The other day, when I went riding with my friend Joey, and Stewart Rouse of KX5 Power, my bike was acting up a bit... And just about killed me. After getting it warmed up, the engine revved up by itself as if someone was pinning the throttle for me. I stalled it to kill the engine.... Took the carbuerator apart, cleaned it, figure it was just running out of gas due to a stuck float, put it back together and ran it again... 45 minutes into riding it, it did it again..while cruising in 3rd gear. Front wheel lifted up, back tire spinning, and me pointing in the wrong direction. I had to slam the back brake, click up to 5th gear and pray that it shut off before I did more damage.... It took a minute, but it eventually died. When I brought it back home, I checked the throttle cable... I just bought it last summer. No kinks, no frayed ends, nothing snagging it, looked fine. I know when a big bore bike such as the KX500 runs out of gas, it revvs up a bit at a slower pace that pinning the throttle, but it was revvin' out of control and it didn't want to stop.
Has this happened to anyone this before? And does any of you have an idea what the problem could be and how to fix it? It's making me nervous to think that I could go through that horrible nightmare again. The last thing anyone wants is a 500 revvin' out of control.
