Intermittent cut out.

[Nevvyn]

Just asking to see if anyone else is having/has had an intermittent cut out on the LC R1200GS.

No rhyme or reason found so far, just pull the clutch in to shift up or down, and the engine dies.

Starts on the button fine after that, but starting to become inconvenient and dealer has tried a few things with no luck as yet.

Just me?

 

[dave hendy]

Just you I am affraid

 

[david a hall]

be careful with that, engine cutting at low speed is a quick way to end up dropping the bike.

 

[Engineer]

Just asking to see if anyone else is having/has had an intermittent cut out on the LC R1200GS.

No rhyme or reason found so far, just pull the clutch in to shift up or down, and the engine dies.

Starts on the button fine after that, but starting to become inconvenient and dealer has tried a few things with no luck as yet.

Just me?

How often does it happen? Is it just random or can you make it happen whenever you want?

 

[twizzle]

Time to phone your dealer.....

 

[roundincircles]

It's dangerous if a regular occurrence. The dealer should hook the bike up, read the ECU, and exchange it for a new one.

Seriously, before you involve the dealer try some 98 petrol. It should work on all petrol but if it is better on 98 then at least you know that it is has expensive tastes.

Get the dealer to do his job and use expertise to sort it.

 

[dave hendy]

It's dangerous if a regular occurrence. The dealer should hook the bike up, read the ECU, and exchange it for a new one.

Seriously, before you involve the dealer try some 98 petrol. It should work on all petrol but if it is better on 98 then at least you know that it is has expensive tastes.

Get the dealer to do his job and use expertise to sort it.

Running the bike on 95 petrol wont make the bike cut out so the 98 isn't needed

 

[Mad_Accountant]

Try a software update if they have not already tried it.

That is a dangerous fault and should be persued vigorously.

 

[Bendy toy]

My Hexhead did this and it certainly is dangerous. I was spat off in the middle of a right turn. Thankfully I was in unfamiliar territory so the road was empty but picking the bike up again is no fun while a bus driver holds up the traffic.

Mine turned out to be a faulty coil (I'm not try to diagnose the LC), but the ECU can suddenly stall the engine if its not happy with something at low revs. It's trigger happy to say the least.

Get it to the dealer and have it sorted out ASAP.

 

[Colin1958]

Could it be a faulty side-stand switch?

 

[Vitalmark]

Had the same thing from new. Done it about eight times now. Slow speed closed throttle. Open throttle and it stalls. Pidcocks swear they can find nothing wrong. Tried running on 98 and makes no difference. I think it's set up too lean for emission regs etc. Had it with other BMWs (K1300s). Gonna look at a remap maybe at Hilltop. (Pidcocks are useless tho!) so it's not just you.

 

[martinvrs]

In near 5k miles, happened me once, slowing down for a junction, knocking down the gears it just cut out.

 

[elvisncheese]

You probably need a diagonal steam trap.

 

[DaveTez]

Cutting out

I've also experienced this, twice in the last year on my GSLC & Yesterday on a brand new GSALC demo bike. (Twice this week strangely enough, lucky me!)
It's a cut out rather than a stall (stalls occur in gear) it happened to me as soon as I'd pulled the clutch in 3rd gear to change down, engine just died but instantly started on the button again. Reported it to dealer, hadn't heard of the problem, whether they'll chase it up I'm not sure.

 

[SURMANATOR]

I think the early twin cam ones had a similar problem turned out to be the camshaft sensor

 

[telbenj]

It's dangerous if a regular occurrence. The dealer should hook the bike up, read the ECU, and exchange it for a new one.

Seriously, before you involve the dealer try some 98 petrol. It should work on all petrol but if it is better on 98 then at least you know that it is has expensive tastes.

Get the dealer to do his job and use expertise to sort it.

Mine did this twice both times was after filling up with the low grade fuel, never had it happen after only using 97 / 98 petrol

Terry

 

[Bendy toy]

I run mine on posh petrol because it runs more smoothly and costs the same per mile as plain unleaded.

I had a new car that stalled very easily due to the tight engine. Maybe some new LCs are similar and need to be properly run-in. Over-gentle treatment will make it a permanent problem.

 

[Georgeeboi]

Should not be doing that get it to the dealers!

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[gramshep]

My 1200 LC GS has done it twice. Both at the end of a run. Cut out but almost in the style of a stall with some "Back Spin" off the starter but that can't be right.Having said that it has not done it since in 1200 miles.

No help really but another bike that is very regularly used that has thrown up an anomaly.
best wishes. G

 

[mwhite5471]

Happened to me 4-5 times in the first 2,500 miles...0 in the next 4,000.

Seemed to be linked to non top tier gas...particularly Shell.