I picked up an '06 VStar 1100 Classic a few weeks ago, and on three separate occasions I've ridden the bike for 50-75 miles when it drops to idle and won't rev past 1500 RPM unless I let the bike sit for 2-3 hours. It starts and idles just fine, but when it's having problems any gas causes sputtering or the engine just dies. I opened the tank, thinking it might be a vapor lock issue, but no dice.
Since the bike sat for 6 months before I bought it (it has 4K miles on it) I drained the gas & changed the fuel filter and spark plugs and also ran some SeaFoam through the next tank. Problem seemed resolved for awhile, but then had another breakdown last weekend. It's been in the shop for a week and they simply can't figure out what's wrong. Any ideas?
Since the bike sat for 6 months before I bought it (it has 4K miles on it) I drained the gas & changed the fuel filter and spark plugs and also ran some SeaFoam through the next tank. Problem seemed resolved for awhile, but then had another breakdown last weekend. It's been in the shop for a week and they simply can't figure out what's wrong. Any ideas?