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[Lo Lo]

Thanks for all the comments.  As of today, the problem has been diagnosed (supposedly) and a replacement part is enroute.  Service tech told me it was a bad Fuel shell that was causing the issues.  Mine apparently took a dump while at the dealer....or maybe some asshat decided to swap my good one out with someone elses who has been waiting for the parts to come in....   Who knows...   All I know is that I still don't have my bike back.  WTF!!!

[2018_FLTRXSE]

I had this same problem happen to me one evening when I went to go for a ride on my '08 Road Glide.  I started the bike (it had been sitting in my dry garage for nearly a week since I had last rode it in dry weather) and let it idle while my wife got herself onto the bike.  I pulled in the clutch, dropped the gear shift into 1st gear, twisted the throttle....and.....it still idled!  I put the bike back into neutral, twisted the throttle.....and....it still sat at idling rpm.  Then I really gave the throttle a hard twist to about WFO....and....NO CHANGE!   I shut the bike off, scratched my head, and gave my wife a puzzled and sad look.  After chatting for a couple of minutes, I restarted the bike, and the throttle was back.....it was a miracle healing!!  This problem never repeated itself.

My 08 Street Glidedid this ONCE in 13K.

I started up to leave for work and the first thing I noted was no high-idle which would be normal...

Went in the house, got my stuff, saddled up and the same thing... NOTHING.... WTF? My wife was looking at me funny... "I saw you twist the throttle"

Puzzled, I shut her down thinking I had an excuse to not go to work... until I turn the ignition back on and lit it up again and the high idle came back...and so did the throttle response.

One and only time it ever did that.

[Twolanerider]

My 08 Street Glidedid this ONCE in 13K.

I started up to leave for work and the first thing I noted was no high-idle which would be normal...

Went in the house, got my stuff, saddled up and the same thing... NOTHING.... WTF? My wife was looking at me funny... "I saw you twist the throttle"

Puzzled, I shut her down thinking I had an excuse to not go to work... until I turn the ignition back on and lit it up again and the high idle came back...and so did the throttle response.

One and only time it ever did that.

Just the thought of that makes important parts of me want to curl up and hide behind my belly button.  Could never escape the thought that if it could do it, just once, setting in the driveway that it could just as easily do it, just once, just as I was passing a truck on a two lane road with a semi coming right at me.

[2018_FLTRXSE]

Just the thought of that makes important parts of me want to curl up and hide behind my belly button.  Could never escape the thought that if it could do it, just once, setting in the driveway that it could just as easily do it, just once, just as I was passing a truck on a two lane road with a semi coming right at me.

All the issues I have heard of were all at start up.... they either work or they dont.

Heaven forbid it should do it to me during the course of a "normal" ride.

[Twolanerider]

All the issues I have heard of were all at start up.... they either work or they dont.

Heaven forbid it should do it to me during the course of a "normal" ride.

Unfortunately I've heard of some that weren't just at start up.  Primarily issues with it not returning to idle all the way when coming to a stop.  Knowing that it's so far from bullet proof would always be on my mind though. 

I know what happens when a cable fails.  And I can deal with it in all but the most inopportune of cases.  A failure that can have a "mind" of its own though would worry the hell out of me.

[2018_FLTRXSE]

Unfortunately I've heard of some that weren't just at start up.  Primarily issues with it not returning to idle all the way when coming to a stop.  Knowing that it's so far from bullet proof would always be on my mind though. 

I know what happens when a cable fails.  And I can deal with it in all but the most inopportune of cases.  A failure that can have a "mind" of its own though would worry the hell out of me.

I know of one guy with an 08 that claims he has similar problems... but whenever I look at his bike it seems FINE... rider error or paranoia?

[brassspike]

Really hate to bring back this one but....'ol Maggie Mae has done it to me again. TBW has taken a dump. Wanted to ride Sunday too
I have throttle when at idle in nutral but very little if the brake or clutch are pulled. codes 1510 and 2138 which is the TBW. Guess I'll have to leave the ol at home and break out the 98 wide glide. It has never failed to start and run. Quite unlike my high dollar ride!

[Eqcons]

Primarily issues with it not returning to idle all the way when coming to a stop. 

That's covered in the manual, Don.

Jim

[Eqcons]

my throttle moves like normal but with just a slight increase in RPM's!

That's the "failsafe" mode for it I seem to remember - if something goes wrong, you wouldn't want it stuck wide open after all......

Jim

[anglia48]

Good to hear the problem was found. My 08 SERK has not had a TBW problem, but my cruise went haywire for awhile. The on-off switch would stay on in the off position. Now after washing the bike it seems to have fixed itself. Weird. 

[FUZZNUTS]

Was in Laconia a few weeks ago. I stopped for gas, filled up and was ready to go. I started the bike, no problem. But when I rolled on the throttle nothing happened. It was one of those aw sh#t moments. But thanks to my good buddy HD Brad, He showed me how to reset the trouble codes on the bike when we were in Eureka Springs. Good thing I was paying attention. I would have been stuck at that gas station somewhere New Hampshire, waiting for a tow.............................................Thanks Brad.................................Fuzznuts   

[Eqcons]

He showed me how to reset the trouble codes on the bike when we were in Eureka Springs. Good thing I was paying attention.

Care to share?

Jim

[FUZZNUTS]

I'm at work right now. When I'm home I'll go thru the steps and document with some pics............Fuzz

[Eqcons]

I'm at work right now. When I'm home I'll go thru the steps and document with some pics............Fuzz

Cool, thanks! 

Jim

[ultrafxr]

Was in Laconia a few weeks ago. I stopped for gas, filled up and was ready to go. I started the bike, no problem. But when I rolled on the throttle nothing happened. It was one of those aw sh#t moments. But thanks to my good buddy HD Brad, He showed me how to reset the trouble codes on the bike when we were in Eureka Springs. Good thing I was paying attention. I would have been stuck at that gas station somewhere New Hampshire, waiting for a tow.............................................Thanks Brad.................................Fuzznuts    

The trouble codes just tell you what happened to help you diagnose the problem.  Don't think clearing them would cause the problem to go away - it would just erase the history that it ever happened. Coincidence I think explains why your bike started working. Electronics (especially on Harleys) can do very strange things.