[Birdy78]

Hi everyone, I’m new here to the board, but have been reading the forum for months. I have just joined the ranks of Enfield owners, bought a lovely CGT back in may after selling my Yamaha SR500 café racers - I figured I could do with a challenge So far I haven’t been disappointed, there are more bugs with this bike than on my helmet!

I wanted to write a post to see if anyone has some wisdom with the only problem I haven’t been able to fix yet I’m riding a CGT 2015 EFI with a stock engine and exhaust, most of the changes on the book so far have been cosmetic. It rides beautifully around the twistys, and the engine loves being between 2K - 4K, but as soon as I take it sustained over 4K, then the engine surges like someone is pinching the fuel line. One time this happened was on a quick trip on a highway (15km), and the engine then died after I had slowed down when I had reached the town where I was heading. After letting it stand idle for half a day, the motor then started up fine again. It seems to be a problem that develops the longer and more intense the trip is. If I take it up to 4K and then fully open (Blip) the throttle, then I can hit the rev limiter at 6K while accelerating, but as soon as I try to keep it at a sustained 45K then it surges and splutters again.

So far, I have:
- Checked all wiring (seems ok)
- Checked the battery and connections (fine)
- Checked the ignition wiring (ok)
- Checked the fuel line (not kinked)
- Looked in the tank (dirty but not rusty, I think)
- Have removed the side stand switch
- Mechanic thought it was the rev limiter

I will get the tank off soon and have a closer look at the pump, and will probably get a new exhaust, filter and power commander at the end of summer, but apart from that I’m stumped...

Any ideas?

[gizzo]

I probably sound like a broken record by now but I'd be changing that fuel line. The stock one is poor quality.  Maybe it's collapsed inside and restricting fuel flow. I swapped mine for automotive fuel hose. A long enough piece that it loops back over the battery to eliminate any kink.

Hope your fix is an easy one.

[ace.cafe]

As Gizzo says, that fuel line is a known trouble spot. Sometimes it is visibly kinked or pinched.

[Arschloch]

I can recommend a fuel line braided in stainless steel on the outside that keeps the hose bit form stable. After trying a couple of hoses with reoccuring issues, this sort of fule line finally solved it for good.

[Birdy78]

wow - thanks for the quick replies! I didn't know the inside of the hose could also be a problem - I'll whip that off and get a new one on pronto!