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Posted by shunter v8
- May 02, 2015, 16:18:14 PMAh that is why I also have a fireblade in the stable. Drift in sounds brilliant and Andrea is a lot more sociable than me and would dance the night away. To be honest it would be great to meet up. If only 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 02, 2015, 09:48:11 AM 
ok and a again, how many roads can you really ride on legally? Our island of PEI is larger then that. When have you had the Drifter to 130 on a bend? Let alone 200 mph. First off when Andrea sees this you are in for a gobsmacking along side the head. So rent out the Castle Shunter and come over here for Drift In and Andrea would be happy to met all of us..........
Posted by shunter v8
- May 02, 2015, 05:27:10 AMNow now Ratman you are being a bit naughty. Let me give you a lesson on our roads we have approximately 500 miles of roads to be fair a lot are tracks which you would not want to ride. The island is 35 miles by 14 miles ok not very big. The TT circuit is 37.75 miles on public roads with 225 bends the fastest average speed is 130 mph with top speeds exceeding 200 mph. TT is 4 weeks away where our population rises from 80k to 120k the island nearly sinks. Bring it on I can't wait.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 01, 2015, 17:53:03 PM can you go straight long enough to wind it out and shift into anything other then second gear?
Posted by shunter v8
- May 01, 2015, 16:59:44 PMI have to be honest and say no,because we have just got in to riding weather and I have had to get out. I hope to start trying the different suggestions very soon. I suppose because it only happens under hard acceleration and most of the time you would not know it's there you tend to forget about it or you ride accordingly. It is something that I do want to sort out,once I have had a few more rides I will buckle down and attempt to get to the bottom of the problem.
Posted by badboy194
- April 29, 2015, 19:32:51 PMQuote from: shunter v8 on April 19, 2015, 06:15:30 AMshunter v8, Did you ever get your problem solved ?I had the same thoughts myself but as I do not know when it was last changed its got to be worth a try.
Posted by shunter v8
- April 19, 2015, 06:15:30 AMI had the same thoughts myself but as I do not know when it was last changed its got to be worth a try.
Posted by greenbarn
- April 18, 2015, 16:44:29 PMThe clutch is also something I thought about right at first, because the clutch is a known problem on the 1500's. But it doesn't really make sense it only happens in 2nd.
Posted by badboy194
- April 18, 2015, 12:41:26 PMYour fluid should be clear. The heat turns it from clear to yellow to brown and causes it to crystalize. If your fluid is brown, there is probably going to be some sludge on the bottom of the reservior. I have heard stories of many people having to replace their clutches at 5000-7000 miles. I would suspect this was their problem. Hopefully this is your problem because it is a very cheap fix. Either way, now you will have clean fluid so there is no loss. Make sure you cover your bike before opening the reservior.
Posted by shunter v8
- April 17, 2015, 11:54:13 AMThat is interesting and symptoms are similar,it's why only in second gear is confusing me. I have not changed clutch fluid so would do no harm to do it. Thanks
Posted by badboy194
- April 17, 2015, 01:29:18 AMIt is a shot. How old is your clutch fluid? I had something similar to where the little hole in the bottom of the reservoir was clogging up with old fluid that had crystallized. At certain rpm ranges it caused the clutch to disengage. I'm not sure if that matches your description of a surge.
Posted by shunter v8
- April 16, 2015, 04:15:00 AMThanks guys, it is a 2004 model,it has done 30k miles, it has not got the heel/toe gearchange lever it has a chrome one on it. This fault is happening well before a rev limiter would kick in. i will check ecu connections and report back, it does feel more elecrical/ fuel related but i am open to try anything.
Posted by Bucko
- April 15, 2015, 22:59:12 PMI'm not sure about other model years but my 01 definitely has a rev limiter. I hit the limit occasionally when downshifting to pass.
Posted by Troll
- April 15, 2015, 18:13:23 PMI've been thinking about this, and 1, I don't believe there is a rev limiter on this engine. The redline is 5,900....but this is not about that, since it would be much easier to hit the limit in 1st...Now..some seemingly unrelated questions...How well and accurately does it shift? Is there any funny noise related to this problem? Do you still have the heel portion of your shifter installed? What I'm getting at is there has been some indication that the early models had an issue with 1-2 shift forks. I know mine had a few teeth knocked off the cluster gear, and a bent 1-2 fork when I bought it. It would hop out of 2nd and slam back in under a load....Just a thought....Like the old joke: "Doctor, it hurts when I do this"...Doctor: "Stop doing that!"
Posted by Bucko
- April 15, 2015, 17:30:09 PMI think the rev limiter kicks in at about 5k but not certain of the exact number.
The ECU is located under the seat beside the battery. Easiest to remove the battery first to get at the ECU.
I've had an ongoing issue with the female connector pins breaking - easily spotted by looking closely at the 'mouth' of the female pins.