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Tourer
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this was a 1st...
so had my bike out yesterday weather was nice for riding put about 80 miles on it
so i stopped to grab a pop and check in with the boss jumped back on my bike pulled around to the station exit stopped waiting for a brake in traffic to pull out when i had my chance gave the throttle a twist and nothing it was just idling i was able to twist the throttle more then half way and the RPM's barely got to around 1400ish no engine light or any thing? i shut the bike off restarted it all was good put about 25 miles on it after?
bikes and 08 EG, i have not done any thing to it in the last few weeks so dont think it something i done,
so i stopped to grab a pop and check in with the boss jumped back on my bike pulled around to the station exit stopped waiting for a brake in traffic to pull out when i had my chance gave the throttle a twist and nothing it was just idling i was able to twist the throttle more then half way and the RPM's barely got to around 1400ish no engine light or any thing? i shut the bike off restarted it all was good put about 25 miles on it after?
bikes and 08 EG, i have not done any thing to it in the last few weeks so dont think it something i done,
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Same thing happened to my 09 UC, and it turned out to be a loose electrical connection behind the air cleaner. Mine also fixed itself but took to dealer and they found the loose connector.
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Couple of things you can check.
Check for codes: https://www.fuelmotousa.com/p-29661-...ble-codes.html
Clean and inspect the electrical connector located under the air cleaner, attached to the throttle body, for fretting (look that up, it was a TSB).
Good luck.
Check for codes: https://www.fuelmotousa.com/p-29661-...ble-codes.html
Clean and inspect the electrical connector located under the air cleaner, attached to the throttle body, for fretting (look that up, it was a TSB).
Good luck.
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Maybe Vernal or someone will pipe in with the electrical troubleshooting flow charts...
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Road Warrior
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Sounds like limp mode and I had the same experience except I was limping across a busy 4 lane roadway on a green with a bunch of cars behind me.
Pulled over, shut the bike down and cycled the ignition three times and I was able to clear limp mode.
Called the dealership to come get it as there where also 9 historic codes for them to check.
Fortunately I had read something in the owners manual about limp mode couple days before and tried the 3 cycle bit.
worked and got me home.
So, now thats cleared up, do what the others have suggested cause eventually limp mode will appear once again.
Rob
Pulled over, shut the bike down and cycled the ignition three times and I was able to clear limp mode.
Called the dealership to come get it as there where also 9 historic codes for them to check.
Fortunately I had read something in the owners manual about limp mode couple days before and tried the 3 cycle bit.
worked and got me home.
So, now thats cleared up, do what the others have suggested cause eventually limp mode will appear once again.
Rob
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Others with this problem have found a broken wire in the loom at the p-clamp under the gas tank.
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08 cvo road king here and had the same issue earlier this summer. Bike would go into limp mode and did that a few times and then nothing. .wouldn't even start. Code was saying the tps correlation error. I had to replace the tps sensors which are on the little cover on the side of your throttle body. Unfortunately harley says they're not serviceable so they don't sell just that part of the tb. Luckily I had my old 50mm on the shelf so l clipped that on one and bikes ran perfect since...well except for my transmission needing a rebuild lol but it worked for me.
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