jrobeson18 wrote on 04/10/16 at 07:08:53:Just an update
I got the Raptor petcock, Brake set, new rear tire. Got it all put on and test rode.. The bike still continues to cut off like its starving for fuel. I have to put the new(and did have to with the old) petcock in the Reserve position to get the bike to start back.
This is sounding more like the problem I had. Did you check the filter screen behind the float valve? When it's starving for fuel, it should cut off slowly over a span of, say, 5 seconds (could be more or could be less) increasingly weakening, missing and bucking before finally losing all power. If it cuts suddenly without bucking, I would suspect an electrical problem. Of course, even a loose connection could probably cause missing and bucking, right?
Actually, if the your condition is just right in severity, you'll be able to ride for miles with the bike missing and bucking all the way. I used the enrichment knob and full throttle to make it to work at least once that way. That was fairly early in the issue's progression.
But then, riding that way could be hard on the engine.Have you ever had a bike try to die on you while riding with the fuel shut off? It's kinda like that, but it can take longer and more pressure (throttle) to occur, depending on the severity of the blockage. This means that instead of barely making it around the block, you end up sitting on the shoulder of a four-lane.