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Check it my self! your having a laugh! Im lucky I get up in the morning let alone check my valves! the bike will never ride againe

http://www.users.bigpond.com/ergoff/vac1.htm
Check this out.........
I've kept this, and think it'll be of help to lots of us..

Dave........can you put that link somewhere it can be easily picked out for future refference ????

Hi Garvey
Can I suggest you head over to the Lyseley - on the A4 between Chippenham and Calne - on Monday evening - from 6 on - bike night and give me a shout - there are a variety of people who go along that will be able to help you. I ride a grey cagiva raptor 650.
Those in the know can take a quick look, and may be able to help you.

Ive passed it a couple of time and saw lots of bikes but never popped in.

The next good monday night, I will pop down (if the bike makes it lol)
thanks. Apart from dropping a match in the tank Ive really had enough and dont enjoy riding the thing any more!

When I pop down you will not miss me, just look out for the old gixxer that goes click, bang boom splutter cough

well lets hope we can sort you out.

I still ain't had a chance to look yet m8 been pissing down past 2 days...

Anyway we are doing a ride out to cheltenham on Sat/Sun to this bikesafe show... fancy comming?

Gutted Im working this weekend!

Hi Garvey
I had a word with a couple of friends last night - One of them isnt working at the mo and as his girlie has gone of on hols with her daughter today he has some time. PM me and I will give you his mobile number he will come up and take a look.

Working!!!!?!?!?!?!?!!??!?!?!?!!!!!! ARSE! LOL

Still ain't been round Phils this week either, I think I owe the poor bugger many beers! lol

thanks everyone for your help.
After tonight when some one who know what a bike is had a quick look, thinks its an air leak!
time to have a play this week I think!

Hey Jinx, thanks for making Carl and I feel so welcome tonight

OK Ive installed my Fuel tap and the bike is running a little better.
the tapping noise is still on the bike. I have tightened up all the clips on the carbs but shes still running piss poor on idle. its like shes getting blocked.

Im just building up the guts to rip the carbs out and re-install them.

Does anyone in the area have a carb balancing thing I could use? or help me out with this. already paid for 3 times to get this done

Hi it sounds like you may have an air leak on the inlet manifold hence the rough running. The noise could be cam chain, has it got an ajuster for the cam chain ?
If your not sure I would get a Suzuki Stealership to look at it.
Sorry can't be of more help Keith

I have been told it is an air leak which I can take the carbs off and sort that out but I dont want to book the bike back in to get the carbs balanced. It looks like the floats are not set up right aswell.

when you have the carbs off to do the floats, you can very roughly balance them visually by looking at the gaps at the bottoms of the butterflys inside the throats.

check that the o-rings between the carb caps and bodies by the vacuum takeoffs are there too, these are easy to miss out when rebuilding and will let air in if theyre missing.