Spark plugs keep going black

[knight rider]

after a long ride I get home turn the bike off then put helmet etc inside then go back outside turn the bike on & ride it into the shed. The next morning I get up try to start the bike but it's hard to start & when it does start it keeps stalling. once going has absolutely no power at all very slow acclelaration & bad sound aswell. This seems to be a comon problem with the bike. Any ideas?

[paturoa]

Sounds like too rich.

Has it always done this? If not has someone been playing with it?

[imdying]

Try turning your fuel tap off when you stop it, see if that fixes it.

[knight rider]

Sounds like too rich.

Has it always done this? If not has someone been playing with it?

yeah always does this

[knight rider]

Try turning your fuel tap off when you stop it, see if that fixes it.

will try that. currently in bike shop but will try it when i et it back. Could it have someting to do with the ht leads?

[imdying]

No idea sorry mate, just wonder if there's a leak in a float needle? Might be worth trying one of the gixxer sites, they might have seen it before... might be a common fault for the model?

[knight rider]

oil changes & spark plug changes are about as good as I am with the mechanics of the bike. ohh I can also adjust the chain -clap clap for me

[Robert Taylor]

after a long ride I get home turn the bike off then put helmet etc inside then go back outside turn the bike on & ride it into the shed. The next morning I get up try to start the bike but it's hard to start & when it does start it keeps stalling. once going has absolutely no power at all very slow acclelaration & bad sound aswell. This seems to be a comon problem with the bike. Any ideas?

If it has done high k's 40k or more it will likely have worn emulsion tubes and needles.

[knight rider]

If it has done high k's 40k or more it will likely have worn emulsion tubes and needles.

what are those?

[knight rider]

it'll be around 50,000km mark

[knight rider]

If it has done high k's 40k or more it will likely have worn emulsion tubes and needles.

are these epensive to replace?

[nadroj]

The bits down the middle of each carb the needles run in. Both will be worn & I think you will find that mileage conservative. Replace with factory parts as Dynojet kits wear fast.

PS Robert: this is Scotts old bike you spent time on tuning many years ago.

[knight rider]

The bits down the middle of each carb the needles run in. Both will be worn & I think you will find that mileage conservative. Replace with factory parts as Dynojet kits wear fast.

PS Robert: this is Scotts old bike you spent time on tuning many years ago.

has a diferent motor init now though wich had only done 38,00kms & i've added maybe 10-12,000kms to that. Chain snapped & went though the old one so replaced it with a 1996 wt motor

[knight rider]

does anyone else have alot of problems with their bikes? maybe I'm just not meant to have a bike??

[Cajun]

does anyone else have alot of problems with their bikes? maybe I'm just not meant to have a bike??

I did have a alot of problems with the carbs on my bike, whenever you would wash it, it would be problem starting and what not, and if you leaved it sitting for week or more (with even with fuel turned off) would have problems.

had many people look at it, had it for 18 months before i traded it on the 600.

Only other problem i had with my WT was speedo read 10km/h faster (was in mph) but use to sit at 65mph(105km/h) to speeding tickets later it worked out was 118km/h. But once i knew that i worked around it.