Author: Forum News

Hello All:


I am new to this forum and in desperate need of assistance. I currently own a 2013 XMR 1000 with a HMF Slip On Exhaust pipe. There are no other mods done to the bike except for this. I am in hopes that some of you have had this problem and will be able to assist. So here we go:


I was just about to sell my bike when I took it for it quick ride to make sure that everything was sound and in order. As I am riding down the rode, I started to experience power loss and surging. I brought the bike home and cancelled the sale until it is fixed.


I took the bike to a local shop (Jax Powersports) to only find out after they ran a diagnostic test it was a bad ECU. This left me confused as I only have about 62 hrs and 315 miles on the bike. They were going to charge me a little over a grand to fix so, I took it upon myself to purchase the ECU and replaced. I took it back to the shop and they re-programmed it to match the bike to only STILL have the same issue. They then were going to try and have me pay for another diag and I proceeded to pack it up go home. I then went home and plugged the old ECU due to the new one was programmed at a very high idle and it was sticking at 3500 rpm.


I have done the following to try and troubleshoot.

1. Drained the fuel
2. Replaced both spark plugs
3. Replaced Throttle Position Sensor
4. Replaced Idle Controller

I am at a loss of ideas at this point and need help from someone who knows what the heck they are talking about.


Thanks in advance!

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