Low Idle Recovery/stalling

[Babaloui3j]

Good day,
I recently returned to the Triumph fold after a small detour to the Japanese cruisers after my last tiger was stolen, I love the 1200 XC. Anyways, last couple hundred miles it has been getting an increase in valve noise an chain slap? It has stalled on low idle with clutch pulled in 4 times, and failed to HOT restart a few times (hot restart has been since owning this bike.). I will not be returning to the dealership again, any Ideas of where to start.

 

[sikatri]

How old is the motorcycle?

 

[Babaloui3j]

It's a 2014 with 22K miles I have had it since 14k.

 

[Babaloui3j]

Well just found that. Mine is not stalling as bad as that one but definitely stalling, I also have the hot restart issue acts like it is vapor locked and only seems to do it around 80 degrees (26c) or higher ambient temp... also the increased valve tic and timing chain noise.

https://www.tiger-explorer.com/index.php/topic,9723.30.html

 

[sikatri]

Hope some tiger owners chime in. Going to follow this conversation, hoping I’ll learn something as well.

 

[Qship]

Do you know if the recall for the head was performed on your bike?
The stalling could be dirty injectors, fuel system, idle air circuits, weak stepper motor. Easy place to start is running some Seafoam through it for a couple of tanks..
Quite a few people have gotten the dealertool to help scan for codes and can help out a lot with general maintenance.

 

[Babaloui3j]

I ran some injector cleaner through it, I'll couple more tanks through. As far as recall I have no idea

 

[Qship]

Seafoam will help remove any moisture from the fuel system as well. Yours is pretty low mileage for the year, so may be some gumming in the fuel system and/or sediment build up. Do you use non ethanol based fuel if there is some available to you?

 

[Babaloui3j]

The only non ethanol available is 87 octane I run premium.

 

[sikatri]

The only non ethanol available is 87 octane I run premium.

Wow. I've been able to find 92 here in Houston. I guess it's a hit or miss what's available.

 

[Babaloui3j]

Wow. I've been able to find 92 here in Houston. I guess it's a hit or miss what's available.

Could always hit the airport and get some 100LL. Lol

 

[Babaloui3j]

Well one tank with seafoam down get no2 today. Seems fine so far.