04-06-2016, 01:33 AM
Glad I saw this thread! Thanks for posting. I had this happen to me yesterday in downtown LA on my '14 Standard. The idle suddenly dropped to around 500 rpm and felt like it was going to stall. I initially thought the loss of power was due to a possible overheating but it sounds like I might have the same problem as the OP. I was very surprised as I've never had any problem with the bike other than a failed valve cover gasket and it doesn't even have 8K on it yet. The only thing I have changed is that I recently switched to all synthetic.
I had to keep the throttle quarter open at stops or slowdowns to keep it at normal idle. I got it home and let it sit for a few hours and then took it for a quick ride and it seemed to be alright. But regardless, I'm taking it to the dealer asap to get it looked at. I'm just glad it happened on a city street as opposed to the Freeway!
I had to keep the throttle quarter open at stops or slowdowns to keep it at normal idle. I got it home and let it sit for a few hours and then took it for a quick ride and it seemed to be alright. But regardless, I'm taking it to the dealer asap to get it looked at. I'm just glad it happened on a city street as opposed to the Freeway!