Bike's spluttering

[knight rider]

have had this problem with the bike in the past but it went away. seems to be hard to start & keeps staling unless I rwev it a bit. Problem is when I rev it it seems to splutter. Am thinking spark plugs but I don't have a sparkplug socket to check. Anyone in porirua have 1 I can borrow please? all the fairings are off my bike so if someone can show me an easy way to get the sparkplugs out that would also be helpful. tried to take the tank off & thought that aint gonna work. don't wana take her into the bike shop as don't have the pingers at the moment.

any help is much appeciated

[xwhatsit]

Perhaps it is running quite rich? I've just got back from Waiheke, have been running around the occasional gravel road (what fun!) and it's been raining too. Bike started to run a little rich because the air filter was choked with all the shit on the roads (will have to clean the chain too).

Could it be that? Or perhaps your choke cable has slipped out of the little clamp thing on the carbs and it's not completely retracting.

[knight rider]

could be will try those 2 thanks

[Disco Dan]

have had this problem with the bike in the past but it went away. seems to be hard to start & keeps staling unless I rwev it a bit. Problem is when I rev it it seems to splutter. Am thinking spark plugs but I don't have a sparkplug socket to check. Anyone in porirua have 1 I can borrow please? all the fairings are off my bike so if someone can show me an easy way to get the sparkplugs out that would also be helpful. tried to take the tank off & thought that aint gonna work. don't wana take her into the bike shop as don't have the pingers at the moment.

any help is much appeciated

Bit of a "MacGyver" moment, but someone with a micrometer could measure something common, like several peices of drinks can aluminium to the correct spark plug gap?

[dogsnbikes]

have had this problem with the bike in the past but it went away. seems to be hard to start & keeps staling unless I rwev it a bit. Problem is when I rev it it seems to splutter. Am thinking spark plugs but I don't have a sparkplug socket to check. Anyone in porirua have 1 I can borrow please? all the fairings are off my bike so if someone can show me an easy way to get the sparkplugs out that would also be helpful. tried to take the tank off & thought that aint gonna work. don't wana take her into the bike shop as don't have the pingers at the moment.

any help is much appeciated

My ladies GS had the same problem after cheaking everything we discovered the fuel line was a mickey mouse job and was given the carbs more fuel than they could handle.......so replace it all cost about $5 and abit of time between beers
so it just a case of elimination Good luck

[Madness]

I think he needs to get the plugs out first, might be hard to do with a few old Coke cans, even with the use of a micrometer.

You haven't had much luck with this bike, maybe you should trade up?

[knight rider]

I think he needs to get the plugs out first, might be hard to do with a few old Coke cans, even with the use of a micrometer.

You haven't had much luck with this bike, maybe you should trade up?

was thinking of getting a busa bt thing is am trying to save some money as am getting married in a year so can't splash out just yet

[knight rider]

how often should spark plugs be replaced? they were done 9,000kms ago

[Drum]

I bought a motorcycle spark plug wrench a couple of weeks ago at Super Cheap. It was $3.95 and works just fine.

[knight rider]

I bought a motorcycle spark plug wrench a couple of weeks ago at Super Cheap. It was $3.95 and works just fine.

awesome thanks I'll get one tomorrow do they sell motorbike spark plugs aswell?

[Madness]

They should do

ask for these ones then the tool to suit.

[knight rider]

They should do

ask for these ones then the tool to suit.

are they a good sparky?

[Drum]

These pics may help you determine whether you have a problem with your plugs (from my Haynes Manual).

[knight rider]

These pics may help you determine whether you have a problem with your plugs (from my Haynes Manual).

thanks for that changed the 2 middle spark plugs but couldn't get the tool into the side ones as the frame goes directly over them. will have to find another new tool now lol. one of the leads on the right hand side wasn't connected to anything. found where it went & now it's like new has a micky mouse job where a screw holds a hose into it bt the screw doesn't screw into anything. Sort of works like a wege. so I wedged it back in & change 2 spark plugs. Still gonna change to 2 side ones yet.

Also have a blown light bulb aswell now lol

I just can't win .........

[knight rider]

and now a fork seals leaking.............