Recent content by lovememyxt

Hahaha,....have been spared the trampling thus far, thanks! Will be more careful. No, it is not a matter of riding inexperience, have had tons of bikes(4 presently), and have never had this kind of miserable gearbox action.

When the bike is hot I sometimes cannot down shift at all in the normal manner. In order to get it done I have to press the shift lever down, slide my foot off the lever while it is in that position, and let it snap back up by itself. This will allow the next lower gear to become available. This...

From the first day my(2012) bike has not been very easy to ride in stop and go, or other low rev situations. I have to slip the clutch far too much to keep the bike from lumping about when transitioning into the gas. This even after a flashing(by my unprofessional self) of the ECU that is...

In the end the failure was mostly(if not entirely) mine; ended up - while getting to testing the battery - finding one cable connection not reinserted, and another not secured properly. Flashtune was very cooperative throughout

In the end the failure was mostly(if not entirely) mine; ended up finding one cable connection not reinserted, and another not secured properly. Flashtune was very cooperative throughout

Thank you for your advice! Got the voltage meter and was going to measure the battery. Before getting to that I wanted to solder a wire connection, and insulate it with some heat shrink tubing. That is how I discovered the degree of my idiocy when finding a coupling that I had failed to...

Checked the main and ignition fuses,...they are good. Will have to get my hands on a volt meter to continue the trouble shooting. Tried all the usual clutch, neutral, kill switch, side stand options....no difference. I'll have to locate that starting circuit cut off relay.....so far I have not...

Don, there is zero cranking going on. I think this is a complete disconnect somewhere between the battery and the starter. Might just have to follow the electrical path, something I am not looking forward to. I am not exactly a genius when it comes to wiring, am a few thousand miles away from...

HELP!! Been messing around with some ECU flashing(Flashtune) with a number of complications. After getting a replacement harness(the original could very well have been a casualty of my less than delicate wiring) the uploading apparently eventually succeeded. However, the bike will not start. The...

Double checked the gear position, kill switch and side stand switch,.......all good(unfortunately).

Thanks, guys! I will wait for the replacement harness to arrive to see if that will help solve the issue. If it doesn't I will follow some of your suggestions.

Thanks.....good pointers! Jbrown, possibly confirming your theory..I did see some notification about only half of the flashing having been addressed. I also suspect that there being nothing happening when pressing the starter might be an erased CPU. I did recheck the CPU number, and was told it...

Gentlemen(and ladies, if there are any)! I've got a 2012 S10 and decided to attempt some ECU modification. Flashtune sells a kit with a wiring harness to be attached to the ECU plug which will make it easy for future adjustments. After attaching the harness you download their software, register...

Thanks, guys! Wasn't aware this forum was as multinational. Makes it more interesting

Hi all! My name is Peter, I am a German who's lived in Florida for almost 30 years, and am proud to say that I owned the first ever 1976(bought it used in '78) XT500 imported to Germany(wish I'd held unto it!), have had several other 500s & 600s, and am now riding a black 2012 S10. Thank you for...