I've checked this issue in the forums, and found similar issues. But somethings I've noticed on mine, wasn't brought up. The other posts were about 4-5 years old, and didn't want to start replying to them. So I thought I'd start a fresh thread indicating what is happening with my bike.
Bike has been running pretty good since the beginning of the season. About a month ago, I did notice that the oil was down to about half way in the window. Okay, no biggie. Bike is still running fine, and I was scheduled to do an oil change soon anyway. On the way to work this past Monday, I felt my bike lose power for a second in second gear (didn't shutdown), but was ok after that. The rest of the ride was ok. On the way home, however, it did the same thing 3 times. 2 times happened while making a turn. Third time going straight shifting to third gear. Again, bike didn't shutdown. Just lost some power. This started concerning me. I made it home in one piece, with no stalling. That is, until I got to the garage in my building, my bike sputtered once, then shutdown. Tried starting it again, it was turning over, but no combustion. I started to smell something from the exhaust. Not the usual gas smell. More like oil, or possibly even electrical. Can't be too sure. Possible a mix of both. But definitely not the usual fuel smell that I've grown to like and accustomed to. lol I sat there for about 5 min, started it up again, and bam! Started. Managed to get it into my spot.
At first I thought I was probably running out of gas, so I checked the tank, I had half a tank left. Then I checked the oil window, didn't see any line. So I thought I was probably out of oil, or not enough. Causing my bike to lose compression and shutting down. So I topped it up. I let it run for a little bit, then rode around the garage (keep in mind I was limited to riding in first gear playing with the clutch), and no shutdown. Parked, checked the oil again, and still good level. The next morning, thinking all was fine, I started my bike, no problem. Got out of my garage, shifted to second gear, sputtered, then shutdown again. And like the evening before, it was turning over, but not combusting. Waited a few minutes again, and it started ok. Leaving the choke on seemed to help a bit. Luckily I wasn't very far from home, and was able to ride back gingerly. After I parked, I smelled that burning oil/electrical smell again. I checked the oil level again, and it looked fine. But I did notice some condensation at the top of the window where the oil level stopped. Not sure if that's an indication of any issues.
The most of the posters in the old threads said something like this is probably electrical. As in a loose battery connection, or faulty wiring. A few days before this started, I did remove my battery to refill and recharge it (I had forgotten to take my key out, and it was still in on position, drained the battery). So I'll check the battery connections to make sure nothing is loose. But other than that, could there be any other reason why my bike is doing this?
When I changed my plugs at the beginning of the season, I checked the coolant level, and all was good. Also changed my oil and filter. Bike ran fine for the next few months. Until this issue. I'm also wondering, if the plugs might have something to do with it? I gapped it within the specifications. But if I gapped it slightly off, in the long run, would it cause my issue? That's another thing that's been swimming around my head. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Bike has been running pretty good since the beginning of the season. About a month ago, I did notice that the oil was down to about half way in the window. Okay, no biggie. Bike is still running fine, and I was scheduled to do an oil change soon anyway. On the way to work this past Monday, I felt my bike lose power for a second in second gear (didn't shutdown), but was ok after that. The rest of the ride was ok. On the way home, however, it did the same thing 3 times. 2 times happened while making a turn. Third time going straight shifting to third gear. Again, bike didn't shutdown. Just lost some power. This started concerning me. I made it home in one piece, with no stalling. That is, until I got to the garage in my building, my bike sputtered once, then shutdown. Tried starting it again, it was turning over, but no combustion. I started to smell something from the exhaust. Not the usual gas smell. More like oil, or possibly even electrical. Can't be too sure. Possible a mix of both. But definitely not the usual fuel smell that I've grown to like and accustomed to. lol I sat there for about 5 min, started it up again, and bam! Started. Managed to get it into my spot.
At first I thought I was probably running out of gas, so I checked the tank, I had half a tank left. Then I checked the oil window, didn't see any line. So I thought I was probably out of oil, or not enough. Causing my bike to lose compression and shutting down. So I topped it up. I let it run for a little bit, then rode around the garage (keep in mind I was limited to riding in first gear playing with the clutch), and no shutdown. Parked, checked the oil again, and still good level. The next morning, thinking all was fine, I started my bike, no problem. Got out of my garage, shifted to second gear, sputtered, then shutdown again. And like the evening before, it was turning over, but not combusting. Waited a few minutes again, and it started ok. Leaving the choke on seemed to help a bit. Luckily I wasn't very far from home, and was able to ride back gingerly. After I parked, I smelled that burning oil/electrical smell again. I checked the oil level again, and it looked fine. But I did notice some condensation at the top of the window where the oil level stopped. Not sure if that's an indication of any issues.
The most of the posters in the old threads said something like this is probably electrical. As in a loose battery connection, or faulty wiring. A few days before this started, I did remove my battery to refill and recharge it (I had forgotten to take my key out, and it was still in on position, drained the battery). So I'll check the battery connections to make sure nothing is loose. But other than that, could there be any other reason why my bike is doing this?
When I changed my plugs at the beginning of the season, I checked the coolant level, and all was good. Also changed my oil and filter. Bike ran fine for the next few months. Until this issue. I'm also wondering, if the plugs might have something to do with it? I gapped it within the specifications. But if I gapped it slightly off, in the long run, would it cause my issue? That's another thing that's been swimming around my head. Any input would be greatly appreciated.