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Old 14-04-17, 16:17
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Unhappy 2013 XTX misfire/stalling, bad throttle response + wobbling

***DISCLAIMER: A LOT OF TEXT BUT READING IS VERY APPRECIATED <3****


Hey guys,

this is my first post here so before i talk techy stuff i'd like to introduce myself.

I'm Rob 22 years old from germany. In November 2016 I got my first motorcycle license for =<48hp so the XTX was perfect for my needs.
I bought it @12,000km and put about 4000km on it already. A few month's ago i managed to highside at about 30km/h, bike went down on the right hand side. Since then my handlebars are bent and i'm leaking some radiator fluid. Other than that there are just a few scratches on passenger pegs and exhaust.

But the main problems i experience were present before the bike went down. I start to lose trust in the bike i love because some of these issues make the ride unpredictable in some way. As a rookie (in both riding&tech) I slowly start to lose confidence in the bike.

I hope you guys can help me out.


Issues:

Misfire:
A few months ago i was riding in my local area. As I made my way back home, I stopped at a traffic light. As the light turned green i gave quite some throttle and released the clutch .

The bike made a weird clicking noise and the engine stalled
.

It felt really weird. The noise didn't sound like usual misfire but i'm quite sure it was a failed ignition in some way.

After that incident I played with the throttle a bit in neutral.
It happened again as the engine rpm went down and i twisted the throttle.

The issue occured a few more times, always when twisting the throttle relatively quick after rpm decreased. I also experience a lot of backfire.

Before the engine stalling, the throttle felt really weird, almost as described in the 2nd issue:


Throttle Response:
I think this one might be connected to the misfire/stalling.

Sometimes when i want to rev up nothing happens. I twist the throttle and there is no response from the engine at all.

The engine does not necessarily stall when this happenes. On second try its works again. Also i feel like the bikes throttle response overall has quite some delay, idk if this is normal.

I can easily reproduce this when i'm in neutral and play with the throttle.


Wobbling:
I actually thought this is quite a common issue for supermoto/enduro.
At around 140+km/h i experience what seems to be called tank slappers/speed wobbles/waving. The bike is jiggling around but when i lay down on the thank it disappears.

A friend of mine told me this is by far not normal and i need to get it checked out. I guess its a suspension issue since i'm quite heavy.


Mods:
I tried out the snorkel removal and experimented with my CO settings between 18(default) to 28. It made the ride smoother (as intended), but didn't solve the issues i mentioned.



Right now the bike is in my vendor's workshop. I'm a bit concerned that he won't find the root of the problems.

I really hope you guys can give me some advice .


Cheers,

Rob


thanks for reading this novel.

Last edited by Robrofl; 14-04-17 at 22:15.