2010 Xciting 500Ri Stalling

[desliderman]

When I first got my scoot, it died several times in the first 3000 miles.  There was no check engine light and really nothing stood out as wrong.

When I had about 8000 miles on it, I went to a rally and trailered it up.  The next day it died on first start and was very difficult to start.  There was a bad smell of gas - much like you would notice when something is flooded.  Since this is fuel injected, I found that odd.

Since then it's died on me twice.  Both times when first started and both times after it has sit for several days.  When if started, it smelt like it flooded.  It was very hard to start.

I've had the valves adjusted some 3000 miles ago. 

I wonder if when you fill it up, do you top the tank off?  I have a tendency to do that.

I have 17000 miles on it as I type.

Don in KC.

[Scumeda3]

I am at about 20,500 miles... and yes, it was topped off the day before it started to become sluggish.  I filled it the next day, no top off, and after 1/2 tank gone, it started acting up.  Filled it up again since, did the reset of the fuel injection (WOT with key on), changed the air filter (first time) and it seems to be running fine.  Taking a 150 mile trip today.  We'll see what happens.  No news is good news.

[ScooterCommuter]

I'm at just over 3k miles on mine and it's done it to me three times. Always in the same situation, after a few minutes of the "slow race" at minimal throttle in heavy traffic, rolling along at 5-10mph and then returning the throttle to idle when the traffic snake comes to a stop. That seems to confuse the EFI. I'm getting into the habit in those situations of braking to a stop still with that minimal throttle on and blipping it lightly before closing it all the way. That seems to "remind" the EFI where "idle" should be and prevent the issue. Even when it happened it was no problem to fire it right back up.