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Old 10-25-2010, 08:39 AM
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I was riding yesterday with a group and the bike ran fine for the first hour and a half until we stopped for coffee. After we took off again every time I rolled off the throttle the bike stalled. This could be anywhere from 50 mph to just idling at a stop. This went on for about 50-60 miles and then just seemed to clear up on its own and the stalling went away. I filled up with 93 before the ride at the same station I always use, but I was wondering if this could have been bad gas. Or if not, what does it sound like the problem could be?

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Could be bad gas. What injectors are in your bike, the 8 degree or 25 degree?
 
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It could be bad gas. I picked up some bad gas and my bike wouldn't even start.
 
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Bad gas or maybe fuel filter may be starting to clog up? How many miles on the bike?
 
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My experiences with crap gas have always shown up in the first 2 miles after I fill up.
 
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Originally Posted by petemac
I was riding yesterday with a group and the bike ran fine for the first hour and a half until we stopped for coffee. After we took off again every time I rolled off the throttle the bike stalled. This could be anywhere from 50 mph to just idling at a stop. This went on for about 50-60 miles and then just seemed to clear up on its own and the stalling went away. I filled up with 93 before the ride at the same station I always use, but I was wondering if this could have been bad gas. Or if not, what does it sound like the problem could be?

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The tanker truck wasn't there at the time was it?
 
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Some time overfilling can also cause same problem but then it goes away after a while.
 
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Don't think it's the fuel filter, I just replaced that about 15k mile ago.


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Bad gas or maybe fuel filter may be starting to clog up? How many miles on the bike?
 
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Didn't seem to make sense that it would be good for 70 miles and then crappy for the next 60 on the same tank of gas.


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My experiences with crap gas have always shown up in the first 2 miles after I fill up.
 
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Nope, no tanker there.


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The tanker truck wasn't there at the time was it?
 
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