[Arv]

Hi I live in Dubai and wish to buy the Himalayan 2020 model. I tear rode it and well the decision to buy it had been a forgone conclusion it’s a bike that pulls the strings of my heart though I know I will not ride it much like an adventure way as the weather here is not really condusive. I get turned off by the fact that the engine shuts down if I don’t keep the throttle engaged. This sounds like the 70’s when the carb setting was to be redone. The dealer says this is how it is and will keep doing this. If this is the tank vent issue of BSVI then can I solve this by removing the venting system and buying a new fuel tank cap which is vented? Ot this issue is much deeper as I read so many earlier posts and made me more confused. Is there a way out to solve this problem.

[Richard230]

That doesn't sound right to me. I think the dealer is giving you a load of BS.  Why would any manufacturer make a motorcycle that will not idle?  If they did no one would buy it. 

I have removed the air venting system on my RE Bullet and have it vented to directly to the air via the hose that vents the tank. I put a little air filter on the end of the hose to keep the dust out of the tank. The rest of the emission debris is stored in my junk closet just in case some future owner wants to reinstall it.   

[darmahman]

Check the valves to see if the gap is correct. My bike used to die one time, every time upon leaving my driveway till I adjusted the valves.

[Richard230]

Check the valves to see if the gap is correct. My bike used to die one time, every time upon leaving my driveway till I adjusted the valves.

That is a good point. I once owned a 1999 Suzuki GS500 and when it received its first service, the "technician" at the shop over-tightened the valve lash. When I picked it up it wouldn't idle and you had to keep the revs up above 2K or it would die.  The shop said nothing was wrong and to just go away.  When I arrived home, I let the bike cool down and checked the valve lash and there wasn't any.  After adjusting the valves correctly with the shim kit that I had bought, the bike idled perfectly from then on.  I never returned to that shop again.

So it is quite possible that the person who assembled the bike that you rode at the factory over-tightened the valve lash.  As I said before, they don't all do that.

[9fingers]

Arv, I think Richard320 may have covered this but it sounds to me like the person you spoke with, at your dealer, is an idiot. When you turn the throttle off the bike is supposed to idle, not die. Best of luck with it.........I love the Himalayan.
9fingers

[Arizoni]

Arv
You didn't say how many miles the Himalayan you rode has on it but it's possible the engine hasn't thoroughly broken in.

When new, the clearances in an engine and transmission are very tight and this can cause the engine to idle poorly or die while idling.  After the engine loosens up, the dying problem often goes away.  At least it did on my 500cc UCE Royal Enfield.

There is an idle speed adjustment screw on the throttle body that the dealer (or the owner) should turn to increase the idle speed during the break in period.  (If you by one and it needs adjustment, DO NOT try to do it by turning the screws next to the place the throttle cables attach.)

[dlapierre]

Here was the problem on mine, and the fix. Mine was shutting off just as described. The problem was the connector to the throttle position sensor...a 3 pin connector right at the sensor itself. It wasn't making good contact. I found the error accidentally after both adjusting the idle as well as the sensor settings as I searched for the cause of the problem.
I unplugged and plugged the connector back in 3 or 4 times and only when it was well connected did the bike idle perfectly at low rpm and not stall after 5-10 seconds or so.

For insurance, I sprayed the connector pins with electrical contact spray, the kind you use for cleaning carbon potentiometers on radios and and fine electronic contacts.
It runs fine, now.

[crabjoe]

Don't buy the bike, at least not from this dealership. 

Who sells a new bike that doesn't idle and tells a potential customer it's normal?  And if you get a bike, never take it to this dealer for service.  They'll just tell you that's how it is.