stevencovert
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Hi all! As you eat your turkey I have weird things for you to mull over 
I am at my wits end trying to figure out why my 2008GS 998cc SE5 sticks in gear (any) and sometimes shifts into neutral when going from 2nd to 3rd. The clutch feels fine, pulls great, easily does a burnout. When running normal I don't feel anything, shifts solid, no slipping. Has a new gearbox position sensor, bajaRon plugs & wires, throttle sensor, fresh oil change with LaMonsters kit, paddle shifter (which was fine - has sealed switches in it!!) and probably $500 of other parts trying to fix this!!
Your gonna like this one! It also likes to - I THINK - go into limp mode?? It will get stuck in a gear, and feel like the engine is cutting out like every half second: on - off - on - off, like bwap bwap bwap down the road. It will smooth out a lower RPM, maybe around 3K or less. No codes, no messages. I thought LCD goes orange in limp mode?? I did happen to catch something on the right side CLICKING in time with the engine cutting. Cycling the key cleared it. I looked on cheapcycleparts and found something in a gas line that had a connector, bit looks like a sensor. So put on your thinking caps! Whats on upper right side in the carb area I think that makes a solid fairly loud click? :banghead:
Did throw codes at random (was running OK at the time)
P0730 - expected as I have a HMF exhaust
P0710 - Trans temperature (but sensor is in cylinder in the coolant??) or I tracked down wrong one
pps:
P0730 - Incorrect gear ratio ECM vs TCM. This one was interesting. Still trying to figure what reports speed to the ECM. I was thinking maybe the rear hall effect was too far from the teeth, but I would think there would be a separate code for that. Still might adjust closer anyway
Threw these codes many times over the last few months - but not when the bike went buts. I'm trying to put all this together in my head, and just get a headache. Something mechanical that isn't checked by a computer? A sensor (all sensors go to a computer though!). I'm about thinking buying a wrecked bike and wholesale swap out the motor or trans. I'll never get close to what I paid for it, plus parts. Even with a great deal at the time, with the Ryker out I think all used GS/RS just lost $2K or so in value.
With no codes showing when any of this happens, I'm at a loss. So now wondering if maybe something like the electric shifter unit is weak, or something in that series.
The gear is correct on the LCD, maybe took to long, or
I see the gearshift sticking out, so I wondered if it's possible to rip out all the auto shift stuff and put in a manual system. Any ideas? Haven't seen anyone do this on any forum!
Steve
I am at my wits end trying to figure out why my 2008GS 998cc SE5 sticks in gear (any) and sometimes shifts into neutral when going from 2nd to 3rd. The clutch feels fine, pulls great, easily does a burnout. When running normal I don't feel anything, shifts solid, no slipping. Has a new gearbox position sensor, bajaRon plugs & wires, throttle sensor, fresh oil change with LaMonsters kit, paddle shifter (which was fine - has sealed switches in it!!) and probably $500 of other parts trying to fix this!!
Your gonna like this one! It also likes to - I THINK - go into limp mode?? It will get stuck in a gear, and feel like the engine is cutting out like every half second: on - off - on - off, like bwap bwap bwap down the road. It will smooth out a lower RPM, maybe around 3K or less. No codes, no messages. I thought LCD goes orange in limp mode?? I did happen to catch something on the right side CLICKING in time with the engine cutting. Cycling the key cleared it. I looked on cheapcycleparts and found something in a gas line that had a connector, bit looks like a sensor. So put on your thinking caps! Whats on upper right side in the carb area I think that makes a solid fairly loud click? :banghead:
Did throw codes at random (was running OK at the time)
P0730 - expected as I have a HMF exhaust
P0710 - Trans temperature (but sensor is in cylinder in the coolant??) or I tracked down wrong one
pps:P0730 - Incorrect gear ratio ECM vs TCM. This one was interesting. Still trying to figure what reports speed to the ECM. I was thinking maybe the rear hall effect was too far from the teeth, but I would think there would be a separate code for that. Still might adjust closer anyway
Threw these codes many times over the last few months - but not when the bike went buts. I'm trying to put all this together in my head, and just get a headache. Something mechanical that isn't checked by a computer? A sensor (all sensors go to a computer though!). I'm about thinking buying a wrecked bike and wholesale swap out the motor or trans. I'll never get close to what I paid for it, plus parts. Even with a great deal at the time, with the Ryker out I think all used GS/RS just lost $2K or so in value.
With no codes showing when any of this happens, I'm at a loss. So now wondering if maybe something like the electric shifter unit is weak, or something in that series.
The gear is correct on the LCD, maybe took to long, or
I see the gearshift sticking out, so I wondered if it's possible to rip out all the auto shift stuff and put in a manual system. Any ideas? Haven't seen anyone do this on any forum!
Steve
