17-09-13, 11:29 AM
Dead eye/Dude.
The bike had been stood outside for at least six months, so he recons that damp air might possibly have made it's way into no3 cylinder, which probably had the valves in the open position, from when it was last run.
Also bear in mind, we are right by the sea here in Caernarfon, so the salt/damp air wouldn't have been helping matters.
I was led to believe on the forum somewhere, that the pre-injection models are prone to running a touch on the rich side?
The previous owner wasn't what i would call a serious biker, he only used it occasionally, so i doubt it got as much high speed riding as i gave it when i first got it, that also could explain the excessive carbon build-up?
Kev also mentioned that the two offside plugs were a begger to get out, although the other two weren't much better, the offside two were also very rusty on the outside, so maybe the fact it had been parked on the sidestand could have had something to do with that, i dunno.
Yes, it's been an expensive lesson, although we can also add two new Bridgestone tyres at £160, the inlet rubbers at £96 and the chain and sprocket kit at £89, so the actual cost will be getting on for nearly a grand, so all in all, the bike will stand me at around £2,500 by the time i get it back!!
We live and we learn eh?
G ; )
The bike had been stood outside for at least six months, so he recons that damp air might possibly have made it's way into no3 cylinder, which probably had the valves in the open position, from when it was last run.
Also bear in mind, we are right by the sea here in Caernarfon, so the salt/damp air wouldn't have been helping matters.
I was led to believe on the forum somewhere, that the pre-injection models are prone to running a touch on the rich side?
The previous owner wasn't what i would call a serious biker, he only used it occasionally, so i doubt it got as much high speed riding as i gave it when i first got it, that also could explain the excessive carbon build-up?
Kev also mentioned that the two offside plugs were a begger to get out, although the other two weren't much better, the offside two were also very rusty on the outside, so maybe the fact it had been parked on the sidestand could have had something to do with that, i dunno.
Yes, it's been an expensive lesson, although we can also add two new Bridgestone tyres at £160, the inlet rubbers at £96 and the chain and sprocket kit at £89, so the actual cost will be getting on for nearly a grand, so all in all, the bike will stand me at around £2,500 by the time i get it back!!
We live and we learn eh?
G ; )
Life's a long song....