Not being able to start in gear is linked to the left side switch pack. Mine as well as many others have been replaced under warranty.

 

The faulty switch pack can also cause stalling on stop/start maneuvers. Bingo, you need a switch pack.

 

New updated switch pack and lever available.

Should cure the stalling and no start in gear. BTDT....

 

Does anyone actually know what part is going bad in the switch pack that is causing these issues? Anyway to test it like ohming the switch out or anything. If its strictly a intermitten issue then i guess not but would be nice to be able to rule the switch pack out during trouble shooting by not just replacing it in the future. If that makes since.

 

Also, as part of this fix if I'm not mistaken, they set the idle RPMS up to 950 from 850.

And I'm almost certain their was a TSB on this stalling/switch issue.

 

Service can identify the error with Digital Technician provided it's failing at that moment..hope this helps, and apparently the lever matters too..I noticed all the new bikes on the floor have the new switch like this one I got

 

 

dealer warranty issue...being more detailed on "crapping out" of course, hopefully an obvious test drive issue and they can use their diagnostic tools

 

Mine never actually stalled, but it came real close many times, usually as I was taxiing in a parking lot, or coasting to a stop in traffic. I would feel the rpm dropping and react immediately with the throttle to keep it running. I imagine that, if I didn't react, it would have stalled a few times.

Once I got the switch pack replaced, this problem completely disappeared, and I have been able to start in-gear.

The service writer didn't have to replicate the problem in the shop. All I had to do was report the problem, and they took it in to fix it. Took less than an hour. They had parts in stock, which tells me they're ready to replace more of them.