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Yup, she's broke. Probably broke good. Flame on. All you filthy GSX-R haters have yourselves a ball...
Bound and determined to ride today. I got a call from a buddy to meet up for a ride. I jumped right on the bike and spent the next three hours getting lightly rained on, mixed with getting poured on...
The rain stopped and we decided to break for lunch. After lunch everyone was splitting up to go home. They were all headed the opposite direction of my house, but since the roads had dried, I decided to go for a small blast up the highway with them before heading home myself.
We go at a "spirited pace" for about 10 miles or so, and I get off an exit to turn around. I make the loop back under the high way, turn onto the entrance ramp and the bike DIES. It didn't sputter, it didn't hesitate, it didn't hiccup first. It just instantly DIED!
As soon as the bike died, the FI light started to blink. (this makes me a little nervous since I have never seen one blinking before, they throw the code and then stay on solid until you cycle the key.) I pulled over,turned the key on and off, and everything came back to life. The light and FI indicator were off, the fuel pump cycled, the bike started right up like normal. I gave it a few small blips to make sure that she was going to stay running. Put it in first and pulled away. I make it about 50 feet and it died again. Identical conditions. It started, drove a small distance and died, about 5 times. I'm now on the highway with a dead bike on the shoulder. A quick call to my brother and he is on the way to get me. He needed to come to me first and retrieve the keys to my truck. At this point it starts pouring again. YAY!!!
And all you cop haters can kiss my ass after today...
Shortly before my brother arrives a state trooper pulls up, asks me if I'm ok, asks if he can call anyone. I explained that the bike died, and my brother was on his way. He had me get in the car and out of the rain to wait for my brother. He told me to go with my brother to get my truck, and that he had to make a loop and come back down the opposite side of the highway and he would check on the bike (at this point he is parked in front of the bike sitting on the shoulder.) My brother arrives, we go get my truck and race back. When we get back the trooper is sitting behind the bike with his lights on. This guy was AWESOME. We loaded the bike. Officer Friendly pulls out to set a pick for us to get into traffic and we're on our way with my broken, POS, trophy.
I'll bring the bike to work this week and scan to see what it stored for codes. I'm dreading the though of what could cause an apparent ignition cut like that.
Anyone wanna buy a really overpriced GSX-R??
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bike troubles are always a bummer, particularly weird electronic/FI ones that are seemingly impossible to diagnose.
Originally Posted by spicy
Ive worked in 3 different police depts since college(2 dispatching and 1 crime scene photo development) to know that a good percentage of them are good guys and are willing to help out others! Glad you found a nice one versus a prick 
