Sigh - Almost Stranded on the Highway

[Kijona]

I have never had a fuel starvation problem from running at 6k rpm for extended periods of time.

If you do, you have a fuel flow issue. The cause of which can be one or more of some of the following...

- blocked or restricted air vent into the tank (open cap and ride and see if problem persists)
- fuel level below ON petcock in tank
- pinched/kinked fuel line (bike will run at slower speeds but fuel cannot flow fast enough at higher speed due to fuel line restriction)
- fuel filter (causes slight fuel flow restrictions)

There are others, but these are the easiest to check and fix. Go through these first.

Michael

I had just filled up. I had been riding at that speed for over 10 minutes with no problem. There is no fuel filter other than what's inside the tank but I had the tank off and cleaned it less than 500 miles ago. It was clean when I cleaned it...now it's even more clean.

My guess is it was caused by what Adidas was describing - because I rode it home this morning and it performed flawlessly. Who knows?  If it does it again I'll let you guys know.