(31-01-14, 05:16 PM)pintlicker link Wrote: Sorry, I wasn't clear.  When I pretty much even touched the key, or knocked the ignition barrel the bike cut out every time i tried it so I'm going to start with that.  When the bike cut out I was going through a road that was getting resurfaced so there was a few bumps around so that makes sense.  I tested the R/H switchgear thoroughly with a multimeter and it was all working as it should and there didn't seem to be any dodgy connections. 


I ended up just getting one from m and p on ebay, fingers crossed it'll be in on monday/tuesday hopefully.  It'll be fun getting the bugger out though, looks a bit tricky with the anti tamper bolts.


The rest of the bike needs a bit of a tidy up, its been doing a fair amount of miles recently with the mildish weather.  I'll give it a service in the next couple of weeks, the inlet rubbers also need replacing and I might as well do the carbs while i'm in and around that area as well.


Thanks for your help


Stu

(30-01-14, 04:42 PM)pintlicker link Wrote: Hi, I wonder if any of you have any ideas on what may be causing this? 


I've been running my 99 FZS600 throughout the winter with no issues but in the last week I've noticed that there has been a funny problem starting.  Intermittently it decides that it won't fire when I first press the starter button, it usually does on the second or third try with no problems.  That issue hadn't really been bothering me too much as it always started, but I popped out on it at lunchtime and on the way back the engine just died.  I pulled over to the side and it started again on the second or third push of the starter. 


I'm off tomorrow but ideally id like to work out what might be causing this over the weekend.  The problem is that it doesn't happen consistently, most of the time it will fire first time and its never cut out on me before today.


[size=1em]My primary suspect is the spark plugs, I had them out last year for a clean when I was servicing the bike but it may have been a few years since I've replaced them but I'm not sure that would have caused the bike to cut out.  Other than that would I be looking at fuel pump, [/size]coil,cut off switch and ignition switch as the next likely suspects?Anything else I'm missing?thanks[size=1em]Stuart[/size]

(05-04-18, 08:24 AM)neilr link Wrote: [quote author=pintlicker link=topic=11524.msg124129#msg124129 date=1391096541]
Hi, I wonder if any of you have any ideas on what may be causing this? 


I've been running my 99 FZS600 throughout the winter with no issues but in the last week I've noticed that there has been a funny problem starting.  Intermittently it decides that it won't fire when I first press the starter button, it usually does on the second or third try with no problems.  That issue hadn't really been bothering me too much as it always started, but I popped out on it at lunchtime and on the way back the engine just died.  I pulled over to the side and it started again on the second or third push of the starter. 


I'm off tomorrow but ideally id like to work out what might be causing this over the weekend.  The problem is that it doesn't happen consistently, most of the time it will fire first time and its never cut out on me before today.


[size=1em]My primary suspect is the spark plugs, I had them out last year for a clean when I was servicing the bike but it may have been a few years since I've replaced them but I'm not sure that would have caused the bike to cut out.  Other than that would I be looking at fuel pump, [/size]coil,cut off switch and ignition switch as the next likely suspects?Anything else I'm missing?thanks[size=1em]Stuart[/size]

(06-04-18, 06:33 PM)His Dudeness link Wrote: They could be fake NGK plugs https://www.driven2automotive.com/blog/warning-beware-of-updated-fake-ngk-iridium-ix-spark-plugs-how-to-spot-them-august-2017/

(06-04-18, 09:50 PM)His Dudeness link Wrote: It's possible. The fakes look so good you'd be hard pressed to tell them apart from the genuine ones.