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engine shuts down when i put in gear 7 Years, 2 Months ago  
Hello,hoping someone could lead me in the right direction, just had a fmc118 installed (fuel management controller) installed per yamaha dealer to fix backfiring problem. Thinking mistake one. Didn't solve the backfiring problem.Read in here to pull two rubber lines to the AIS and put hex bolt in them.Did that, solved the backfire problem, but now just got home from short ride and my bike shut down. Can start in neutral, but when i shift into gear it dies.Any ideas? Stressin out here! Oh and my gas mileage seems to be very bad now!
 
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Re:engine shuts down when i put in gear 7 Years, 2 Months ago  
Hi,
I would treat this like a computer rule, when things mess up do LIFO or "Last in First out" take out the last thing done before it started messing up.
In this case it sounds like the fuel management computer, I would put the system back stock and see if the problem goes away.
You may have gotten a defective computer...
 
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Re:engine shuts down when i put in gear 7 Years, 2 Months ago  

Hate to say it but ditch the fuel controller and reinstall OEM controls and o2 sensors. your stalling sound like the switch on the kickstand is defective or unplugged.
 
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Re:engine shuts down when i put in gear 7 Years, 2 Months ago  
My first thought is the kickstand switch too.
 
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Re:engine shuts down when i put in gear 7 Years, 2 Months ago  
Easy enough to do away with. Trace the wiring back to the connector behind the left side cover. Disconnect and discard switch. Cut the wires and splice them together. Circuit complete... no more problem with that, and bike is cleaned up just a little bit more.
 
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Re:engine shuts down when i put in gear 7 Years, 2 Months ago  
Mudslide wrote:
My first thought is switchthe kickstand too. Dump or fix the kickstand switch
 
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Re:engine shuts down when i put in gear 7 Years, 2 Months ago  
Mudslide wrote:
My first thought is the kickstand switch too.

me too...
 
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Re:engine shuts down when i put in gear 6 Years, 5 Months ago  
Hello, not new to the Clinic,I just haven't been around for a few years and forgot my old login info. Anyway, I too am having a problem with my engine cutting out when I put the bike into gear. I cut the wires to my sidestand switch years ago but the problem has reoccurred. Any ideas?

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Re:engine shuts down when i put in gear 6 Years, 5 Months ago  
jltricities2010 wrote:
Hello,hoping someone could lead me in the right direction, just had a fmc118 installed (fuel management controller) installed per yamaha dealer to fix backfiring problem. Thinking mistake one. Didn't solve the backfiring problem.Read in here to pull two rubber lines to the AIS and put hex bolt in them.Did that, solved the backfire problem, but now just got home from short ride and my bike shut down. Can start in neutral, but when i shift into gear it dies.Any ideas? Stressin out here! Oh and my gas mileage seems to be very bad now!

The clutch switch wires aren't making good contact.
 
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Re:engine shuts down when i put in gear 6 Years, 5 Months ago  
Jockey wrote:
Hello, not new to the Clinic,I just haven't been around for a few years and forgot my old login info. Anyway, I too am having a problem with my engine cutting out when I put the bike into gear. I cut the wires to my sidestand switch years ago but the problem has reoccurred. Any ideas?

Regards,
Jockey


I installed a toggle & use that switch as a theft deterent.
 
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