So I've just joined this forum and would you know it a day after I join I have an issue with the bike.
It only just happened this morning and i'm yet to do much investigation (cos i'm at work now), but I thought I'd throw up my symptoms.
-Hard to start this morning (25 degree weather, usually fires up first go)
-After starting ran on 3 cylinders until i gave it a rev.
-Faint smell of hot oil perhaps, my sense of smell isn't very good so it could be something else.
Up until now I've had no issues, i think i might have smelt the smell yesterday on my way home but i dismissed it as being from another car (i commute in a fair bit of traffic)
Bike is a 99 FZS600, 80,000km (50,000miles), standard apart from yoshi slip on, K&N filter. Recently i've fitted a new fuel filter (a few weeks ago, that's how long I've had the K&N in for as well).
All i've done is have a look around the bike in the carpark after i got to work, no visible leaks, carb rubbers look all solid and secure, basically externally it's all clean. Oil level is all good, water level is all good too.
So my plan of attack is:
Pull the plugs, read them, probably replace them cos why not (should tell me something surely!)
Check the HT leads with the multimeter.
Comp test cos it'll be easy to do with the tank off and plugs out as well.
Go from there.
While i have the tank off I'll likely balance the carbs, check the valves (and hope they don't need adjusting cos well i don't want to haha)
What's everyone's thoughts?
EDIT:
Doesn't appear to blow any smoke, looking over my shoulder and opening her up (safety first!) as I came in to work today.