MY BIKE WONT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!

hilljd00 · Post by **hilljd00** » May 3rd, '05, 18:41

hmm, u have the fuel switch to on? ;)
Mite be cold, or... well tbh i wud need to see it.

CBR_LOVER · Post by **CBR_LOVER** » May 3rd, '05, 18:52

....hmmm...could even be excessive carbon build-up in the exhaust especially if its a standard pipe...

baskie · Post by **baskie** » May 4th, '05, 10:04

think boss might pop over today and help me out,

baskie · Post by **baskie** » May 4th, '05, 13:29

well boss came over today, and no he didnt kick my head in, mum was wathcing

. nah we decided was carb i took it off, but is cleaner then a clean thing inside dude. i would eat my dinner off it. one thing i notices was as i pulled it off there was a tube connected t5o the carb but not anywhere else and it and a tear in it,(pics to come) so copuld it be that?

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » May 4th, '05, 13:36

if its a long black rubber tube hanging below the engine from the carb its probably the float bowl vent pipe, a tear in that shouldnt make any difference but if you're worried just replace it with another piece of tube the same length.

when you took the carb off, you didnt notice a split in the large rubber between the carb and the engine did you?
also, before it started playing up had you been doing a lot of low speed town riding?

baskie · Post by **baskie** » May 4th, '05, 13:43

yeh, havent noticed a split though

baskie · Post by **baskie** » May 4th, '05, 13:48

that tube bit haging , the split in the pi[pe is right near the carb, like i said will get piccys

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » May 4th, '05, 13:53

if its anything like me old 2-stroke then low speed or town riding is just the sort of thing that will make it oil up - they need a good thrashing to clear em up. it'll seem hard to start, splutter a lot and not rev smoothly if the plugs fouled.

when you got the plug out, just have a look at the colour and condition of it. a fouled plug will look oily and wet. to test if the plug is ok, rest it on top of the metal on the cylinder head with the ht lead attached (and the ignition on), so the metal thread of the plug is touching the metal cylinder, and kick it over. DO NOT touch the plug itself while doing this or you will get a nasty shock (literally

and you should see a nice healthy blue spark. if its orange, and doesnt go directly from the central metal pole of the plug to the metal "arm" over the top of it (ie it goes through the white insulating ceramic around the metal core), then you need to either clean the plug or replace it.

baskie · Post by **baskie** » May 4th, '05, 13:59

yeh boss ttried all that he said looked ok,nice healty spark. how much will it cost to chuck it to someone at a bike shop???

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » May 4th, '05, 14:09

depends what they have to do, might be worth getting a compression check done first and foremost which will be cheap enough and should tell you if its time for new rings or rebore or anything like that. is yours the powervalve model? if so is it that operating ok (listen for servo noise when you switch ignition on)?

firemansam · Post by **firemansam** » May 4th, '05, 18:24

I know what a 2-stroke seizeing at a ton sounds like lol.

CBR_LOVER · Post by **CBR_LOVER** » May 4th, '05, 18:28

I been on one when it seized at 70!!!lol

firemansam · Post by **firemansam** » May 4th, '05, 18:32

Gets your arse bitting the seat when the back wheel locks up!! Loads of fun.

CBR_LOVER · Post by **CBR_LOVER** » May 4th, '05, 18:34

fun?????are u a masochist!!!!i had kittens till i clutched it!!!!lol

firemansam · Post by **firemansam** » May 4th, '05, 18:37

Well I have got a GSXR1100 streetfighter now, so quite possibly!!!

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