I started experiencing this problem at about 8500 mi. I now have 10,300 mi. on the bike.

I have not noticed it at high rpm's though. Usually in the 3500-4500rpm range.

It happens suddenly for a a second or two and then maybe again, within a few minutes. Then everything is perfect again.

Rode through heavy rains and it did not occur then.

Feels like ignition cutout or maybe water in the fuel.

Possible solutions:

1. Add isopropyl dry gas to fuel. Or drain tank to check for water.
2. Put in new spark plugs that I should have replaced at 7500 mi.
3. Possibly need new spark plug cap/Ign.coil assy?
4. Put in new spark plugs that I should have replaced at 7500 mi.

Has anybody else experienced this?

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Tom - Motorcycle luggage rack maker

'05 Suzuki DL650
'07 DR-Z400S

Have you sent the bike into dealer mode to check
if there are any error codes showing?

Hopefully an error code was thrown by whatever
went wrong and it will help you narrow down your
search for the problem.

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2006 DL650

"We've done four already, but now we're steady and then they went one, two, three, four..."

Try the simple stuff first. Isopropyl alcohol may be all you need and it is a cheap fix. Plugs, I doubt it. It could be a random glitch that your dealer must fix but figure that as a last option.

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88 / KDX 200 in green
81/82 DT 175 Yamahussies
79/SP 370 Suzuki-bad bike-no keep
78/ GT 750 water pumper
75/Suzuki 125 RV

LucasD , I'm currious , how does one put the bike in DEALERSHIP MODE???

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LucasD,

Good idea, I'll call them to see when they can do it. I could replace the plugs and add isopropyl and clean or replace the fuel filters, etc. Well, I will replace the plugs. But your idea sounds good to me.




VtSTROMK-5,

I think that's when you remove the rear fender so the dealer can stick his probe in there.

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Tom - Motorcycle luggage rack maker

'05 Suzuki DL650
'07 DR-Z400S

OWWWW, I think I'll pass on the "DEALERSHIP" mode then By the way , did you get bad gas from the trucktop food or water in yer fuel???? :P

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IF I only Rode in Good weather...
I WOULDN'T get to Ride in Vermont......at ALL!
Here in Vermont , we have 2 types of roads,Unpaved roads and decaying to .............Unpaved roads...
76,000 + miles and counting

http://ridedualsport.com/ I'm DR_JAX_650

It may just be as simple as that. I don't think it's a truckstop beans issue!

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Tom - Motorcycle luggage rack maker

'05 Suzuki DL650
'07 DR-Z400S

Hahaha... No guys, it's not that bad.

There is a plug buried under the seat that the dealer
uses to plug in his diagnostic equipment.

You can remove the rubber cover from that plug,
create a jumper wire and plug the jumper wire
into two of the pins in the plug.

This will send the bike's display into a mode that
will display any error codes that the bike may have
stored. Once you have the code, someone on the
forum that has a service manual can tell you what
they might mean.

These instructions show how to send an SV650 into
dealer mode. It's the same for the strom, but based
on the SV650 photos, the strom plug might be
slightly harder to get at. I was able to get decent
access to it though.

http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.ph...ht=dealer+mode

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2006 DL650

"We've done four already, but now we're steady and then they went one, two, three, four..."

This thread shows where to find the dealer mode switch on a DL650 with photos:

http://www.stromtrooper.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4843

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- Jet Jaguar

It's not an adventure unless you need a tent, a passport, and a leather glove for your shooting hand.
'05 DL650

Sounds like what my wee was doing when new.

It was bad plug caps.

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