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955i keeps stalling

1.8K views 4 replies 3 participants last post by  oldgoldie  
#1 ·
hi ive a tiger 955i on an 06 year. 6 weeks ago the bike, when riding ,began to lose power when going up hill but then was fine. so i decided to put e5 fuel in it. just in case that was the problem ..but it has carried on doing so, then it got worse by starting and then stalling. so i put some jet cleaner in it a couple of weeks ago but that didnt help either.so i started the bike today and all was fine. i moved it around the corner just to check the chain its was ticking over fine for a few mins then stalled. then i wodnt start ,so i pushed it on to a bit of flat ground and after trying to start it for a couple of mins it started.it was very rough ideling stalled a couple a times then once i got it started again and revved it a few times it now sounds ok. so now i dont want to take it out as i think the problem it definatley getting worse and dont want to break down,any help woukd be great.thanks
 
#5 ·
on my bike if you were to open the gas (petrol?) cap there is a ring with a large hole for the filler. There is also a much smaller hole that is the vent. One way to trouble shoot it is as soon as the engine stops running for no apparent reason open the gas cap you may be able to hear a brief hiss which is an indication the vent is plugged.