has any one had problems with the ruby going dead? mine is dying when you hold the throttle wide open in mud hole and stop suddenly and/or let off the throttle.also at extreme angles and up hills reach the top and jam on the brakes it goes dead. i adj the idle, no help. i took it to the dealer they cant replicate so they adj the valves and changed the oil.no help it also backfires when coasting thnks

 

Have you added anything to your machine like an exhaust or air filter? If so, it needs to be re-jetted.

 

Needs to be re-jetted. Do a search for more info, its been talked about here a zillion times.

 

thanks for the info. i'm new to the atv scene. i have not performed any engine mods,only winch and skids. the bike has 220 miles on it.would it still need to be re jetted if no mods were made?

 

If no mods were done to the engine, it should not need to be re-jetted. You may just have a piece of trash in your carb that is clogging the jet that controls your idle. I would clean the carb and see if that fixes it.

 

ok, check this... took the ruby to the dealer the second time for stalling, he calls me back today and says the stalling problem i am experiencing is how all of honda's autos behave. he said i could get on anyone in the lot, hold it open jam on the brakes and they all would go dead. he said he even called honda about it. i said bull and called honda. worthless call. they said i shouldnt be riding it like that and that some may do it and some may not. i ended up hanging up on her. she even said they were not technicaly trained. what good? anyway gonig to test drive some in am. any thoughts ,i'm really p.o.'d

 

I can tell you that my Rubi has never died on me when I am at full throttle and then let off and hit the brakes. The only time that it has died on me is when I was trying to load it on the trailer while it was still cold and I didn't have the choke on.

 

wildwood i'm afraid ure dealer is right. my rancher at has died on me a few times when i'm going all out and slam the brakes.