Hello everyone.
This is my first post on this forum. I live near Midland, Ontario. I've owned my 2001 ST1100 for 13 years and have never had a problem with it until now. Last September, I had my mechanic do an inspection on the bike and everything came up good except for a front tire replacement. On my last ride of the season (Oct.), I'd been out riding for 200 kms. when my bike just died. Since it wouldn't restart, I had it towed to a bike shop. They found nothing wrong with it as it started right up.
This past June, I planned a nine day trip with a friend through Quebec. I had gone on several rides prior just to make sure that the bike was running well. We rode to Ottawa (450 km.) on the first day and then to Quebec City (475 km.) on the second with no problems. On the third day, we had ridden about 100 km. and stopped to gas up. Within 20 km., the bike died (like it ran our of gas). We opened the gas cap to vent it (vapor lock ?) and listened for the fuel pump to activate, which it did. We jiggled the bike around to possibly dislodge a blockage and turned it around to face downhill. Within a half hour the bike started up again.
This was the first of numerous times that the engine cut out on me. On one day, the engine cut out 8 times. Each time this happened, the bike would eventually restart anywhere from 10-30 minutes after stopping.
We ended up deciding to cancel our last 2 motel bookings and just try getting back home as the problem seemed to be getting worse. Ironically, on our last day the bike ran fine for the 250 km.
I know that this is a long thread, but I'm trying to give you as clear a picture of what's happened as I can (thanks for your patience). My mechanic suggested posting on this forum with the hope that someone can give me a heads up on what might be causing this problem.
Thanks - Anthony
This is my first post on this forum. I live near Midland, Ontario. I've owned my 2001 ST1100 for 13 years and have never had a problem with it until now. Last September, I had my mechanic do an inspection on the bike and everything came up good except for a front tire replacement. On my last ride of the season (Oct.), I'd been out riding for 200 kms. when my bike just died. Since it wouldn't restart, I had it towed to a bike shop. They found nothing wrong with it as it started right up.
This past June, I planned a nine day trip with a friend through Quebec. I had gone on several rides prior just to make sure that the bike was running well. We rode to Ottawa (450 km.) on the first day and then to Quebec City (475 km.) on the second with no problems. On the third day, we had ridden about 100 km. and stopped to gas up. Within 20 km., the bike died (like it ran our of gas). We opened the gas cap to vent it (vapor lock ?) and listened for the fuel pump to activate, which it did. We jiggled the bike around to possibly dislodge a blockage and turned it around to face downhill. Within a half hour the bike started up again.
This was the first of numerous times that the engine cut out on me. On one day, the engine cut out 8 times. Each time this happened, the bike would eventually restart anywhere from 10-30 minutes after stopping.
We ended up deciding to cancel our last 2 motel bookings and just try getting back home as the problem seemed to be getting worse. Ironically, on our last day the bike ran fine for the 250 km.
I know that this is a long thread, but I'm trying to give you as clear a picture of what's happened as I can (thanks for your patience). My mechanic suggested posting on this forum with the hope that someone can give me a heads up on what might be causing this problem.
Thanks - Anthony
