I Remembered!

[NancysToy]

My RT is in the shop awaiting a new DPS and another throttle body. Today I rode one of my bikes, for the first timer on two wheels in nearly a year.

I remembered...

1. How to start it (no MODE button but a manual choke and a fuel shutoff)
2. Where the turn signal switch was
3. To cancel the turn signals
4. How to turn
5. To put my foot down when I stopped
6. The front brake lever
7. What it feels like to sit on a log

Our Spyders have spoiled us, no doubt. I was pretty uncomfortable for a while...and I don't mean about the seat. Still, it was nice to lean into the turns again. I'll have to be less neglectful of the rest of the fleet once I get the Spyder back home.

 

[PrairieSpyder]

It's a good thing you remembered to put your foot down when you stopped.

Of course, if you had not, would you have posted?:dontknow:

 

[bruiser]

It's good to stay in practice.

 

[Some Guy]

I would probably forget to put my feet down!

 

[finless]

What is the deal with all these throttle body replacements?
Do I need to worry about that on my 2011 RT-S?

Thanks,
Bob

 

[Bob Denman]

Soooo.... which one did you take out for a spin??? :dontknow:

 

[StanProff]

What is the deal with all these throttle body replacements?
Do I need to worry about that on my 2011 RT-S?

Thanks,
Bob

Me too:dontknow: we read now and again about more than one being replaced on the same machine. My 2010 has never thrown a throttle body code.
going on 18,000 miles. I would like to know how many have been replaced across the board on all the model years. Hmmmmm.?

 

[NancysToy]

Soooo.... which one did you take out for a spin??? :dontknow:

I took the Toaster (1972 Slash 5 BMW).

 

[asp125]

You can't forget. It's so easy it's just like riding a .... uhhhh... bike. :roflblack:

 

[EnjoyingTheRyde]

Since I havn't had my ST all that long, I'm still looking for the front brake so that wouldn't have been an issue for me... But I have gotten used to not putting my foot down!

 

[NancysToy]

What is the deal with all these throttle body replacements?
Do I need to worry about that on my 2011 RT-S?

Thanks,
Bob

Me too:dontknow: we read now and again about more than one being replaced on the same machine. My 2010 has never thrown a throttle body code.
going on 18,000 miles. I would like to know how many have been replaced across the board on all the model years. Hmmmmm.?

The throttle body problems affected mostly 2011 RTs, although a few 2010s had a different TB issue. If you have a 2011, and you got the latest update (about a year ago) that corrected the cause of the TB issues, you probably need not worry. My 2011 got a new throttle body and the update at that time, but did not get the latest update until recently. I think that may have allowed it to fail. I should have gone in sooner.

BTW, when the TB fails on a 2011, you usually can reboot and continue to ride. I rode 600 miles home two years ago after it started to act up, only having to reboot a couple of times. I rode it to the dealer for service. This time I rode home about 350 miles after it cropped up. Rode to the dealer again, but it acted up as I was leaving their parking lot, so I decided to leave it there instead of bringing it in next week to put on BUDS. Very few owners have been stranded by this issue.

 

[Bob Denman]

I took the Toaster (1972 Slash 5 BMW)./QUOTE]
:2thumbs:SWEET!:2thumbs:

 

[Bob Ledford]

Caught Myselff

Scotty I had to drive my Silverado today for the first time in a month and actually caught myself leaning into the turns when I first started out the driveway:duh:

 

[ARtraveler]

Thanks for the info and update. I like that BMW. :thumbup:

 

[StanProff]

The throttle body problems affected mostly 2011 RTs, although a few 2010s had a different TB issue. If you have a 2011, and you got the latest update (about a year ago) that corrected the cause of the TB issues, you probably need not worry. My 2011 got a new throttle body and the update at that time, but did not get the latest update until recently. I think that may have allowed it to fail. I should have gone in sooner.

BTW, when the TB fails on a 2011, you usually can reboot and continue to ride. I rode 600 miles home two years ago after it started to act up, only having to reboot a couple of times. I rode it to the dealer for service. This time I rode home about 350 miles after it cropped up. Rode to the dealer again, but it acted up as I was leaving their parking lot, so I decided to leave it there instead of bringing it in next week to put on BUDS. Very few owners have been stranded by this issue.

Thanks Scotty, My 2010 has been perfect and I guess seeing talk, of the throttle bodies, it is easy to get a little paranoid about when it will fail and not if it will. My dealer told me the same that the 2011's were affected and he has had very little issues with the '10s.

 

[ARtraveler]

Thanks Scotty, My 2010 has been perfect and I guess seeing talk, of the throttle bodies, it is easy to get a little paranoid about when it will fail and not if it will. My dealer told me the same that the 2011's were affected and he has had very little issues with the '10s.

Amen. I am in the same position with both a 2010 (32,000 miles) and a 2011 (7,200 miles).

 

[NancysToy]

Scotty I had to drive my Silverado today for the first time in a month and actually caught myself leaning into the turns when I first started out the driveway:duh:

:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

:clap::clap::clap:

 

[Chupaca]

Ah the memory..!!

good thing you remembered all those things..forget any one of them could have been dangerous, painful, depressing but most definitely embarrassing..!! :roflblack::roflblack: ....enjoy hyea:

 

[ulflyer]

TB Failures

Have had two on my '11 RT, last one just before the final computer update last spring?.....no issues since. A friend also had one on her '12 Rt shortly after getting it early last year. Again, no issues since. I would think that if you've had those updates, its unlikely you'll ever have a TB problem.

Scotty: I had a '75/5 with 7 gal tank. So easy to adjust points and valves. One of the best bikes I've ever owned.

 

[Bob Denman]

In the year that I've owned it; I've only managed to put 4000 miles on my truck.
I got in it today, and found myself trying to put MY position in the center of the lane; much as I would on the RT... :shocked:
Under normal driving, I would be sitting about over the left tire track! :gaah:
Too bad that today's errands require such a big cage...