[RESOLVED]Engine slows to a stop. Overheating?
Alright guys, so this engine is less than a week old, and less than 15 miles, correct mixtures of fuel and everything. One day, I took the bike out on a pretty chilly evening, and ran fine all the way to my local grocery store. Rode it not too fast, just nice and slow and everything ran fine. However, on the way back (15 minutes later), I wanted to get home in a hurry. I went more hectic and aggressive on the bike this time, I just gave it more throttle more often, with less stopping, etc. So finally, I get to the bottom of the hill where my house sits atop, and normally, the engine will run a little slower because of the incline but nevertheless, it would usually make it just fine. But since this time it was coming back home with a little more heat on it, it fortunately made it to the top of the hill just at the perfect spot, then I disengage the clutch, and the engine cuts off. I thought to myself, "Ok, I was going to hit the kill switch anyways." But in the back of my mind I knew this was not a good sign. So about 4 days later (today) I tried starting it, and it just won't start. I tried diagnosing the problem:
RESOLVED: Replaced the CDI
Alright guys, so this engine is less than a week old, and less than 15 miles, correct mixtures of fuel and everything. One day, I took the bike out on a pretty chilly evening, and ran fine all the way to my local grocery store. Rode it not too fast, just nice and slow and everything ran fine. However, on the way back (15 minutes later), I wanted to get home in a hurry. I went more hectic and aggressive on the bike this time, I just gave it more throttle more often, with less stopping, etc. So finally, I get to the bottom of the hill where my house sits atop, and normally, the engine will run a little slower because of the incline but nevertheless, it would usually make it just fine. But since this time it was coming back home with a little more heat on it, it fortunately made it to the top of the hill just at the perfect spot, then I disengage the clutch, and the engine cuts off. I thought to myself, "Ok, I was going to hit the kill switch anyways." But in the back of my mind I knew this was not a good sign. So about 4 days later (today) I tried starting it, and it just won't start. I tried diagnosing the problem:
RESOLVED: Replaced the CDI
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