Unsolved xt660z tenere problem
 

Hi to all.
I 'm a new member so I would like to apologise in advance for any mistake (post in a wrong category, etc). I will improve myself with time.
I 'm an xt660z tenere owner (Nov '10) with approximately 8.700 km so far. The problem I face is that while I 'm holding down the clutch to change gear the engine shuts off occasionally and as you could imagine this is a very dangerous situation. That happened about 10 times (fortunately while I had low speed and the road was empty) before the 5.000 km service and I managed to start the engine again before releasing the clutch. When I went to the official service store (5.000 km service) I told them about the problem. They answered that this could be happened either due to TPS or idle speeding wrong adjustment. After the service (I don't know what they fixed) the problem appeared once and I went to the store again to adjust this time the idling speed (it was about 1300 r/min) because I was preparing for a long trip. During the trip I had no problem but yesterday it happened again (driving to my work) while I was taking a turn, and that was really shocking. The problem occured always during the changing gear process and right after holding down the clutch.
Given the fact that the bike is new (in guarantee period) I would like to ask your opinion and your advices. Has the same problem been reported for the xt 660z and what do you recommend about it?

Sounds to me like it might be something to do with the clutch switch? I'd press your dealer to get it sorted.

Actually my first port of call would be to check the bike idle speed by ensuring the the engine has a steady tick over between 1450 - 1500 rpm at shut throttle. Other than that you might require a fuelling fix, by means of altering the Co2 values in your A/F mixture, in which case if after you've checked the idle speed, things won't improve then please send a pm to Kev who will point you in the direction of a few threads that can help you with that issue.

In any case don't despair, lots of helpful people here to lend their support every step of the way.
Cheers

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Also check the side stand switch ,that can cause the bike to stall when you engage a gear ,i dissabled mine with a piece of wire

I had the same problem on my SV 650.After checking the bike over I noticed that the clutch adjustment tensioner on the clutch lever had come loose and the clutch cable had lost tension meaning that the clutch was not disengaging properly.Once I tensioned it up again it was fine.It is always good to check the simple things first just in case.

I agree that first look must be taken at simple things. But, I wonder... shouldn't have the problem occured more often (if not the most of the times) if there is something wrong with the clutch adhustment?

Nothing wrong with the clutch adjustment, I have had my XT from 04 to 08 and never even had to touch it or adjust.

Have you checked your tick over yet?

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The tick over is approximately 1300-1400 r/min. I have already increased it to about 1450 and I have to wait to see if it happens again.