I am beginning to think my bike has an evil gremlin hiding somewhere in it. I synched the replacement carbs today and sure enough, they were way off. Bike sounded sweet at idle and on up through the rpm range in 1 and 2. Higher gears encountered a big dead zone that the bike didn't want to rev past . . . from 6k on. I think this is likely due to the 110 jets in the rebuilt carbs. The manual specs 92.5, whatever those numbers refer to. But with a stock airbox and exhaust, it's probably too much.
So I was messing around during my ride on the way home to make sure I had a good handle on what was going on. I planned to pull the carbs and put the standard jets from my old carbs in it when I got back. As I was giving full throttle and noting the response the bike just quit. It acted like the key had been switched off. I managed to coast a little way and pulled off to the side of the road. The bike was just dead, although the lights all worked. Two and a half miles later (I watched the odometer) and three hills, I was home, but half dead or felt like it.
This is exactly what my original 550t did in 1992 when I was riding it to a buddies house to deliver it after selling it to him. Riding along and then "wham" no go. He told me later it was the voltage regulator, but I'm not sure he had the whole story. He sold it within a few weeks for a tidy profit.
Just venting a little, but some guidance would be appreciated. Would an ignitor go out just like that? What other likely places might I look? The charging system was operating correctly when tested three weeks ago.
So I was messing around during my ride on the way home to make sure I had a good handle on what was going on. I planned to pull the carbs and put the standard jets from my old carbs in it when I got back. As I was giving full throttle and noting the response the bike just quit. It acted like the key had been switched off. I managed to coast a little way and pulled off to the side of the road. The bike was just dead, although the lights all worked. Two and a half miles later (I watched the odometer) and three hills, I was home, but half dead or felt like it.
This is exactly what my original 550t did in 1992 when I was riding it to a buddies house to deliver it after selling it to him. Riding along and then "wham" no go. He told me later it was the voltage regulator, but I'm not sure he had the whole story. He sold it within a few weeks for a tidy profit.
Just venting a little, but some guidance would be appreciated. Would an ignitor go out just like that? What other likely places might I look? The charging system was operating correctly when tested three weeks ago.
Thought about it a bit and the first thing I'm going to check (after making sure there isn't any spark) is the kill switch since that is on the throttle grip which is the last thing I was operating before it died. Also going to check the fuses. If those check good, then I'm going to pull the ignitor and check for corrosion/heat indications. I'll post back what I find, hopefully Wed.
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