Sudden acceleration TC88B
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From: Edmonton
Just curious as to whether the bike has a factory cruise or aftermarket throttle lock. I have a aftermarket lock on my FXD and I am in the habit of constantly checking it due to vibration or hand position putting it on enough to cause the engine to stay at a higher RPM when trying to decelerate. Does the ECM have a scannable memory like cars have? If so perhaps a service tech can pull the info and get an idea of what happened.
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
"'04 FXSTSi"
This means the bike is a fuel injected model, the "i" at the end.
The only thought I have is that something got jammed in the butterfly and held it open.
This happened to a sports car I had.
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No offense, but your wannabe hard-assed self-centered attitude from your very first post says to me that maybe there is a jerk in or on the throttle that caused your problem.
Last edited by bjewell; Aug 25, 2010 at 09:24 AM.
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From: Fort Worth, TX
I was going to say the same thing. Sorry about your crash and bike
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From: Long Island, NY
Sudden acceleration on a TC88 is almost an oxymoron.
Seriously, I had that happen once while pulling the front brake and inadvertantly increasing the throttle while downshifting into first. I'm more careful now.
Otherwise, a broken throttle return spring may have been the culprit, though you probably checked that after inspecting the crashed bike.
Seriously, I had that happen once while pulling the front brake and inadvertantly increasing the throttle while downshifting into first. I'm more careful now.
Otherwise, a broken throttle return spring may have been the culprit, though you probably checked that after inspecting the crashed bike.
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From: katy, tx
good one groupw.
sounds to me like the bike just wants to be ridden and since you didnt ride her very often she figured shed show you what she thought about that... but deffinately sounds like a throttle cable. i hope your finger is ok by the way....lol just teasin.... dont get your feathers all ruffled up
sounds to me like the bike just wants to be ridden and since you didnt ride her very often she figured shed show you what she thought about that... but deffinately sounds like a throttle cable. i hope your finger is ok by the way....lol just teasin.... dont get your feathers all ruffled up
