I have symptoms similar to Deb Sell's here, but I suspect mine may be somewhat different. To call the behavior erratic would be an understatement.
I'm on a '14 V7 Special with approximately 15.5K miles. The only changes I've made to the bike in the last year were to add a battery tender and USB lead off the battery. Both those items have been installed 6+ months so I doubt they are contributing.
Sometimes the bike will run as smoothly as the day I bought it, others it will be rough and jerky. Usually it will start smoothly then slowly devolve to the rough state. When it is running rough if I let the RPMs drop all the way to idle the engine will stop, usually triggering the check engine light. If I keep even the smallest hint of throttle on while stopped however it will keep running 95% of the time.
If the bike does die then sometimes restarting via the normal starter switch will be extremely laborious. Sometimes it will even just click, but not even attempt to turn over. Often during these attempts the dash will seem to cycle through the startup procedure multiple times. Sometimes it will fire up no problem at all. If it does restart sometimes it will continue the dying at idle act, sometime it will purr along with no hint of trouble till I get to my destination.
A few times I have noticed the Class 3 message come across the LCD when the symptoms are occurring, but not consistently. I haven't noticed any pattern in potential factors like ambient temperature, time in a riding session, etc. This started happening about a month ago very rarely and has started occurring more and more often. Now to probably 80% of times the bike is out. I'm not riding it anymore till my dealership can have a look.
I've linked to two (very loud because of wind noise, sorry) videos below that capture most of the problems.
I've checked my spark plug boots and battery, all connections seem strong and clean. I have a service appointment in a week, but If anyone has any suggestions on what to check I would greatly appreciate it. Missing out on some of the best weather of the year is killing me inside...
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I'm on a '14 V7 Special with approximately 15.5K miles. The only changes I've made to the bike in the last year were to add a battery tender and USB lead off the battery. Both those items have been installed 6+ months so I doubt they are contributing.
Sometimes the bike will run as smoothly as the day I bought it, others it will be rough and jerky. Usually it will start smoothly then slowly devolve to the rough state. When it is running rough if I let the RPMs drop all the way to idle the engine will stop, usually triggering the check engine light. If I keep even the smallest hint of throttle on while stopped however it will keep running 95% of the time.
If the bike does die then sometimes restarting via the normal starter switch will be extremely laborious. Sometimes it will even just click, but not even attempt to turn over. Often during these attempts the dash will seem to cycle through the startup procedure multiple times. Sometimes it will fire up no problem at all. If it does restart sometimes it will continue the dying at idle act, sometime it will purr along with no hint of trouble till I get to my destination.
A few times I have noticed the Class 3 message come across the LCD when the symptoms are occurring, but not consistently. I haven't noticed any pattern in potential factors like ambient temperature, time in a riding session, etc. This started happening about a month ago very rarely and has started occurring more and more often. Now to probably 80% of times the bike is out. I'm not riding it anymore till my dealership can have a look.
I've linked to two (very loud because of wind noise, sorry) videos below that capture most of the problems.
I've checked my spark plug boots and battery, all connections seem strong and clean. I have a service appointment in a week, but If anyone has any suggestions on what to check I would greatly appreciate it. Missing out on some of the best weather of the year is killing me inside...
'14 V7 problems 1:
'14 V7 problems 2: