Hi Folks, hoping for some pointers from the assembled experts! Had to pop out on Wednesday and the weather was glorious, so I took my 2010 Diavel, (with only 5k on the clock). The journey was a mix of dual carriageway, up to 90+ (on a local racetrack, obviously), and slow town riding and throttle response was nowhere near as crisp as it would normally be. The bike started cutting out every time I came to a stop, started back up on the button every time, but bogged down every time I revved it to pull away, & would cut out at idle. I did about 40 miles in total, temperature gauge reached 104 at one point, but was back to 80 degrees on the dual carriageway. The only thing I've done recently is wash it 3 days before, and then put it straight back in the garage without starting/riding it - I'm wondering if water got in somewhere, or if there's some common issue that I've become a victim of. I've had a search, it revs over 4k, (although I haven't red-lined it to check properly) so I don't think its the exhaust valve thing (although I'm going to look at that). It's got a GPR end can on it, with no baffle, but that's been on the bike since Feb, when I got it, so not sure it's fuel/air mixture related. Any pointers on where to look & what to search for would be a great help, as it's about 20 years since I last got the spanners out...!
Thanks Android - Nope, no warning lights at all (other than the oil light after it cuts out, which then goes off again once it restarts)
Okay, that tends to rule out a problem I had that required a complete new throttle body. When you say ‘wash it’, what are we talking, bucket and sponge or jet wash ? Andy
Jet wash on a low setting, from about 3 feet away to wet it, bucket & sponge to wash & then jet wash from a distance to rinse - don't think I was fierce enough to force water in anywhere, but I guess you never know...
The ‘simple’ way forward is to remove all the body work and inspect all the places where electrics/electronics are and look for standing water. I use the word ‘simple’ because removing all the body work is not complicated, if you know where all the fixings are. Andy
Thanks Andy - that's this afternoon's job sorted then - I need to connect up my trickle charger anyway ready for the winter, so a good chance for a proper look around. I'm sure I've seen a post about workshop manuals somewhere on here, so will track that down to save me some time chasing hidden fixings - thanks for your help
