fore4runner
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(SOLVED - pg 2 comment with details)
Hey there,
I've recently got a 2017 NC750XA with a standard transmission (in Canada). I've got two issues and am looking for potential ideas or clues on how to debug.
Issue #1) Yesterday I got the bike back from the first service when driving it in the evening the bike lost power three times. It felt like one of the cylinders cut out and I wasn't able to maintain speed at 60 kph. The engine didn't stall out completely but I was able to get it come back to full power by putting in the clutch and revving the engine a bit. It happened three times in about 5 minutes on some back roads and then stopped completely.
Issue #2) I'm not sure if this is related or not but when driving in stop and go traffic I get a loud clunking sound intermittently when shifting into first. I can get this to happen if I'm rolling at ~6kph and I let the clutch out. When in gear and rolling at low speed the engine makes a loud clunking sound. My personal guess is that this would be a loose cam chain tensioner.
Any thoughts on what might be the issue or things that I should be checking to make sure the bike is safe to ride? Are there any scanner tools that can be used to help debug the process?
Hey there,
I've recently got a 2017 NC750XA with a standard transmission (in Canada). I've got two issues and am looking for potential ideas or clues on how to debug.
Issue #1) Yesterday I got the bike back from the first service when driving it in the evening the bike lost power three times. It felt like one of the cylinders cut out and I wasn't able to maintain speed at 60 kph. The engine didn't stall out completely but I was able to get it come back to full power by putting in the clutch and revving the engine a bit. It happened three times in about 5 minutes on some back roads and then stopped completely.
Issue #2) I'm not sure if this is related or not but when driving in stop and go traffic I get a loud clunking sound intermittently when shifting into first. I can get this to happen if I'm rolling at ~6kph and I let the clutch out. When in gear and rolling at low speed the engine makes a loud clunking sound. My personal guess is that this would be a loose cam chain tensioner.
Any thoughts on what might be the issue or things that I should be checking to make sure the bike is safe to ride? Are there any scanner tools that can be used to help debug the process?
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