOUT touching the throttle, so did my 1/2hr run not count as a 12minute tune?

AND

tomorrow i am taking it to the dealer, should i do a 12min tune before leaving the house and riding 135miles?

OR

just ride it like it is, so they can see the "full spectrum" of the problem?

OR

it won't matter to the dealer's mech either way, whatever he is going to do won't read the bikes current set up anyways. what he will do will wipe out anything that the computer has "learned" from a 12min tune?

thanks for your thoughts on this!

oh, and, after a "correctly executed" 12min tune, am i supposed to shut it down then restart it and ride?

OR

just hop on her and go?

thanks again

Todd
 
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