Had a bit of an arse twitcher on the motorway today, dropped a gear to overtake a lorry and my bike just cut out. Dead. During rush hour too.Managed to coast to the hard shoulder, tried firing it up again and it backfired bigtime before ticking over like nothing happened. Second time it's done that now, if we didn't have a kid on the way I'd be chopping it in for a new FZ1.
Refitted the rear wheel after fitting new bearings last night.....wheel spins real smooth, think I was confusing bearing noise with chain noise .........should notice the difference on the next ride
Hi Paul , did you use a bearing puller when you removed the bearings or a screwdriver , planning on doing mine in the autumn , so was just wondering if I would need a puller Quote from: red98 on 15 May 2014, 08:05:04 pmRefitted the rear wheel after fitting new bearings last night.....wheel spins real smooth, think I was confusing bearing noise with chain noise .........should notice the difference on the next ride
Uh oh that's proper arse twitching stuff mate....have you got an alarm immobiliser fitted???
Check your electrical connections. It is possible it is corrosion of connectors or a loose connections.Procedure below does not require and major skills (not saying you don't have any major skills )Start with the plug caps and work backUnscrew the plug caps and cut about 10mm off the end and then screw them back in and put the boot back in position.Lift the tank and take off the coil connection one by one and spray connectors with WD40( don,t spare it) and then put them back on.As the tank is up open the electrical connections box. Take out each connector in turn pull them apart and treat both plug and socket to liberal doses of WD40.Put all that back togetherNow go the Right hand handlebar switch.Unscrew the phillips screws and open the switch Spray the kill switch with WD40 operate it on off about 10 times and and spray some more WD40 into it. The kill switch can be a source of problems if it has not been used for a while. Now you have cleaned up nearly all the connectors associated with engine running.Last bit to do is under the left side panel.Take off the side panel and pull off the biggest connect block from the starter cut out relay unit.Spray the both the plug and the relay connection with WD40.Put it all back together and restart the bike. Hopefully it starts No doubt someone will come back and say this is a waste of time, but believe me from my experience it is a worthwhile exercise.Let us know how you get on.You may find some corrosion which needs a little bit of rewiring, but that cane be easily sorted also
Had a bit of an arse twitcher on the motorway today, dropped a gear to overtake a lorry and my bike just cut out. Dead. During rush hour too.
What type of alarm/immobiliser is fitted?
Quote from: noggythenog on 15 May 2014, 08:22:25 pmUh oh that's proper arse twitching stuff mate....have you got an alarm immobiliser fitted???I do, and it's played up a bit since I got the bike. Quote from: unfazed on 15 May 2014, 08:56:00 pmCheck your electrical connections. It is possible it is corrosion of connectors or a loose connections.Procedure below does not require and major skills (not saying you don't have any major skills )Start with the plug caps and work backUnscrew the plug caps and cut about 10mm off the end and then screw them back in and put the boot back in position.Lift the tank and take off the coil connection one by one and spray connectors with WD40( don,t spare it) and then put them back on.As the tank is up open the electrical connections box. Take out each connector in turn pull them apart and treat both plug and socket to liberal doses of WD40.Put all that back togetherNow go the Right hand handlebar switch.Unscrew the phillips screws and open the switch Spray the kill switch with WD40 operate it on off about 10 times and and spray some more WD40 into it. The kill switch can be a source of problems if it has not been used for a while. Now you have cleaned up nearly all the connectors associated with engine running.Last bit to do is under the left side panel.Take off the side panel and pull off the biggest connect block from the starter cut out relay unit.Spray the both the plug and the relay connection with WD40.Put it all back together and restart the bike. Hopefully it starts No doubt someone will come back and say this is a waste of time, but believe me from my experience it is a worthwhile exercise.Let us know how you get on.You may find some corrosion which needs a little bit of rewiring, but that cane be easily sorted alsoCheers mate I'll give it a go tomorrow, but it'll mean taking the Mondeo to work.
put the bike back to stock gearing
Lovely weather, warm and dry. 146 miles, from Wrexham to Betws y Coed, Llanberis, Caernarfon, Bangor, Colwyn Bay, St Asaph, Ruthin , home. Quiet on the roads this morning, but busy with traffic heading up the coast as I came home. Lots of bikers out.