| Author | Message | ||
     Garrett1998s1 |
Past couple times I have went out riding and really hammered it through the gears when I let off the bike dies. Let out the clutch and she fires back up. suggestions? Thanks Garrett | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Sticky slide in the carb? That's all I could think of. | ||
| Road_thing |
Need a little more information, Garrett. Does the motor die when you disengage the clutch? Like, every time you disengage the clutch? There's a safety switch on the sidestand that disables the ignition when the bike's in gear with the stand down--those switches are known to go bad. Most people just jumper around them. The float level in your carb could be too low, causing your motor to starve after a hard pass. You might have a little water or gunk in your fuel line or float bowl. You could have an intake seal leak. What do your plugs look like? rt | ||
| Garrett1998s1 |
Sorry took so long to get back was out of town a few days. Side switch has been bypassed since I have had the bike. Carb might be the problem bought it off ebay. Polished carb, took the jets that I was running out of my old carb. Seems to run great until I hammer it through the gears. Will have to investigate more if its when I pull in the clutch or when I just let off when it dies. Only dies when I run it hard if I just putter around it runs fine. Thanks Garrett | ||
| Firemanjim |
Sounds like you are draining fuel bowl,float too low or restricted fuel line not filling it as fast as you use it. | ||
| Road_thing |
What Jim said. If it were my bike, I'd clean the carb thoroughly, make sure to get all the rouge and tripoli out of the passages, then check the float level carefully when I put it back together. You're aware that Mikuni has parts diagrams and tuning manuals for free on the 'net, right? This also goes back to the doctrine of "the problem is most likely the last thing you messed with," assuming that the eBay carb is the last thing you messed with. Let us know how it turns out. rt |
