07 S4R Testa Starting Problem - long read

[extra330]

Any updates for us?

[Heath]

Well yes and no. The bike did get looked at last week and the new tech is "really determined to get this bike going."  I just got off the phone with service and they had ordered a crank position sensor last Wednesday from Italy. So once again it is waiting on a part. They are hoping it will be here by the end of this week. The tech has continued to look over the whole bike in the meantime but has found nothing leading to the cause.

[Heath]

It's alive! Word is it's running and starts. They still need to put it back together and do test rides to make sure it is 100%

[TitanMonsterS4R]

Congrats man.....I'm sure you're beyond excited to ride her after waiting this long.

[Heath]

Yes I am. The 6 miles I have done on her so far were not enough.

[Speeddog]

Aaaaaaand.... the fix was what?

[Heath]

They said the crank position sensor was the fix. I will get more details when they work up a bill.

[TitanMonsterS4R]

They said the crank position sensor was the fix. I will get more details when they work up a bill.

but at least your beeeaaaauuuttiiifuuuullllll S4R is no longer a lovely paper weight!  Dont think anything sucks more than looking at a great bike you know doesn't work

[Heath]

I'm supposed to go pick up the bike tonight. They called to let me know the bill is $$$$ so wouldn't be shocked when I arrived. I'm speechless.


Edit: Took price out.

[Heath]

She's home! She is a beast. 

The dealership understood how upset I was and asked if I would help them find a price I was comfortable with. After they refused my $10 offer we settled on a price in the $$$ range.

Much work to be done now.  Some wiring still needs to be cleaned up and I will be changing the set up a little for comfort.

[suzyj]

I'd be pretty pissed and wouldn't be paying. Looks like they had absolutely no idea and just kept throwing parts at it until they accidentally got it working. No actual diagnosis at all.

Plus god knows what damage they've done to your loom in their bumbling.

[Heath]

It appears that way in some aspects. One of the problems was the crank position sensor did not fail any tests. When they were diagnosing, it was one of things they went through and tested several times. Each time it passed. It wasn't until the new tech said he wanted order a CPS and try it because he had tested everything else.
Over all there were 25+ hours of documented work done on the bike. There was probably another 20+ hours of non documented work but the first tech stopped recording his extra hours. They said it took 10 hours to put the bike back together. Overall I was happy to finally have a bike that was running. The bike was supposed to start right off the truck when I got it and it never did.  (Don't even get me started about that.) Also the huge discount on the bill helped put me in a better mood.



I should clarify when I said some wiring still needs be cleaned up.  Some of that is not from the work they did. The front turn signals have stock plugs and I want to change those. The taillight I installed before I took it to them was done very fast just to make the bike street legal for California. I pretty much soldered the connections and covered them in painters tape.    I am not crazy about some of the wiring sheathing and need to find a clean looking solution for that.

I also need to talk to them about how they disable the Euro Light switch from working. Seems pointless to have it on there if it is bypassed. I have a lot to learn, as this bike is a whole new Monster compared to my 2v. I can't wait to dive in. 

[brad black]

I have a s/h rotation sensor for testing.  often you need to fit a good one to rule something out, or to confirm an issue.  sometimes throwing parts at them (the easiest ones to get to anyway) is the best approach.

at least it's fixed.  I know how you feel, and very much how they feel.