Strange occurrence
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Road Warrior
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From: Gilbert, AZ
Strange occurrence
Yesterday I rode my Limited to my son's house and parked in the driveway. Driveway is fairly steep, so when I went to leave, I had the ignition on, but I just pulled in the clutch and slowly backed down to the street. I had only moved a foot or two, and I heard what I thought was a pop, then a sizzle and saw smoke. It came from behind the air cleaner assembly.
Once I got down on level ground, I started the bike, checked all the gauges, lights, etc. Everything worked fine, and I rode it 25 miles to home with no problems.
I didn't have time to remove the air cleaner and look around to see if there was obvious damage. Anybody have any idea what might have happened?
Once I got down on level ground, I started the bike, checked all the gauges, lights, etc. Everything worked fine, and I rode it 25 miles to home with no problems.
I didn't have time to remove the air cleaner and look around to see if there was obvious damage. Anybody have any idea what might have happened?
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Road Warrior
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The engine was cold, it had been sitting in my son's driveway for 4 hours or so and it was only 75° out at the time.
I was thinking since the ignition and fuel pump were on, I rolled back a little bit, released the clutch lever in 1st gear causing the engine to turn over a little and must have ignited some unburned fuel. That was my initial thought, although I didn't know if it was possible with a FI bike. The smoke I saw was coming from within the air cleaner, which had the appearance of coming from behind the air cleaner assembly.
I was thinking since the ignition and fuel pump were on, I rolled back a little bit, released the clutch lever in 1st gear causing the engine to turn over a little and must have ignited some unburned fuel. That was my initial thought, although I didn't know if it was possible with a FI bike. The smoke I saw was coming from within the air cleaner, which had the appearance of coming from behind the air cleaner assembly.
Tourer
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From: Randolph, WI
I don't think its recommended to pop the clutch a little while backing up. Didn't even know it could be done, unless I'm out in left field here.
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