31-07-13, 01:04 PM
(31-07-13, 09:35 AM)nick crisp link Wrote: Seem to be a lot of bikes on here recently with miss-fires, stutters etc (mine included). Is this just the price we pay for running older bikes? Could it be that 10 year old plus bikes are just experiencing electrical problems from the materials in old components (coils, HT leads, plug caps, wiring) degrading, and perhaps old fuel systems gumming up a bit? (have heard of people doing some pretty thorough carb cleaning etc, but then still having problems - when professionally cleaned after, problems cured). Just wondering.
You're probably right there to be honest Nick - particularly being combined with the amount of rain we've had recently, it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of the electrics on our bikes are mucking around, they all use the older non-sealed type connectors which must be letting water in!
Got my HT leads off and trimmed downa little for fresh wire - not got my new NGK plug caps screwed on with a big dollop of grease around where the cable sits on the cap so that hopefully I won't get any water in there any more! Now just need it to stop absolutely hammering down so I can go and fit them, and then fingers crossed she'll start up as she should!