help regarding FI light

[2005rvt1000r]

hello my fellow bikers

about my bike i have an 05 RVT1000r RC51 and I am having a strange problem with it, it would go up to 3000 to 4000RPM and all of a sudden the FI light comes on and slows me down and then feel like it would throw me of the bike and boggs down and I can't figure it out and Honda mechanics can't figure it out either, It is still under warranty but its been sitting at the Damn shop from the last 2 and half month..so if any body had similar problems and was able to solve it..please let me know how they fixed it...

[RicardoA]

any mods on the bike?

[area51racer]

My 03 did the same thing in its first year. I had a set of yosh pipes and a pc3r installed. They did not cause the problem. Here is what mine did: Heading at full steam into a max lean corner, my RC just bogged and shut off momentarily. It was like someone hit the reverse thrust button. One second you are setting up for the hard left corner and suddenly massive engine braking occurs and I start heading wide. Not good. So I payed attention to what was causing the glitch. It eventually got so bad that nothing really seemed to stand out as the culprit.

I limped it to my trusty mechanics house. He works for the shop where I bought the RC from. He showed me how to pull the engine light codes with a simple wire. The dash showed a code 14. I got the service manual and looked up that trouble code. It was a vague description but it ultimately lead me to the rear cylinder injector. The protocol was to disconnect and reconnect the wiring to that rear injector and retest the bike. Ever since then, no problems at all.

My advice to you is this: If the FI light came on then there is a code in the computer's memory that needs to be cleared. That code will give you or the shop the bike is at a good starting point. Chances are it is just a loose or dirty connection that simply needs to be pulled apart and reconnected. Mods and the way you choose to ride your RC has little to do with an FI light coming on and bogging you bike at those rpms. You are doing the right thing by getting the problem documented before the warranty runs out.

[RockyMt]

Check for a pinched Vacuum hose.

[pdfruth]

Sittin in the shop for 2 and a half months.... c'mon... that's crazy.

They need to move you up in the prio's.

First thing in order... pull the codes.
Then go from there, based on the code.

Since it's under warranty, then the mechanic should know what to do.
If it was mine, I'd be a major squeaky wheel. I think 2.5 months is being more than patient. Time to get the move on.

Correction: If it was mine, no one would be allowed to touch it. I do all my own work. Warranty work tho, that's a tough call.

[SDakotaRC51]

Mine did something of the same a few years ago. I found a loose ground wire (ground side, not battery side) so everytime I hit a bump or got it cranked up (vibration) it would wiggle that cable/connection. If its been in the shop for 2.5 months Im sure they already verified that.

[V-Tach]

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