ohh why ohh why does my bike do this too me…?
problems with carbs again…i think i need a pro to deal with this…
back fires…stalls…amazing light shows from my tailpipe…its all too much…
can anybody tell of a hero to come to my plight?
a mobile mechanic of some sorts plz?
or even just a guy who knows alot about gixxers that can fix my baby?
and set her up properley?
thanx
smiled
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Greedy’s workshop. Is in Aylesbury just up the road from me.
There is nothing he doesn’t know bout gixers, runs his own race team, prepares bikes to national level, etc etc.
Prices are ridiculesly small, and is the only person I trust to service my gixxer.
In fact has just done a racing fork/radial caliper upgrade for my SRAD, n says can win races at club level on it now.
So if ya want can PM you his number. poss organise collect your bike?
thats fantastic news puppy…good stuff…
would like to sort this once and for all…i dont even mind waiting around the whole day out side the workshop if i drop it off…
please pm me the number as my bike is really depressed now,hopefully get it done b4 the ride out,
thanks mate
smiled.
i can always count on you mini mo!!!
thanx pal!!!
smiled
Is this the 89 slingshot?
When I got similar symptoms on my 88 slingshot GSXR750 it was electrical, not carbs. In my case it was due to one of the brass connectors in the ignition circuit near to the RHS switchgear breaking. I think they become brittle with age and just break. If I remember correctly the wire in question was the feed to the start button and kill switch. Before it reaches the switchgear the wire splits into 2 with that brass connector. I cut out the bad connector and soldered in a short length of wire to remake the connections.
It ran happily after that.
Duncan
hey nice gixxer mate,well ive just spotted somthing today that may well be the cause of my problems…
i found that when i put my hand over the carb to have a gander at it ,she perkt up…then had a closer look to find she had spat off a vacume plug…lil gromet thing on top of the carb…so bought one and fitted it…felt alot better i can tell you,and ran alot smother…poor bugger was getting too much air and prob sucking in a little water too…shame.
so now ive just got to fit a new set of four gaskets for the headders as she’s blowing a bit and she should go even quicker…and smother…lord help me!!!
cheers for the tip though…i will invesigate that wire you mentioned as it may cause me problems…thanks for the tip!!!
smiled.
ohh yea…it is an 89 slingshot…opps!!!
smiled.
Oh, I should have known: every time I need a hero, I call Guy (Puppy)! He can’t wait to nip into the phone box to change into his lycra long johns…
lol…ive heard spandex are much more comfy…tightens around all the lumps and bumps…
p’ you saucy devil!!!
smiled.
If the wire isn’t causing a problem then it’s probably best to leave it alone (sleeping dogs and all). My GSXR had a hard life and was past 69000 miles when it was settled in a corner of my garage a few years ago so it might have suffered more than yours.
Duncan
