Bike cutting out then picking up again

[zamo]

Hi,
i have had my Suziki GSX 2004 250cc for 4 months now, and it has recently just started cutting out on me, sometimes it just jolts a bit then sorts itself out, other times i have to pull over coz i've got no power, i have to turn the key off and on and restart it. I've had my carbs cleaned, new fuel filter, new spark plugs, and this hasn't resolved the problem can anyone shed any light on it? Thanks

[Murray]

Don't know the bike but had similar on mine and it was a fault in the coils??

Maybe someone else can help as you seem to have done all the possible fuel problems.

[nzspokes]

Check your tank breather.

[bogan]

Do the electrics (clocks etc) have a bit of a spaz or shut off when it cuts out?

[mossy1200]

Check your tank breather.

Good start.

Do the electrics (clocks etc) have a bit of a spaz or shut off when it cuts out?

Maybe bad ground wire or even negative on the battery.

Could be faulty fuel tap.

[nzspokes]

Good start.



Maybe bad ground wire or even negative on the battery.

Could be faulty fuel tap.

My bike has had the same fault like this twice. First time was a faulty petcock valve, second was water up the tank breather. Both easy fixes.

[bogan]

Good start.



Maybe bad ground wire or even negative on the battery.

Could be faulty fuel tap.

From the breif description there's hundreds of things it could be. Best to start checking symptoms a bit more thoroughly to narrow down that list imo.

[mossy1200]

From the breif description there's hundreds of things it could be. Best to start checking symptoms a bit more thoroughly to narrow down that list imo.

I had a start stop issue.
I lubed my accelerator cable from the carby end with aerosol kit and forced the lube into the kill switch.

[bogan]

I had a start stop issue.
I lubed my accelerator cable from the carby end with aerosol kit and forced the lube into the kill switch.

Haha, bet that was fun to track down...

[mossy1200]

Haha, bet that was fun to track down...

Took a while and I felt like an idiot when I found it.
Saved me a few minutes in the lube cost me a fair few hours.
Thing that got me was it was ok at first until the lub thickened up.

[zamo]

HI, Thank you all for getting back to me im a bit new to bikes and i was just wondering where the breather pipe was for the fuel tank ? on my Suzuki 2002 gsx 2002 thanks
Joe

[zamo]

Do the electrics (clocks etc) have a bit of a spaz or shut off when it cuts out?

Hi, Thanks for getting back to me na my clocks and electrics are good when she cut out ?
Thanks Joe

[bogan]

Hi, Thanks for getting back to me na my clocks and electrics are good when she cut out ?
Thanks Joe

So not an electrical cutout before those systems then. Need some more info about the circumstances when it happens though. Like how often? what sort of riding (spirited, cruising etc), how full of fuel, how long do you have to wait, do you have to cycle the key on/off or will it come right by itself?

Often pull over and waits are fuel supply issues, try opening the cap next time and listening for a hiss (if so it means tank is not breathing properly).

[FJRider]

... and i was just wondering where the breather pipe was for the fuel tank ? on my Suzuki 2002 gsx 2002 thanks
Joe

Hint ... it's attached to the fuel tank ...

[bogan]

Hint ... it's attached to the fuel tank ...

Don't be a dick, it may well have a vented cap, in which case there is no breather pipe. Probably does have an overflow from the tank cap area though, so it could be confusing if he was looking for a breather pipe.