RG150 bogging down

[anthraxnz]

so.... tonight it died and i had to push it up a hill back to my house. luckily it was only 50 meters from my house.

I took it out on the motorway on sunday and i noticed it was fine but on the return trip it started missing. Tonight it did the same thing would bog down then jump right into the power band.

It was running then just made a buuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrr sound and stopped going. I haven't been able to start it (haven't really given it another attempt as i was exhausted from pushing it)

I'm thinking it's spark related so will have to check that out.

[speights_bud]

so.... tonight it died and i had to push it up a hill back to my house. luckily it was only 50 meters from my house.

I took it out on the motorway on sunday and i noticed it was fine but on the return trip it started missing. Tonight it did the same thing would bog down then jump right into the power band.

It was running then just made a buuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrr sound and stopped going. I haven't been able to start it (haven't really given it another attempt as i was exhausted from pushing it)

I'm thinking it's spark related so will have to check that out.

kinda sounds like fuel.... Did the dash instruments behave normally?

Have you stripped and cleaned the carb? Probably a good idea to have someone who has done this before on hand if you haven't had one apart before. might have a blocked jet as someone here suggested earlier.

You aren't low on fuel are you? I only say this as water will sit in the bottom of a tank and when low can intermittently find its way in. Took me ages to figure this one out on my first bike. Was a hole in the overflow tube which runs down the inside of the tank. Riding in the rain meant the water just dripped in...

A Picture of the plug how it was when you parked it in the shed might help. Don't wipe anything off when you pull it out.

[anthraxnz]

yeah everything seemed fine on the dash.

I'll have to take a look at it on the weekend and see what's up.

I had a thought, it has a leaky fuel tap. Could air be drawn into the fuel line causing these issues?

[highspeedhamish]

If you had the tank off recently, it could be a pinched breather line. Also, does the bike use the autolube pump or are you premixing?

[anthraxnz]

If you had the tank off recently, it could be a pinched breather line. Also, does the bike use the autolube pump or are you premixing?

it's using the auto lube pump.

I'll check the breather hoses as well.

[anthraxnz]

mystery solved. while leaving it to idle i went inside to get something then came out and noticed that the fuel light was on. Flicked it to reserve and went for a short ride and everything seemed fine. switched it back to main and it started bogging down and being useless again.

Strange thing was when riding the fuel light wasn't on...

Thanks to everyone for your input!

[speights_bud]

choice, good to be learning stuff eh?

I remember that no matter how full the oil tank was on my RG when the green flag dropped the Oil Light would always flash on.
You may have a dicky fuel sensor, no biggie. I would recommend to measure your fuel by a measure of distance instead. Find out how far you normally get out of a full tank and go from there

[FJRider]

mystery solved. while leaving it to idle i went inside to get something then came out and noticed that the fuel light was on. Flicked it to reserve and went for a short ride and everything seemed fine. switched it back to main and it started bogging down and being useless again.

Strange thing was when riding the fuel light wasn't on...

Thanks to everyone for your input!

Did it not occur to you ... the outlet on the main was possibly partially blocked .. ??

The fuel float/sensor is usually on the right side of the tank. On the sidestand ... the bike leans to the left. Thus ... the fuel light coming on at idle (after you go inside) is not then unusual/unnatural ... and as you move forward ... the fuel will "slosh" to the rear of the tank. (lifting the fuel float a little)

PS: You don't get fit jumping to conclusions ...

[anthraxnz]

Did it not occur to you ... the outlet on the main was possibly partially blocked .. ??

The fuel float/sensor is usually on the right side of the tank. On the sidestand ... the bike leans to the left. Thus ... the fuel light coming on at idle (after you go inside) is not then unusual/unnatural ... and as you move forward ... the fuel will "slosh" to the rear of the tank. (lifting the fuel float a little)

PS: You don't get fit jumping to conclusions ...

it's all part of the learning process and we all have to start somewhere, even if it's in the past. The bulk of my mechanical knowledge is based on fuel injected motors and i have no knowledge of 2 strokes let alone carbs. I have an 89 commodore which i have pulled apart and put back together, its just ticked over 390,000 km so i must be doing something right.

anyway, thanks to everyone for their idea's and suggestions.