Hi everyone,
I've tried to do some searching, but I haven't found anything that fits the description of the problem that I am having.
So I've got a new ninja 300, 2015 model non-ABS. Had it for about 1 and half month, done just past 4000kms
Now, once I was riding home on the highway, and all of a sudden the engine just cut off. The dash light and everything are still on, and the engine cut-off button wasn't pressed. After pulling onto the side, I tried to restart the bike, but nothing happens as I press the starter button. No electrical starting sound, no engine turn over. And I was in neutral and the kickstand was up.
After about 15minutes with the bike turned off (I was googling the problem). I turned on the bike again and pressed starter button, and the bike suddenly started, and the RPM started to soar, it went up to like 6000RPM and I pressed the engine cut-off button to stop it.
Now just a bit of background context. I have been fiddling with the idle rpm adjuster. Over the past week or so, I notice the idle RPM gradually dropping too low, like 900ish. So every time it does that, I would readjust it back to 1100RPM ish.
Anyway, so after turning off the bike, I loosened the RPM adjuster screw, and restarted the bike, I left the RPM at 1100. So that was problem solved for that day and I rode home. Now at the time I thought it was just the problem with the adjuster, I thought I may have over tightened it over the course of past few weeks.
Now, 1 week later (I didn't ride the bike for a week). I tried to start the bike to go on a ride. I press the starter, electrical sound comes up, but no engine turn over. I tried again, this time giving it throttle as I press the starter button. The engine turned over but stalls after i let go of throttle. So I repeated it again, this time holding onto the throttle after start, and at the same time tightened the RPM adjuster to bring up RPM. So after some adjusting, my RPM is back to 1100 and my bike was working again, so I rode off. During the course of riding, every time I stop at a light, I looked at my RPM. By the time I got home, my RPM was 900 again. So now I am really concerned.
Does anyone have any idea what is going on with my bike? Any input will be greatly appreciated. And on final note, every time I started, I made sure I was in neutral.
Sorry about the wall of text.
TL DR: having problem starting, and seem to be related to idle RPM adjuster.
I've tried to do some searching, but I haven't found anything that fits the description of the problem that I am having.
So I've got a new ninja 300, 2015 model non-ABS. Had it for about 1 and half month, done just past 4000kms
Now, once I was riding home on the highway, and all of a sudden the engine just cut off. The dash light and everything are still on, and the engine cut-off button wasn't pressed. After pulling onto the side, I tried to restart the bike, but nothing happens as I press the starter button. No electrical starting sound, no engine turn over. And I was in neutral and the kickstand was up.
After about 15minutes with the bike turned off (I was googling the problem). I turned on the bike again and pressed starter button, and the bike suddenly started, and the RPM started to soar, it went up to like 6000RPM and I pressed the engine cut-off button to stop it.
Now just a bit of background context. I have been fiddling with the idle rpm adjuster. Over the past week or so, I notice the idle RPM gradually dropping too low, like 900ish. So every time it does that, I would readjust it back to 1100RPM ish.
Anyway, so after turning off the bike, I loosened the RPM adjuster screw, and restarted the bike, I left the RPM at 1100. So that was problem solved for that day and I rode home. Now at the time I thought it was just the problem with the adjuster, I thought I may have over tightened it over the course of past few weeks.
Now, 1 week later (I didn't ride the bike for a week). I tried to start the bike to go on a ride. I press the starter, electrical sound comes up, but no engine turn over. I tried again, this time giving it throttle as I press the starter button. The engine turned over but stalls after i let go of throttle. So I repeated it again, this time holding onto the throttle after start, and at the same time tightened the RPM adjuster to bring up RPM. So after some adjusting, my RPM is back to 1100 and my bike was working again, so I rode off. During the course of riding, every time I stop at a light, I looked at my RPM. By the time I got home, my RPM was 900 again. So now I am really concerned.
Does anyone have any idea what is going on with my bike? Any input will be greatly appreciated. And on final note, every time I started, I made sure I was in neutral.
Sorry about the wall of text.
TL DR: having problem starting, and seem to be related to idle RPM adjuster.