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Fault in engine control (Fixed - Throttle Position Connector)

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#1 ·
Well, that didn't take long lol. I have a gs911 on the way. Tried disconnecting the battery but no joy, and stripped a screw in the process. My nearest dealer is 20 miles away and in limp mode I'd get run over, hopefully clearing the code will get me out of limp mode and to a dealer on Saturday or the following Saturday.

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Discussion starter · #3 ·
Fixed!

A friend pointed me to this thread/post:

I looked at the back of the throttle - just one connector - I pushed on it and it 'clicked' lol

Had to cycle the ignition on/off/on but the fault went away as soon as the 1st ON position, then the bike started fine and appears to be back to normal lol.

I had just installed the ILIUM risers so I'm sure having the controls hanging lightly pulled on the connector. I'm done enough stuff to know that if something goes wrong it's usually related to the last thing YOU did.. so.. MY BAD. But, at least another chuck on experience in case it ever comes loose in the future - that's the first thing to check.
 
Discussion starter · #5 ·
I have to blame myself on this one as it was fine before I installed the risers so I could have taken more time to check connections - I just wish the error said something more specific like - throttle position error - maybe the actual code might say that - I'll check the codes to see if they are specific to that. The connector could be a bit more secure in it's design I suppose.