MontGuzzi

Damn, this is so true—especially compared to my Eldo.

Indeed. It is running perfectly now. Easy enough to take a peak at the switch, so I will probably do that. The corrosion on the relays and immediate resolution after reseating them explains the data for me. I hit all the relays with a contact cleaner. A friend nice told me that 95% of all electrical problems are bad connections. Looking backwards a number of decades now, he was right on target! This is a good prompt for me to go through and clean all of the easily accessed connectors. I gotta take the time the to thank everyone on this forum. Though I’m not particularly active, I would come back here from time to time and always found fantastic, well articulated advice by you(gstallions), docc, mickaudio, and countless others. I have posted only a handful of times, but that was because most of the answers I sought were addressed in previous posts. Thanks again, cheers.

When I rode home tonight everything worked perfectly. I can only assume that taking the relays out, putting back in a seating them took care of the corrosion that was on them. You can see the green corrosion in the photo above. I was kinda bummed I didn’t get to test @audiomick’s theory, but happyhave have things running properly. Thanks all!

I LIKE it! I ordered a couple sets of the relays recommended by Docc. I'll give this a shot tonight.

Excellent, this sounds like a no-brainer! Thank you. So, will this part work in all five positions?

Tyco, I am assuming position 5 is the rearmost.

Yep, after a few times of pulling off, I did it while rolling. The recovery is immediate.

I did this yesterday. If I accelerate gradually everything works perfectly. It is only on hard acceleration after about one second, where it completely dies, like I just switched off the ignition. There is no sputtering, coughing, or decreased power—it’s just dead with no ignition happening at all. Then, when I toggle the kill switch, it immediately comes back to life.

Thanks for the input all. I have a little more data after my ride home tonight. It died again on me and wouldn’t even turn over. I toggled the kill switch on and off and it started right up. I repeated this four more times, spirited acceleration, bike dies, activate and deactivate kill switch, and it started right up. This seems pretty squarely electrical, but I’m not sure where to start now. Any suggestions?

Thank you! Indeed the ventilation is goofed up. The bike has been burping gas out of the cap on hot days when I leave it in the sun. I'll start with venting and fuel filter. Much appreciated, Audiomick!

Hi there, I have a 2004 Nero Corsa that is dying upon hard acceleration. The problem goes like this: bike warmed up and runs fine on casual riding, upon a spirited goosing engine roars to life for a good second or two, then completely dies. I mean complete non-response as if I had hit the kill switch. After I pull over and wipe the tears from my eyes, it starts up again without hesitation. As far as I know the fuel filter has not been replaced, maybe this is a good place to start since it need to be done anyhow. Any other ideas? Any advice would be warmly received. Thank you!

I'm looking at replacing plastic fuel line disconnects on a 2004 Nero Corsa. Any suggestions from someone who has already done this? Was considering these as an option--made for 5/16" line. Would these work? https://www.beemerboneyard.com/cpcqkdiscon.html

Thanks much for the suggestions. The rifle case is a great idea for shipping and I just happen to have one here already. I went for a ride with a group on the Eldo this morning and as luck would have it, I met a guy that is a certified Ohlins servicer. Never thought that would happen up here in Missoula, great luck! I will keep Dan Kyle's name in the back pocket if needed. You all are great, I haven't posted much here but have spent a fair amount of time digging through the archives and have really appreciate all the know how and experience you've shared. Cheers!

Thank you for posting that, Docc. That thread is fantastic. I referred to it several times while taking things apart. He didn't mention anything about the bushings. I am finding references about replacing the bushings but seems that a special tool is needed--a press or hammer to get them out. With that teflon coating peeling off I am afraid the stanchion surface would be at risk. Perhaps it is time to send this one off for service. Any recommendations on who could do this?