paul99xx

I like the sound of a blocked breather, not so big on a tight valve. I guess I could try to start it first without opening the tank first, and then open the tank once it dies.

Put it back together, pressured up the fuel pump, and it started in the garage straight away, sounded a little rough but I thought it might be ok, switched it off before I suffocated, wheeled it out, it fired up straight away, went to 1500 or so, but then started to miss, I grabbed the throttle as the revs were dropping, got it up to 2000 and it seemed ok for a few seconds then started to die again, picked it up to 2500, ok for second but then the revs started dropping again so I let it die. Brought it back inside and primed the fuel pump again, pulled the vacuum hose dry as a bone. Checked voltage before and after each cranking over, solid 12.95 volts, (shorai lithium bat) plenty of cranking power there too. Couldn't really check the voltage while it was running. So I guess plugs next, wouldn't hurt anyway if they're still the originals.

thanks jon, probably wouldn't hurt to do the plugs anyway, I had a major service done a while ago and they didn't change the air filter so probably didn't do the plugs either

the day after filling the tank, of course, I went to start it and it started ok and ran for a few seconds then dropped to maybe 1 or 2 cylinders then stopped altogether. In the last 12 months it's spluttered occasionally so I've been running injector cleaner through it. So when it died completely I was hoping it was just the fuel filter blocked, pulled the filter and it seems to flow fine. Everything looks fine, no loose wires or fuel leaks, recently I've replaced the air filter and low beam headlight bulb but I can't imagine that i've caused any issues doing that. There is a breather hose not connected to anything but I can't find anything it would have been connected to. the thinner hose in the bottom of the pic.

thanks guys, i see what you mean now, rediculously easy, disconnect a couple of wires, bit of wiggling to get the front loose and done.

thanks guys, i'll give it a shot

my manual seems to only cover the carbed models, i can't see any quick release connectors on the fuel lines. i just want to replace the airfilter, tried a search in the garage and youtube no luck.

if you've replaced your original mufflers and they're still in good condition i'm interested, seems i'm the only person on the planet that likes the look of the stock pipes cheers paul

i think the old adage that most wear occurs in the first ten minutes still applies, i always warm my bike till the needle hits the operating range, i think it's in the rules in the handbook too. and it looks cool, i saw a guy remote start his lotus once and i've wanted it ever since. paul

lexxus any luck with the remote start and alarm? i've come across this one which either comes as a basic alarm for $70aus which seems cheap or either two way with display which looks nice or one way with remote start which would be my preference. it's a steel mate, anyone have one of these? http://www.steel-mate.com/ and click on motorcycle alarms cheers paul

sorry i can't help with the shudder but how about a photo of the new system

thanks everyone, pin reloaded, disaster averted :grin: if it had a 12 hour delay i would have been fine :bigshock: i'd better stick to being a civilian just incase

i can't seem to move it in any direction, it seems to be locked in place :banghead:

i was playing with my new cct and i've pulled the little metal bit out of it and it's gone off, extended itself all the way out and won't move, doesn't seem to be spring loaded at all, more locked in position, am i in trouble? :roll:

my engine makes a noise like a big end gone when it gets really hot, which is hard to believe since it's only got 30 000 km or 18 000 miles is it possible that this is also cam chain tensioner? if so does anyone have a part number for the new cct? :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: :hammer:

brilliant i don't seem to be able to download the small bits so i tried to go into the xx folder to have a look and i get the following message The pornography cannot be displayed The pornography you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing titillation difficulties, or you may need to adjust your trouser settings. :babe:

is it normal for the bars to shake when i let go and sit back cause i find it a bit of a worry, anybody have any suggestions for reducing this?

well the guy i bought it off volunteered that he had the right side of the lower fairing resprayed so perhaps you're right, the bike still rides straight even when i take my hands off the bars and sit back, apart from the inherint cbr bar shake sometimes

well i'd like to claim i scraped an XX but i've just bought mine and i'm concerned that the heavy scraping means my bike has been dropped :cry:

is it possible to scrape an XX? mine has serious scraping on the right hand side, footpeg and centre stand, i'm hoping someone can tell me they've done the same without falling off

yeh they're just a loud slip on c/f muffler

oh :roll: i was pretty sure it didn't stand for personal computer but i couldn't think of anything else, thanks

cool thanks, i feel better now :grin: excuse my ignorance but what's a PC?

i've just bought a 99 model and the exhaust seems a little black, especially since the bike has aftermarket mufflers, i plan to put the original mufflers back on but i wondered if there is any common problems that i should be looking into?