I have an 09 RKC purchased new is 10/2008. It now has just under 5000 miles on it... Yesterday afternoon on my way home from work, I was stopped at a red light when my bike just stalled. It's never done that before, and it's always run great... While at the stop light, it went from idling perfectly to nothing at all. When it stalled it did not spit 'n' sputter at all, just completely died. It did however start right back up, and has run perfectly since.

Just wondering what would cause that to happen? Just for reference, it happened at about 2:30pm when it was about 90* outside. I had been riding it for about 1 mile before it happened.

 

Did you just fill it up by any chance? I had a 2001 Road King (fuel injected) that died several times, even at speed after a fill once. After about 20 miles it stopped and never did it again. All I can think of was that I overfilled and it didn't have enough air in the tank for the gas to flow.

 

Yes, I had filled it up the evening before. At the time that it stalled, I probably had 30 miles since fill-up... And when I filled it up, it was REALLY full, like just above the plate in the filler neck. Hmmm, can't understand why this would cause it to stall though.

 

I didn't know it needed air in the tank for the gas to flow. I always fill to the bottom part of the nozzle hole, and haven't encountered what either of you have experienced. In the OP's case I suppose vapor lock is a suspect, although I haven't heard of this problem before. The new gas could also be contaminated with water.

 

was there a fuel tanker at the gas station when you filled up ?
they stir up a lot of crap when they fill the tanks i avoid any station
with a tanker is there-ride safe

 

Nope, no tanker there at the time.

 

I'd think that you picked up some water in the fuel.

 

Maybe you got one of the new Hybrid Harleys.

 

That would be my guess...It doesn't take much to kill an idling engine. Back in the old "carb" days we had sentiment bowls that would trap water and junk, that you screwed off every now and then and dumped.

 

they were called settlement bowls Not to meney people remember them