10-14-2017, 11:21 AM
(10-14-2017, 10:01 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: LOL intermittent problems are just the worst. In the mid 70's I was the manager of a Kawasaki shop. I had a customer complain that sometimes his bike would not start, but just sometimes. I told him to bring it. I gave it to my head mechanic. Over the next couple of days he tried starting the bike 50 times and every time varrom. Every time he walked past it, he would turn the key, hit the button and varrom. I called the customer and told him we could not duplicate his problem. He came and picked it up. The next day he called and said it wouldn't start. Bring it back in. We then over the next few days proceeded to start it 100 times. Every time varrom. We could not get it not to start. Customer came and got it and we never heard from him again. Don't know if it quit again or not, but it never would as long as we had it.
That's funny! But that's what I'm afraid will happen if I leave the bike with service, particularly with the cooler temps. They'll do their $115 diagnostic and will say "can't replicate issue" because they it won't act up on a test ride of 5-10 miles.
For the couple of members who had the IACV replaced or the throttle assembly, I wonder how the techs went about determining that. Was the bike hooked up to a computer? Was the high / low idle issue replicated while at the shop? Did they physically "open things up" and test parts? I know Riko had a video, and I think that's what I'll do and show them before leaving bike for any extended time.