2004 1150RS ~47k not starting
Good afternoon everyone,
Went out to breakfast a couple of Saturdays ago and 45 minutes into the ride my bike started to buck like bronco buck on a horse. I back off the the throttle and then back on and it bucked even worse. Myself and friend turned around to go home but never made it.
It was running so bad I parked it, two upped back to my house for the trailer and home. I tried starting it get it on the trailer but not happening.
This Georgia, Savannah area. Very humid lately and lots of rain. I drained the fuel tank and the fuel looks OK, at least not cloudy. Filter was changed just last year and the bike is always garaged.
I must admit that it hasn't been rode a lot lately.
The week earlier I dropped the bike on the right side against a plastic floor bureau/bin so it never hit the ground and didn't touch anything near the engine.
Today I got to looking at it and I found the vacuum caps on the throttle bodies (canister-ectomy) cracked and very loose. To be replaced.
But is that enough to send the bike into a bucking fit?
Anybody have an idea? I am thinking the HES but before I get in to that I want to explore this.
Thanks in advance
Good afternoon everyone,
Went out to breakfast a couple of Saturdays ago and 45 minutes into the ride my bike started to buck like bronco buck on a horse. I back off the the throttle and then back on and it bucked even worse. Myself and friend turned around to go home but never made it.
It was running so bad I parked it, two upped back to my house for the trailer and home. I tried starting it get it on the trailer but not happening.
This Georgia, Savannah area. Very humid lately and lots of rain. I drained the fuel tank and the fuel looks OK, at least not cloudy. Filter was changed just last year and the bike is always garaged.
I must admit that it hasn't been rode a lot lately.
The week earlier I dropped the bike on the right side against a plastic floor bureau/bin so it never hit the ground and didn't touch anything near the engine.
Today I got to looking at it and I found the vacuum caps on the throttle bodies (canister-ectomy) cracked and very loose. To be replaced.
But is that enough to send the bike into a bucking fit?
Anybody have an idea? I am thinking the HES but before I get in to that I want to explore this.
Thanks in advance

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