stutter when wet

[Matiasneto]

I have a 796 and it started to stutter in the heavy rain. It only stutters at light throttle. If i give it a little more throttle and it starts moving fine. It also idles fine. As soon as i get into the garage and out of the rain the problem is gone. A better description of the way it stutters is like turning the bike on in 40 degree weather and take off as soon as you get the helmet on, which is what i normally do anyway (i know it is bad but i rarely leave home with enough time to get to work on time).

[zooom]

spray some WD40 on the wires and plug boots as far back to the coil as possible for it will displace some of the moisture to see if that might be the issue...

[Howie]

Before spraying with WD, when the bike is running fine spray the wires and coils with water.   This will tell you where the problem is.  If you can do this in a dark area you may see the spark jump.  796?  Still under warranty?

[ducatiz]

Before spraying with WD, when the bike is running fine spray the wires and coils with water.   This will tell you where the problem is.  If you can do this in a dark area you may see the spark jump.  796?  Still under warranty?

ooo, that sounds like a great idea.. 

create an arc?  not for me howie!

I'd rather just go thru all the connections, R&R them and see if that works.

[ducpainter]

ooo, that sounds like a great idea.. 

create an arc?  not for me howie!

I'd rather just go thru all the connections, R&R them and see if that works.

Mechanics have been using that method for years.

Often you'll see the leakage along the wires surface.

It isn't dangerous.

[Matiasneto]

The dealer can't replicate the problem. I will try the spray bootlle thing tomorow.

[Cloner]

Any way water is getting into the air box?  Sounds like a problem that's fairly common on bikes running open airbox tops or pod filters.  Water gets onto the air filter and slightly blinds it, causing hesitations, misses, and general mayhem.

Move to the desert (like here in Albuquerque) where it never rains and the problem will disappear.    

[Matiasneto]

All I have is the termi kit. I would assume the box is closed with a high flow filter

[DucNaked]

All I have is the termi kit. I would assume the box is closed with a high flow filter

The lid on the termi kit is opened up a bit in the center, but I doubt that it's your problem.

Here's a termi kit on the left and stock on the right.

[Matiasneto]

I tryed the spray bottle but could not get it to stuter