2007 Kawasaki EN500C7F
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I was riding without a passenger on an interstate highway at normal highway speed (65-70 mph) and the exhaust suddenly popped a couple of times and the engine died without warning. this IS extremely dangerous as a vehicle following me could collide with me as I slowed. the first time this…
I was riding without a passenger on an interstate highway at normal highway speed (65-70 mph) and the exhaust suddenly popped a couple of times and the engine died without warning. this IS extremely dangerous as a vehicle following me could collide with me as I slowed. the first time this occurred I was able to make an emergency exit to the shoulder of the highway (on a bridge). panicked, I stood up, popped the fuel cap open, checked inside the fuel tank for gasoline. the tank was almost full. I moved the fuel valve to the reserve position, bypassing the normal fuel flow. (***important: "i stood up.") I sat back down tried to start the engine and it started and ran well until the engine died again suddenly several miles down the road. I thought the fuel tank air vent must be plugged because each time the engine died I would open the fuel cap, etc. And it would start and run fine. the problem continued several times at high speeds over several days. I finally discovered that under certain driving conditions fuel did not flow from the fuel tank to the engine (carbs). I could never repeat the engine failure unless I was sitting on the motorcycle. I eventually realized the reason for the sudden loss of engine power was simple. the rubber fuel line from the fuel tank to the carbs was routed over a frame member at the rear of the fuel tank and the seat sat on top of the rubber fuel line. I could duplicate my engine failure by sitting forward on the seat, thereby pinching the fuel line and stopping the flow of fuel to the engine. I added spacers to the frame that would support the front of the seat off of the fuel line and I have never again had an engine failure. I suspect this could explain motorcycle accidents caused by suddenly slowing in traffic on a highway and being rear ended. subsequent engine tests would find nothing, e.g., operator error? *tr