Desperation takes a new turn

**enth** · 12th March 2010, 14:09

I ride my RG150 to town and back every day (10km each way) and desperately need to get it fixed.

I was riding along and then it basically died. It sounded as though it didn't get enough fuel and was suffocating.

So I pulled over to the side of the road and proceeded to try and kick start my bike for the next 30 or so minutes then decided it was most likely a fowled spark plug for some reason.

Girlfriend arrives with the right tools to check a spark plug, once I got it out there was a lot of oil around the bottom of the plug and it looked as though it had a very small carbon build up around the edges.

So I gently rubbed off the carbon with my pocket knife and cleaned off the oil with some tissue and put the plug back in after making sure that the plug actually has a spark.

Praying to god that it turns over I kick it. Nothing. It was just the same as before, almost as if it's permanently flooded.

The bike is now stuck in town out in the open car park. Can someone please shed some light as to why this may be happening and if anyone would be so kind to let me borrow a panel van or a car and trailer that would be really awesome. I can't rent a vehicle because I'm only a 19y/o student with low funds. I live in the Mt Roskill area.

**Headbanger** · 12th March 2010, 14:43

You left your bike?

Madness, Go push the damn thing home.

**Mully** · 12th March 2010, 14:45

Ring Frosty and see if you can borrow his van to pick it up.

**SPORK** · 12th March 2010, 14:47

Pushing builds character.

And depending on what you're pushing, it also builds police notoriety and a hefty bank balance.

**Murray** · 12th March 2010, 14:48

Must be desparate if you have 2 threads going

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...post1129681344

would help out if I could, long way to go and nearly pub time

**Toaster** · 12th March 2010, 14:50

Checked the kill switch? seen that flicked a few times and people pondering why their bike is dead.

**avgas** · 12th March 2010, 15:18

I have to admit I pushed my RG further, and the FZ1, and the ZXR.........the GB was too bloody reliable.......bloody reliable honda.

**enth** · 12th March 2010, 15:24

Made 100% sure it was in a safe place. Right next to the downtown cop station parked between a scooter and a 250cc jap motobike.

Lol, the kill switch was definately not on.

I'll be picking it up later today when a mate arrives with a car with a tow hook.

**CookMySock** · 13th March 2010, 09:36

Originally Posted by enth

I'll be picking it up later today when a mate arrives with a car with a tow hook.

Geez ur not going to tow the bastard home are ya?

Can someone help this guy out before something really bad happens?

Steve

**NONONO** · 13th March 2010, 09:42

Just what I was thinking.
Any pictures?

**Jonathan** · 13th March 2010, 09:59

tow bars are for pussies!

**McWild** · 13th March 2010, 11:41

Has it been ridden in or left in the rain, or in any way exposed to large amounts of water on top of the tank? Many of the RGs have dodgy tank cap seals that allow water to simply flow into the tank.
If it pools up around the bottom it can get into the carb and block fuel flow.

This exact thing happened to me. Upon taking out and opening the carb we retrieved about half a glass of water, and a lot more in the tank.

That would be the first thing I would check.

If not there are plenty of other more serious issues that could be the case. Good fun.