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scrumps
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Back to basics

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Hello!
I am a car qualified engineer BUT live in a top floor flat, no allocated parking so working on side of street...
Is it easy enough to change the plugs on a storm without special tools, a one off plug spanner etc etc I have the seemingly normal problem of it dropping dead at mini roundabouts / traffic lights. Want to increase tickover (it is low) and seems advice is to change plugs as well, any advice very much welcomed.
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If you have the toolkit there's a plug tube spanner included. If you don't, you will need a thin wall socket. It's easy enough to do. The front ones a bit fiddly, you're working by feel rather than sight, but not difficult.

Before removing a plug, give the hole a blast of compressed air. You can buy a can designed to clean out pc keyboards and use that if you don't have a compressor to hand.

You don't need to remove the tank to access the rear plug, just undo the front bolts and pivot it up.
Last edited by tony.mon on Tue May 25, 2021 8:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
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Turn the idle up to 1100/1200 revs with the black plastic knurled knob located on the right hand side(as you sit on the bike)
SO WHEN DOES THIS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER KICK IN
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Many thanks for the info, idle is much better now and it seems to be smoother to boot!
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scrumps wrote: Thu May 27, 2021 6:43 pm Many thanks for the info, idle is much better now and it seems to be smoother to boot!
Well done :thumbup:

Chris.
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