DanW
The part # is 0486-161.
Like you, when I picked up my LE 650, the limp-mode problem wasn't a known thing. My LE 650 did not come with an reset-plug & my dealer was no help at all in getting one thru him as he said the part # 0486-161 were on back order. So I ordered 3 thru Alpha sprorts, 1 for me & 2 others for 2 other 650 owners. It turned out that 1 of the Cat 650s came w/the reset plug, so I still have a extra reset plug if anyone needs one. I paid $14 for it w/shipping & that is exactly what I will sell it for.
FYI: Your Dealer Is Suppose To Give You One Free & he shoould have them in stock by now.

 

OldCrow,
Full blown limp mode with all the frustrations of a motor that sputters above 13km/hr that come with it.
Luckily it happened only about 2 miles from my cottage but still sucked because my wife and daughter got eaten alive by mosquitos waiting for me to reset it.
Couldn't get the dam 4 pin plug apart without a small screwdriver so ended up driving it back in gimp mode.
Talk about embarassing pulling in to a yard full of relatives 20 minutes after you left with a brand new $11,000 quad and trying to explain to them that this is just something that happens with these bikes and its something that apparantly we have to live with. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img]

 

The first time gimp mode hit me it was black flies,and they were thick!That plug was hard,really hard to get apart,and with clouds of black flies in your eyes,nose,ears,mouth,and crawling everywhere else,its a little harder.I tell everyone that will listen to take it apart at home before you have to,to make it a little easier when it hits in the woods.

 

Yeah by the time I got mine apart the locking tabs were in pretty rough shape. Now it'll come apart easy but hopefully it won't come apart when I don't want it to!
How do you like your VDI module?
I was talking to a guy on HL who works for them he says they're version of the Dyna CDI should be out by late October or early November.
They're hoping for Sub $200.00 US price tag which is a little better for us Canucks!
Maybe soon I wont have to unplug connectors in the black flies anymore! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

I really like my module,a cheap and easy mod,can't punch the throttle from a stop and hold it,if she hooks up ya gotta let off.Their cdi sounds like it will be cool,turn all the options on or off,the dynatec one is like 500 clams up here so I won't be getting it,could get a new set of tires or something else for that.If we could get one thats made in Canada it should be in reach,I hope.I may not bother anyway if I can get the fix from a/c before then,ya right!

 

WELL FELLA'S I TOOK THE 650 OUT THIS WEEKEND AND PUT IT TO THE TEST. I WENT WITH MY BUDDY WHO HAS A BRUTE FORCE AND MY WIFE ON HER GRIZZLEY. WE CAME ACROSS A NICE "LITTLE" PUDDLE. THE BRUTE FORCE WENT FIRST AND ENDED UP FLOATING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PUDDLE LIKE A BIG GREEN BOBBER. (MY AC PULLED HIM OUT) THEN WENT THE GRIZZLY, ANOTHER BIG GREEN BOBBER. (AC PULLED HER OUT TOO!!!!) THEN CAME ME ON MY AC 650, WHICH I REFER TO AS MY "BIG CAT" TOOK HER RIGHT ON THROUGH THE PUDDLE WITH OUT A PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY I GOT HI FIVES AND BRAGGING RIGHTS TO BOOT!!!!! ONE THING THOUGH, AFTER THAT PUDDLE WE ALL EXPERIENCED OVER HEATING PROBLEMS. THIS WAS DUE TO THE PAINT LIKE COATING OF MUD ON OUR RADIATORS. LUCKILY WE WERE SOMEWHAT CLOSE TO A HOUSE AND THEY WERE NICE ENOUGH TO LET US USE THEIR HOSE TO CLEAN OF THE RADIATORS!!!!! OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS ANOTHER GREAT WEEKEND OF RIDING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY NO LIMP MODE YET. WE DID ANOTHER 167 MILES OF TRAILS THIS WEEKEND AND SO FAR THE "BIG CAT" HAS BEEN VERY IMPRESSIVE. AC HAS MADE ONE HELL OF A MACHINE THEY JUST NEED TO GET THE "BUGS" FIXED AND START TAKING CARE OF THERE CUSTOMERS BETTER.

