Anyone ever had this happen?

Just ruined a SM ride I was looking forward to and I didn't spot it until I brought the bike home and went to check the plug.

Not 100% that this was the problem to begin with as it was stuttering and backfiring beforehand which might have popped it off. I'd just given it an iBeat tune the day before and everything was running sweet.

I've installed it back into place so once my battery is charged up I'll give it a test.

Pretty annoyed I missed the ride though! *sigh*

backfire is what usually causes this ! .. mates 09 te450 done this 2 weeks ago !

Funny because as it turns out, one of the other guys on the SM ride had the exact same thing happen! It was 40 degrees here today so that would have been a factor. Now, how to prevent this? It doesn't look as though the throttle body assembly has enough depth to allow a strong clamp. I'll have to get the iBeat out for another tune too seeing as I could have tuned it with it slightly dislodged.

This is on the carbed bikes yes? Any indication or knowledge of the efi bikes backfiring? I'm tempted to remove the backfire screen as it seems that many of the SMJ riders do that for increased air flow........

the picture is of an EFI bike.

Happened to my TE510 but noticed the problem immediately and remedied it. The owners manual lists the clamp/boot as a wear and tear item that should be replaced after x number of hours.

The same thing happened to my '08 SM510, although it was the rear boot as I recall. It ran fine until it died in my driveway as I arrived home. No backfiring or anything. I'd never had it off so assume it wasn't assembled very well by the factory. Hasn't happened again.

Hmm, I'll probably try get a stronger clamp although it looks as though we're expecting more hot days (40+) so I'll probably expect this to happen again, the heat just softens the rubber too much.