berger

I would suggest taking it out for a ride and carrying a can of choke/throttle body cleaner, perhaps some starter fluid. When the bike stalls and wont restart quickly remove the seat and air filter. Spray some fluid into the throttle body and see if the bike will start. This will at least determine if it is electrical or fuel related.

willlem

they're taking it in this thursday for some 'proper' testing...
as soon as i have it back, ill let you all know what went wrong, for the second time.
thanks for your advice berger!

maKe

Wow, what a lemon 570 you have there.

Seriously, that sucks... Wiring harness / ECU problems maybe? Can't be that bad mechanical fault there.

Ruger

This has me worried, as I own a 2011 FE570S. Please keep us advised.

willlem

so this is the newsflash:

They have finished their work on the bike. Apparently they took it apart to see what was wrong and found an electric wire that had been stripped of its insulation due to vibrations of engine against other metal parts.
According to their mechanic, this touching of the electric wire with metal parts caused the irritating situation of shutting down etc..

Does this sound plausible? Is anyone familiar with such issues?

I will get it back tomorrow and we'll see after some driving if the problem has been resolved

berger

Very possible. Could you get the exact location and wire color of the short from your mechanic? It may help someone else in the future.

Davo

Sounds plausible. Crazyted had a good post on a wire worn through and shorting out up near the top of the shock. He wrapped the loom in an old inner tube.
Here is his post:
Pictures of coated Pipe.

Here is Crazyteds picture:

willlem

okay ill ask for the Exact location of the wire and color, but they already told me they couldnt figure out where the wire headed or what its purpose was. Also, maybe they took pictures..i'll hear from him tomorrow.

I got the bike back today. It rode fine....but the headlight is flashing intermittently (stronger/weaker) when its on normal position. Its independant of throttle activation.. A problem with the electric wire or relay im guessing..? When its positioned on stronger light there's no issue.

Im very happy to have it back however, wheelies on these new rain tires seem to be a lot easier to hold up...strange

berger

How can they even suggest the problem is fixed when they dont even know where the wire goes or what it does??
Regardless if the problem is fixed, it sounds like it's time to find another mechanic.

willlem

here we go again.. problem continues showing up

it just sounds to me like i need a new bike.. cuz this one is F'ed up and yes berger my mechanics are probably F'ed up as well