Another problem vf500 just shuts off while riding

Well I put a new battery in today got one of the trugels and went riding after about thirty miles the bike stopped in the middle of traffic just shut off. The temp gauge was at about half nothing crazy i just dont understand the v-four gods are not blessing me. Ive researched i read something about the petcock or fuel valve and couple other things but i really dont know where to actually start. Also after a ride i park ny in the driveway leave it running while i go open the gate thats maybe 50 feet away come back and the bike has shut off and temp gauge says the temp is really high more then 3/4 entirely to hot. I know these bikes get hot but that fast?

 

Thats exactley what I thought....vent to tank plugged.....just talked yesterday to a mechanic and a gsx was doin tha same thing...it was the gas cap..

 

if it's not the petcock it could be the coils dieing. Every one I've had die would run fine cold but once it got warm it would stop firing. Go by the parts store and pick up a thing that looks like a spark plug with a clip on it, when it dies, unplug a plug wire, plug the device in clip it to a head bolt and try starting it to see if it's firing. could be coils, ignition, fuel way to many things to cause it to die. have to start some where.

also, take a flat head screw driver with you when you ride, if it dies loosen one of the carb drain screws and make sure there is fuel in the bowls.

 

Do you still have a fuel pump or was the bike converted to gravity feed the carbs?


Rollin

 

still has a fuel pump

 

OR just use an old plug you carry in the tool tray...........

If one coil quit, the bike would still run, just missing on one cylinder.

Have you checked the charging system output voltage across the battery terminals ??

You might have a failing fuel pump relay, so try bypassing it at the plug as the FSM describes

 

Does the 500 have a fuel cutoff relay?

 

sounds like what happened to me. turns out the gas cap needed to be cleaned.

 

Im looking into everything but i was wondering about if you do the free flow mod can u just get one fuel valve like a motion pro thats just alittle switch with the double nipples and use that to shut off the fuel

 

just got back from 50 mile round trip never did it once i dont get this motorcycle at all i think i definately need to adjust the idle it was normally between 1000 and 1100rpm but i also need to take a pic cuz the fuel pump is not the stock one i know that for sure but iwas dealing with heat issues at a light i sat for a good two minutes and the heat shot up to above 3/4 is tht normal?

 

Sitting in traffic on a hot day, yes, 3/4 scale is normal. Fan should switch on at anything over that.