Shuts down when shifting into 1st gear - DESPERATE

[gkamer]

And now you know

Just thought I would close out this issue. I got the bike from the first dealer we took it to and trailered it to one we have used in the past. They were able to quickly diagnose the issue. It was a broken wave spring that was interfering with the clutch. The clutch was thinking it was engaged that's why the bike was shutting off.

We have since taken a 3400 mile trip and the Spyder performed perfectly.

Thanks everyone for their input.

Where to take your Spyder should you have trouble again.

 

[viiiball]

Just out of curiosity did you ever check the vacuum hoses mentioned in post #18?Your Spyder is getting to the age when those tend to go bad if they haven't already. They are an easy diy job if you need new ones. I replaced mine just as a precaution. Glad you got your other problem fixed.

I have not done this yet. I did buy the two hoses ($25 DAMN!) so I will do that probably over the winter once we stop riding for the season