F3S running like poo-advice needed

[griffontamer]

Hi all. Went on a nice group ride today and my F3S misbehaved. After sitting for about 1.5 hours, it started right up but stalled almost immediately; upon restart it barely idled and if I gave it a tiny bit of gas to keep it from stalling, it backfired like crazy. Check engine light came on and after a minute it settled down and the light went off; the bike ran and rode fine. The same thing happened again at the next stop.

All the local dealers are a week + out to check it out and who knows how long it will take them to figure it out and fix it afterward... Can this thing's codes be diagnosed by someone other than a Spyder dealer? (this is in the Seattle area). Is there anything I should check myself (I am pretty handy with tools and not afraid to get my hands dirty) or does it sound like some electronic issue that I can't do much about myself?

 

[spyderCodes]

Hi all. Went on a nice group ride today and my F3S misbehaved. After sitting for about 1.5 hours, it started right up but stalled almost immediately; upon restart it barely idled and if I gave it a tiny bit of gas to keep it from stalling, it backfired like crazy. Check engine light came on and after a minute it settled down and the light went off; the bike ran and rode fine. The same thing happened again at the next stop.

All the local dealers are a week + out to check it out and who knows how long it will take them to figure it out and fix it afterward... Can this thing's codes be diagnosed by someone other than a Spyder dealer? (this is in the Seattle area). Is there anything I should check myself (I am pretty handy with tools and not afraid to get my hands dirty) or does it sound like some electronic issue that I can't do much about myself?

The spyderCodes App can provide an explanation of active codes.

 

[griffontamer]

The spyderCodes App can provide an explanation of active codes.

If the check engine light came on for a minute (while it ran horribly) and disappeared afterward, can I view any info on the Spyder? I will look through the owner's manual of course, but if the answer isn't there... Well, I never expected a new bike with under 3k miles to have issues and I don't know how to deal with new technology without a proper scanner.

 

[spyderCodes]

Codes can be active (the malfunction is current) and inactive(it happened, but was in the past)
Only active codes can be displayed on the spyder.
Inactive codes require BUDS to read.
If you don't turn the spyder off you should be able to read any current active codes.
(MODE-SET-TSCANCEL)

 

[griffontamer]

Codes can be active (the malfunction is current) and inactive(it happened, but was in the past)
Only active codes can be displayed on the spyder.
Inactive codes require BUDS to read.
If you don't turn the spyder off you should be able to read any current active codes.
(MODE-SET-TSCANCEL)

It's not there now but I am sure I can reproduce the scenario, being that it happened twice the exact same way. Thanks, I'll see what it says!

 

[spyderCodes]

Your dealer can pull all of the codes using BUDS and make a diagnosis.