Bandit Alley

MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: MasterM3 on June 08, 2006, 02:51:24 PM

Title: Bike dies when steering turned left
Post by: MasterM3 on June 08, 2006, 02:51:24 PM

I was making a slow left handed turn in a parking lot and the rpm's fluttered then died. Even when stationary and turning the bike left and holding it there, the bike will die. I gave it some throttle and it fluttered and died again.

Doesn't happen when holding the handlebars off to the right. Any suggestions?

Title: Bike dies when steering turned left
Post by: stormi on June 08, 2006, 03:12:55 PM

Check the cable routing of your throttle cable.  (You can find the proper routing in the service manual)

Possibly the choke cable as well.  Routing of the throttle cable is the most common reason for the bars to be able to kill or rev the ever loving crap out of a bike.

Title: Bike dies when steering turned left
Post by: erik on June 08, 2006, 07:38:34 PM

I had the same problem and found the choke cable was just too tight.
Adjusting it so it had a bit more slack fixed the problem.

I've still got the problem of the revs increasing when turning the bars to the right though, but that' probably due to the throttle cable and bent handle bars... I haven't got around to fixing that yet.

Title: Bike dies when steering turned left
Post by: jeepskate99 on June 08, 2006, 09:47:05 PM

Could also be electrical shorting in the wires from the switch.

Title: Bike dies when steering turned left
Post by: Nacho2059 on June 09, 2006, 01:37:34 AM

I too had a similar problem.  When I turned right the rpm's climbed and it was the cable rounting.