THANKS FOR ALL THE RESPONSES, IT HAS BEEN INFORMATIVE AND INSTRUCTIONAL


BIGGER CAT

 

WOW, I have never heard such a ridiculous story Biggercat or should I say Little Kitten.
It Just turns out I am Biggercats buddy with the Brute force and I am here to tell the story like it happened not this farce biggercat posted. First off when we got to this puddle I seem to recall that the Arctic Cat was leading and was to afraid to go through the puddle first so biggercat pulled aside to let the Brute Force go through first. When I entered the puddle it was deep and yes I began to float but the Arctic cat did not pull me out I backed out. Then biggercat went in and what happened he began to float and backed out also his wife was not with us till the next day when the puddle was lower then the arctic cat made it through and I did not even take mine through it because I was still breaking it in and the day before it was overheating because of the mud so I stayed out of it but needless to say both the arctic cat and the grizzly were overheating because of the puddle and mine was the day before so I did not want to do that again.

Now that is the TRUE story and biggercat next time tell the whole story the way it happened you Little kitten

 

hmmmmm! i see my old pal SWAZFORCE on the brute force or should i say the (HOOPED FORCE) decided to try and save face and spin his little web!!!!!!!! i kind of remember the HOOPED FARCE going around the puddle the next time we came to it!!!! and i also remember sitting in the middle of the trail while the HOOPED FARCE had to have its tie rod removed and then suprisingly that very tie rod was straightened using the BIG CATS racks cause somebody did not want to scratch their delicate little HOOPED FARCE.

Hey swaz, bottom line your little maching could not hang with the BIG CAT so stop crying and ride harder!!!!

i just have to say this about the HOOPED FARCE

*LESS CLEARENCE
*SMALLER WHEEL WHEEL BASE
*SMALLER TIRES
*SMALLER SMALLER SMALLER

OK YOU HAVE A BIGGER MOTOR SO YOU ARE BE A LITTLE FASTER ON THE STRAIGHTAWAYS BUT BIG DEAL, WHAT FUN WILL YOU HAVE IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND ALL THE MUD PUDDLES!!!!!!!!!

BIGGER CAT

 

Yeah i bent my tie rod i guess that is what happens when you are riding in front and the little kitten is no where to be seen that what i get for riding fast i guess anyway there is nothing that your fat cat (since it weighs 100 pounds more and so do you) can get through that the force can't i didn't go throught that paint puddle by choice i did not want to overheat again like yours was doing after that. we will see if you ever come riding again it seems that you never want to go anymore are you scared of the force maybe you should just ride with your wife till she shows you up then you will be riding by yourself hahahahahahahah

Later man

Swaz Force

 

Swazforce,

what are you talking about brother??? There was one time out of the countless times that we rode this year that i did not go!!!!!! and why? according to you i am some kind of wuss, but this is just not so, you know i blew out my hamstring and there is no way i could ride! I COULD NOT EVEN WALK why are you spewing these fabrications? and what is with all the fat cat references, listen here bro!!!! don't make the BIG CAT pull a monster truck on your HOOPED FARCE, i will roll over you like church on sunday moring. As far as you riding so hard, maybe you should just pay attention to the trail, and stop looking for margy wanna plants, you hion and you will stop breaking things on the your HOOPED FARCE. Oh, and by the way, you should have just went and bought an Arcitc Cat instead of the LITTLE TYKE HOOPED FORCE, you seem to display such envy that maybe you bought the wrong machine.

AND AS FOR YOUR REFERENCE TO MY WIFE, ALL I CAN SAY IS THIS: AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A BAD THING FOR MY WIFE TO HAVE A QUAD AND RIDE WITH US, BUT SO FAR IT HAS NOT BEEN TO BAD, AT LEAST I AM GETTING "SOME" EVERY TIME WE GO OUT RIDING!!!!!! NO CLOWN PUNCHING IN MY TENT LOL OK, OK I KNOW WHAT YOUR GONNA SAY, THE DAY SHE RAN 2 BIG LOGS OVER WITH MY MUSTANG WAS NOT A GOOD DAY!!! BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE GOOD WITH THE BAD.

P.S. I WILL BE AT YOUR HOUSE NO LATER THAN 8:30AM FRIDAY, SO YOU BETTER BE READY YOU SHADOW IN THE DARK LOSER.

P.S.S. GET A JOB, NO REALLY, YOU NEED A JOB BRO!!!!!

P.S.S.S. OH YEA THE BIG CAT RULES AND SWAZFORCE DRUELS

P.S.S.S. AND BY THE WAY, YOU NEVER DID MAKE IT THROUGH THAT PUDDLE, NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY, THERE IS NO ANSWER TO THE FACT THAT THE HOOPED FARCE ABSOLUTELY DID NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE PAINT PUDDLE!!!!FACT, NOTHING ELSE FOR YOU TO SAY, SO STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR THE BIG GREEN BOBBER!!!!LOL BOTTOM LINE, END OF DISCUSSION, FINITO!!!!!!

RIDE HARD RIDE FAST, JUST STOP BREAKING YOUR STUFF SWAZO