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oil light came on and engine stopped

  • jeuring
    jeuring
    12 years ago

    I have a 2 months old switchback with about 1000Ks on the clock. I've had no problems, but today I got about 5 Ks and the oil light came on and engine stopped. It restarted OK and I rode it back home with no more probs.

    I know this is a stoopid question, but I know nothing about bike mechanics and have never had problems before with any of my other bikes.

    There are no oil leaks and am now going to check oil level.

    I really wanted to go for a long ride today, but am now unsure. Am I unduly worried or is this something that can happen on a new bike.

    Cheers

    John

     

    Engine oil is at 3/4 level

  • jeuring
    jeuring
    12 years ago

    Thanks Hmmm,

    Such a great day for a ride too.

    cheers

    John

  • allde
    allde
    12 years ago
    That many low Kilometres I'd say it's using oil bedding the engine in, should check the oil level everytime before you go for a ride.
  • HogBag
    HogBag
    12 years ago
    Does the red key on light stay on after start up for 4 seconds if so your bike has logged a trouble code. If it stays on all the time don't ride the bike until you check the code number.
  • HogBag
    HogBag
    12 years ago

    If no codes are logged you should be fine to ride. The new bikes run hot because of the EPA regs and yours may have stumbled from a tight motor when it went into EITMS mode. When the engine went to one cylinder the idle dropped causing the oil light to come on from low revs and low oil pressure.

    EITMS shuts a cylinder down when the engine gets to 288 F on all Harleys since 2008.

  • the_mongrel
    the_mongrel
    12 years ago
    +1
  • BagodaBoy
    BagodaBoy
    11 years ago

    Hi guys, I'm BRAND spankin' new to this forum and was having a read about Switchbacks when I stumbled on this.

    First I noted that the rider was non-mechanical (and that is fine, I'm not that special with spanners, either) so perhaps....and only perhaps the obvious was overlooked. When stalling...the red light would come on???  Perhaps in the confusion/distress of stalling it was assumed that oil pressure was an issue? I could be way off the mark, too!

    What is the general consensus of the Switchback? I'm new to HD but have had all sorts of other bikes....including an arm-stretching Rocket 3.

    The Switchback seems to fit the bill for how I like riding these days. Cheers

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