So it wasnt the plugs

stormingjoe · Post by **stormingjoe** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:34 pm

Did you knock hoses off, and either not replace correctly or fitted wrong, can happen when lifting tank, did you take seat off

Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:36 pm

stormingjoe wrote:Did you knock hoses off, and either not replace correctly or fitted wrong, can happen when lifting tank, did you take seat off

No, I have checked the hoses and what not and all fine. The problem started before I changed the plugs, but after I did an oil change, refitted exhausts and washed it. I had the seat off a few times, and at one point, it rained a bit when seat was off. Water might have got under there a bit, but changed coil under there and checked the other connections since.

stormingjoe · Post by **stormingjoe** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:42 pm

Ok.
You checked for sparks in dark and found none, etc. As it got wet, check the connections, just behind the tank and also the ECU at the rear, but these would be dry now but worth a nose to check they are clean, spray very sparingly with wd40(don't use to much, clean up excess) or electrical spray. Have you checked the charging circuit as over/under voltage can cause miss-fire and power loss.

stormingjoe · Post by **stormingjoe** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:47 pm

Video fairly normal with the airbox off.

stormingjoe · Post by **stormingjoe** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:55 pm

Have you completley drained the fuel out of the tank and replaced with fresh fuel, try 97ron. Not supermarket fuel, go BP/Shell or my preference Murco.

Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 5:53 pm

stormingjoe wrote:Video fairly normal with the airbox off.

Ok, even with the chu chu noise the back cylinder makes?

stormingjoe wrote:Have you completley drained the fuel out of the tank and replaced with fresh fuel, try 97ron. Not supermarket fuel, go BP/Shell or my preference Murco.

No not yet, but did think about that and thought it might be worth doing?

stormingjoe wrote:Ok.
You checked for sparks in dark and found none, etc. As it got wet, check the connections, just behind the tank and also the ECU at the rear, but these would be dry now but worth a nose to check they are clean, spray very sparingly with wd40(don't use to much, clean up excess) or electrical spray. Have you checked the charging circuit as over/under voltage can cause miss-fire and power loss.

Ok will try the WD40. Will water still have an effect even if dry now?
I havent checked charging circuit no...

Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:11 pm

Just borrowed a multi meter. Going to check the things from the service manual across the loom connections from ignition unit.

Anything else I should/could check with it while I have it?

benny hedges · Post by **benny hedges** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:21 pm

ive go a spare ecu & cdi if you want to try them m8

Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:39 pm

benny hedges wrote:ive go a spare ecu & cdi if you want to try them m8

Might take you up on that mate if fuel and compression check don't solve it.

I'm desperate to solve the problem now, with only a few weeks of this season left before bike goes into hibernation, I want at least one or two more good ride outs.

benny hedges · Post by **benny hedges** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:55 pm

have a ride down at weekend m8 & we' give it a going over... might be summat obvious youve missed

Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:19 pm

Just found now that the black connector in the little block of connectors under the seat was not fully clipped together. No idea if that was the cause of my problems yet, as bike is in bits while I work out how to replace the little black thing that the choke cable goes in to.

According to the manual that black connector is:
OIL PRESSURE SWITCH,'
NEUTRAL SWITCH
2P (BLACK) CONNECTOR.

Does that mean it is both measuring oil pressure and neutral at the same time?
Would this being loose cause a hesitation/misfire at 6k rpm? Im thinking maybe vibration at that specific RPM was resonating and causing it to not connect?

benny hedges · Post by **benny hedges** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:49 pm

its something else to rule out m8.
it's not unknown for the sidestand switch do the same thing too.... easily cured by bypassing it.

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