Greetings Turbo techies!
I recently acquired my first CX500 Turbo from my mom. In her ownership the bike was cared for by professionals at a dealership in PA.
With 25K on the clock, I inherited the bike. So far, I've replaced the plugs, fanstat switch, battery and thermostat. Bike starts, but struggles with idle. Backfiring through the intake system and some serious coughing and farting around 3K rpm range.
Took the bike out today, hoping that running some fresh gasoline (93 octane) would help clear up these issues. About 5 miles from the house, the bike's *FUEL SYSTEM* indicator went on and the bike lost acceleration. The system would clear up and the bike would take off like a scalded cat until the fault would appear again. Turning the key off would clear the fault and the bike would run well again for a few moments.
At first guess I would lean toward the Throttle Position sensor, and I hoped searching this forum would reveal a known issue, but alas, there doesn't seem to be much banter about a similar issue here. Has anyone experienced a similar situation?
Thanks in advance. Sorry to read about Dan's wreck.
Chris
I recently acquired my first CX500 Turbo from my mom. In her ownership the bike was cared for by professionals at a dealership in PA.
With 25K on the clock, I inherited the bike. So far, I've replaced the plugs, fanstat switch, battery and thermostat. Bike starts, but struggles with idle. Backfiring through the intake system and some serious coughing and farting around 3K rpm range.
Took the bike out today, hoping that running some fresh gasoline (93 octane) would help clear up these issues. About 5 miles from the house, the bike's *FUEL SYSTEM* indicator went on and the bike lost acceleration. The system would clear up and the bike would take off like a scalded cat until the fault would appear again. Turning the key off would clear the fault and the bike would run well again for a few moments.
At first guess I would lean toward the Throttle Position sensor, and I hoped searching this forum would reveal a known issue, but alas, there doesn't seem to be much banter about a similar issue here. Has anyone experienced a similar situation?
Thanks in advance. Sorry to read about Dan's wreck.
Chris