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[Reverend]

G'day my name is Daryl I live in Australia and bought a 2005 rocket 3 that has not been ridden for 3 years. I went to pick it up and it would run so I returned the next day with a new battery and fuel pump and rode it home it ran reasonable. The next day I took it to the car wash as an initial wash my son went to go for a ride a couple of hours later and it bucks like a bull and to date I can't find the issue.
Gone through every electrical connection I can find and blown clean with compressor and contact cleaner then applied dielectric grease. New spark plugs new fuel pump cleaned fuel filter which was clean (got a sample from it) as no new one available in town so will order one. Replaced rubber fuel lines and clamps in tank cleaned fuel pressure regulator and inside fuel tank and had injectors serviced. Clean K&N checked vacuum hoses. Bike has 38000 km on it. Put my cheap wifi scan tool on it and only code is fuel gauge level circuit fault. Giving me the s@#ts about now. Thinking TPS, will clean crank angle sensor this week. Just seems like it should be related to washing it but maybe coincidence or maybe corrupted it. Any advice appreciated and have gone an purchased penrite ultimate bike detail kit so as to never wash it again.
Cheers

 

[atomsplitter]

Greetings from sunny North Texas. The washing definately got something out of whack. I recommend you get TuneECU and a chip enabled cable and connect to the ECU to really start diagnostics. The TPS is a known weak point but first you need to know if that's out of sorts before digging in. The very early bikes (2004 to 10) had the headlight power routed through the ignition barrel and that caused desoldering problems on the ignition. After 2010 Triumph rerouted power to the headlights. If your bike isn't equipped with a headlight relay bypass (Eastern Beaver makes it) check you ignition barrel if TuneECU shows your TPS is gold.

 

[Kiwicol]

Gidday mate, welcome to the forum. Sorry to read about your issues, unfortunately I'm no help on that model. Best of luck tracking it down.

 

[TURBO200R4]

if your clutch switch is shorted across it might do that.
if bike will crank over without pulling in the clutch then it is shorted.

 

[Bernard Vinet]

Good day from Montreal, Welcome .Bienvenue! You can wash any bike but using a pressure washer is not advised. Water might be forced into places where it shouldn't go. I would advise leave in the sun for a day or two & see if it drys out. it's the easiest way to go before fiddling around with mapps & other stuff.