NHTSA ID Number: 10512486

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Date Complaint Filed: 05/17/2013
Component(s): ENGINE , FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM , UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident: 04/30/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10512486
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Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JH2SC6842DK...
SUMMARY:
THE MOTORCYCLE HAS A HESITATION OR STALLING ISSUE WERE AT LOW SPEEDS IT WILL HESITATE TO THE POINT WHERE YOU HAVE NO RESPONE SO YOU ROLL ON THE THROTTLE TO SEE IF YOU CAN GET IT TO REACT THEN THE BIKE WILL CATCH BACK UP AND THEN SURGES FORWARD VERY QUICKLY. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIME ON ME AND I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. IT DID IT TO ME AS I RODE THE BIKE OUT OF THEIR PARKING LOT.

I have this same issue. Anyone else experience this with their F6B?

Mine does the same thing. It does not matter if it is hot or cold. It can be a real surprise when the throttle does respond. I have not taken it to the dealer yet...but I plan to.

I have felt that hesitation too. Not fun in tight quarters. Just like you described. Feels like a stall then zoom. The fun begins...............:shock:

I checked the NHTSA website, couldn't find this one on file.

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/...svx!-207298331

Trying to upload PDF of NHTSA

What path should we take to try and resolve this problem? Dealer, NHTSA, Honda?
I found that if I let the bike run for about 2 min before I take off. It does not feel like stalling out.
A new rider could be in for a lot of trouble with this issue. :shock:

Okay, my bike does not have this problem. For those few owners that have experienced this...have you tried adjusting your throttle cables to take the slack out of the throttle ????

I found that my throttle cables had more slack that I was used to on a GL-1800 platform. I adjusted my cables to remove said slack, and it is very responsive, no throttle hesitation, etc.

Just something to check, before going to the dealer.

But...I also warm my bike up for a minute or more before riding.

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Originally Posted by Miles

have you tried adjusting your throttle cables to take the slack out of the throttle ????

I found that my throttle cables had more slack that I was used to on a GL-1800 platform. I adjusted my cables to remove said slack, and it is very responsive, no throttle hesitation, etc.

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How do you take out the slack in the throttle cable? Is this something easy to do?

To be honest with you...it is easier to do than for me to type these words on it.

There is ONE adjuster on the throttle cable, where the two cables come out of the switch housing on the right handlebar. If you twist the throttle on and off, you will see that there are two black cables protruding from the switch housing. Technically...one cable is going INTO the housing, and the other cable is coming OUT of the housing. They both go down to the throttle spool on the throttle bodies, buried deep in the bike. Do not worry about that.

Back up at the handlebar...where you can see the two cables that are entering/exiting the switch housing, only one of those cables has an adjustment on it.

I believe it takes a 10mm wrench, and possibly an 8mm wrench. I am not standing next to my bike right now, but you can look and determine what it needs. Simply loosen the set NUT that holds the adjuster in place...back that set NUT off a few turns...and then spin the adjuster on the cable housing, to either tighten the cable slack, or loosen the cable slack. In most cases, the cable will have too much slack, and most people will want to tighten the cable slack...or...remove some of the excess slack in the cable. Be sure to not...NOT...remove so much slack that you have now raised the idle rpm's. It is best to do this with the engine warmed up and at idle...preferably on the centerstand, but THAT part is not a big deal. It it were a carb'd bike, it would make a difference. Since this is a fuel injected bike...not as important to be on the centerstand.

So, the bike is warmed up...possibly on the centerstand...at idle...and you are adjusting the cable adjuster. Make an adjustment so that it is far enough...removing slack...that you DO actually raise the idle rpm's. Then...back off the adjuster until the idle rpm's go back down to where they were, where it should be, about 700 to 800 rpm's. It is really a matter of feel. I personally do not like any slack in my throttle cables. Some people don't mind the factory setting. I found that this bike had much more cable slack than any of my 3 previous GL-1800 Wings. So I noticed this, and decided I needed to adjust it.

Once you have the cable slack adjusted to where you are happy...and it is perferctly fine to twist the throttle a few times...crank it up, and then let it idle...just to play with it, and let it settle back down to an idle...once you are done adjusting this...THEN move the set NUT back into place, hold the adjuster with one wrench, and tighten the set NUT with the other wrench. It does NOT take a lot of tightening to secure this nut, so do not over tighten it.

For me, my cables are adjusted tight enough that if I even look at them cross-eyed, they get scared enough that they raise the engine rpm's.:shock: