I am 74 years old, and have been riding motorcycles, Yamaha, Suzuki, Indian, and Harleys, for over 60 years. Last year I bought a 2008 Spyder GS to see if I enjoyed riding it, and I did. The machine ran perfectly and when the riding season was over, in October, I put it on a tender on it and stored it for the winter. This season came around and when I went to start it, I found the battery was dead so I replaced it with a new one. I started it up and it ran ok so I decide to take it out for a ride. I didn't get 100 yards from my home when it started to stall and backfire and the engine light came on. I was able to get it home and watched some utube videos on how to get the codes out of it with no luck. so while i asked questions from other owners about how to get the codes out, they said the they thought the engine had to be running. So, I tried again. This time there was no code when i started it so I decided to take it out again. I got about a 1/4 mile from home and the situation came back. This time it cut out and would crank but wouldn't start. Had to have it towed home. Because of the age of the machine, I can not get anybody to even look at it.
My question to anyone here is What can I look for and do I really need to have the engine running with the engine light on to get the code out and how is it done. Any help would be appreciated.
My question to anyone here is What can I look for and do I really need to have the engine running with the engine light on to get the code out and how is it done. Any help would be appreciated.
