2016 kawasaki ninja 650 ABS hesitating after 5k rpms in any gear

Jrey · April 29th, 2020, 02:15 PM

Hey
I have a 16 kawasaki ninja 650 ABS 11k miles with full Yoshimura exhaust, K N high flo air filter (1 month old) and power commander V. Oil change and spark plugs done 2 months ago. Recently i road on higher elevation and came back down...rode some more and bike started hesitating, jerking like motion. Any suggestions on what it could be?

ducatiman · April 29th, 2020, 03:18 PM

a bad load of fuel perhaps? I'd purge and change for fresh first thing before digging deeper.

psykown · April 29th, 2020, 03:22 PM

When my Husky TE510 had that issue it was some wiring that had the insulation rubbed off and was grounding out on the frame.

ducatiman · April 29th, 2020, 03:30 PM

keyboard diagnosis so difficult to precisely nail....tantamount to guessing, throwing general possibilities.

faulty wiring issues a bit of a stretch on a '16 650 with just 11K.....no?

psykown · April 29th, 2020, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ducatiman

keyboard diagnosis so difficult to precisely nail....tantamount to guessing, throwing general possibilities.

faulty wiring issues a bit of a stretch on a '16 650 with just 11K.....no?

Agreed, just stating that I had similar issue with similar mileage (granted with a lot of aggressive offroad and some tracktime)

on the flip side ive never in 6 years or so of riding had an issue with bad gas either or known anyone under the age of 50 or so to have had that issue either lol

psykown · April 29th, 2020, 03:35 PM

actually that year I believe had a stva, i had a similar issue with my GSXR600 and it was that. Might be an easy thing to check?

jkv45 · April 29th, 2020, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jrey

Hey
I have a 16 kawasaki ninja 650 ABS 11k miles with full Yoshimura exhaust, K N high flo air filter (1 month old) and power commander V. Oil change and spark plugs done 2 months ago. Recently i road on higher elevation and came back down...rode some more and bike started hesitating, jerking like motion. Any suggestions on what it could be?

Did you gas-up at high elevation?

As ducatiman suggested, I'd start by draining the tank and refilling with fresh gas from your local station.

Easiest thing first.

Having a Power Commander increases the variables if fuel isn't the issue.

DannoXYZ · April 29th, 2020, 08:37 PM

Do you have O2-sensor bypassed?

gantt · April 30th, 2020, 08:50 AM

on my 2012 650, the fuel pump started going out at about 11,000 miles. would lose power at higher rpms. when i pulled the pump i found the filter sock full of dead ants. swapped the filter with no change. i guess the clogged filter starved the pump and killed it. as for the ants?? who knows

ducatiman · April 30th, 2020, 08:56 AM

Ants inside a Kaw 650 fuel pump filter? SO glad I bought the Honda

Mohawk · April 30th, 2020, 09:29 AM

Does it do it consistently? When it does it, does it do it in neutral when stationary ?
I had a similar issue on my VFR & it was down to a bad earth, but it only did it randomly, but was consistent when it did.

April 29th, 2020, 02:15 PM	#1
Jrey ninjette.org newbie Name: Jay Location: Springfield, Ma Join Date: Apr 2020 Motorcycle(s): 2016 kawasaki ninja 650 ABS Posts: 1	2016 kawasaki ninja 650 ABS hesitating after 5k rpms in any gear Hey I have a 16 kawasaki ninja 650 ABS 11k miles with full Yoshimura exhaust, K N high flo air filter (1 month old) and power commander V. Oil change and spark plugs done 2 months ago. Recently i road on higher elevation and came back down...rode some more and bike started hesitating, jerking like motion. Any suggestions on what it could be?

April 29th, 2020, 03:18 PM	#2
ducatiman ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Gordon Location: new york Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): '95 DUCATI 900SS/SP '07 DUCATI SS800 '19 HONDA CBR650R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Nov '18, Mar '17	a bad load of fuel perhaps? I'd purge and change for fresh first thing before digging deeper. __________________________________________________ gordon@customcarbservices.com Custom Carb Service www.customcarbservices.com

April 29th, 2020, 03:22 PM	#3
psykown ninjette.org member Name: Joe Location: Lancaster CA Join Date: Dec 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 "sold" 2014 ninja 300 "Gold" 2000 DRZ400S (Sold the POS) K7 GSXR600 (Also POS...see a pattern? Posts: 207	When my Husky TE510 had that issue it was some wiring that had the insulation rubbed off and was grounding out on the frame. __________________________________________________

April 29th, 2020, 03:30 PM	#4
ducatiman ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Gordon Location: new york Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): '95 DUCATI 900SS/SP '07 DUCATI SS800 '19 HONDA CBR650R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Nov '18, Mar '17	keyboard diagnosis so difficult to precisely nail....tantamount to guessing, throwing general possibilities. faulty wiring issues a bit of a stretch on a '16 650 with just 11K.....no? __________________________________________________ gordon@customcarbservices.com Custom Carb Service www.customcarbservices.com

April 29th, 2020, 03:35 PM	#6
psykown ninjette.org member Name: Joe Location: Lancaster CA Join Date: Dec 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 "sold" 2014 ninja 300 "Gold" 2000 DRZ400S (Sold the POS) K7 GSXR600 (Also POS...see a pattern? Posts: 207	actually that year I believe had a stva, i had a similar issue with my GSXR600 and it was that. Might be an easy thing to check? __________________________________________________

April 29th, 2020, 08:37 PM	#8
DannoXYZ ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: AKA JacRyann Location: Mesa, AZ Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): CB125T CBR250R-MC19 CBR250RR-MC22 NSR350R-MC21 VF500F CBR600RR SFV650 VFR750F R1M ST1300PA Valkyrie-F6C Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2018, MOTM - Nov '17	Do you have O2-sensor bypassed?

April 30th, 2020, 08:50 AM	#9
gantt ninjette.org sage Name: michael Location: Central Georgia Join Date: May 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2019 Ninja 400, Sold 2012 Ninja 650, Sold 2009 Ninja 250r, Sold 2007 DRZ400s Posts: 628	on my 2012 650, the fuel pump started going out at about 11,000 miles. would lose power at higher rpms. when i pulled the pump i found the filter sock full of dead ants. swapped the filter with no change. i guess the clogged filter starved the pump and killed it. as for the ants?? who knows

April 30th, 2020, 08:56 AM	#10
ducatiman ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Gordon Location: new york Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): '95 DUCATI 900SS/SP '07 DUCATI SS800 '19 HONDA CBR650R Posts: A lot. MOTM - Nov '18, Mar '17	Ants inside a Kaw 650 fuel pump filter? SO glad I bought the Honda __________________________________________________ gordon@customcarbservices.com Custom Carb Service www.customcarbservices.com

April 30th, 2020, 09:29 AM	#11
Mohawk ninjette.org guru Name: Chris Location: Bristol, UK Join Date: Feb 2016 Motorcycle(s): ZZR250, VFR800 Posts: 478	Does it do it consistently? When it does it, does it do it in neutral when stationary ? I had a similar issue on my VFR & it was down to a bad earth, but it only did it randomly, but was consistent when it did.