GSX 600

[stinkwheel]

Make sure you check the date codes on the tyres!
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[MarJay]

I was not posting from a place of ego, I was posting from a place of genuine help. Speak to any longer serving member of this forum, and they'll tell you how much I've helped over the vast amount of time I've been a member.

There has been very little negativity. There has been encouragement to you to not buy a bike that is terrible. I could just as easily have said a sports 600 is not good for your first 'big' bike and I could have told you to buy a Ninja 300 or something.

If YOU see negativity and ego here, I suggest that is likely to be projection. No, it is projection, that's the only explanation.
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[CrypticCrud]

Oh god Snowflake says I’m projecting, so that must be it.. ROFL.

Moving on..

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Tuesday I took it to the shop who did their standard PDI & found the front pads were contaminated, so they got changed. Took it for a ride round town to get a feel without any issues.

Took it out for a spin on the motorway today.. with the intention of only going down a junction or two in the slow lane. doing about 50 & it starts spluttering. Stopped at an emergency post & got it going, seemed fine & started spluttering again.. (was fine with the choke out) limped it back to the bike shop and left it with them..

£167 later it turns out that it was running out of juice but the thermistors? (Is that the right term?) have packed up, so no fuel light.

They’ve dumped some fuel in it & it seems fine. They’re going to try it in the morning to see if anything has changed, then it’s back to me.. just in time for the foul weather.. great!

Most expensive 20 mile round trip of my life. FFS.

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[stinkwheel]

[CrypticCrud]

[CrypticCrud]

After much fretting I got the bike back today.

The shop have basically said the carb couldn’t have been cleaned, or cleaned properly & the plugs couldn’t have been changed, done one mile and looked like they did. (They weren’t pretty)

I’m in credit with the shop so they let me take it and they’ll sort out the paperwork tomorrow. I’m not looking forward to that bill!

Chain hugger on order, that’s another £135.. (made to order)

The MOT is fast approaching, as well as two new tyres.

No one told me is was going to be this expensive! oh well it should be spot on for the good weather next year!
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CBT - Aug24, Theory - Jun25, Mod 1 - Jul25, Mod 2 - Sep25
Kawasaki Z125 > Honda Z125 > GSX-R600 Y

[stinkwheel]

Yeah. "Just been serviced" is a common lie. I do a full service on any used bike I buy as soon as i get it and have invariably found compelling evidence that the service history is a total fabrication.

That said, not always the sellers fault. On the one occasion I bought a bike new, I had it dealer serviced for the warranty period. When I came to do the first major service in my posession, I found among the things which hadn't EVER been done since it rolled out of the showroom were: Plugs, coolant, air filter cleaning, airbox drain, brake fluid, valve clearances and fork oil. All of which were ticked on the service record.

So yeah, I paid dealer full service prices for an oil change and wiping down the engine. They had actually done that because you could see the witness marks on the oil filter cover where they'd removed it. Not the case on the tappet covers, radiator and fork drains. The plug was definately not 6 months old judging by the rust on it.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

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[A100man]

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[CrypticCrud]

Well all that work has been done and the problem still persists…

Juddering when I open up the throttle, but seems to clear if it’s open for a while or drop the clutch and give it some revs.

Up the motorway to RevsNRelics was fine.. bit of judder but nothing too serious. Thought I’d ride back down to J25 of the M1 but didn’t get as far as 27 before I had the same drop in power and had to hit the hard shoulder. Stalled a few times then whatever it was seemed to clear. Set off again.. back to the shop and juddering aside.. no further major loss of power or stalling.

Shop are ordering a reconditioned teabag filter (£35) as originals are now discontinued. There are Chinese versions at £8 but I’m not going there…

Here’s hoping this sorts it!

Back to Zwift.. no such mechanicals there!
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CBT - Aug24, Theory - Jun25, Mod 1 - Jul25, Mod 2 - Sep25
Kawasaki Z125 > Honda Z125 > GSX-R600 Y

[A100man]

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[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Yes, it could be carb icing at this time of year. My ‘99 ZX6R is prone to it. It’s unpredictable insofar as it will start and run ok but, especially on a constant throttle, in certain atmospheric conditions the carbs will ice up and feel like the tank is running dry. It will stall. Stopped and left for a few minutes the heat of the engine will thaw the problem and you’re off again, but not for long. The carb ice heating is just a narrow pipe feeding hot coolant round the carb bodies but it isn’t very effective. There’s a small filter in that pipe which might become blocked but I doubt it.

[CrypticCrud]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Agreed, I meant to say Silkolene Pro FST additive in the tank can be helpful. I’ve gone for iso-propanol from Amazon as a cheaper option in recent years but then my fuel-injected ‘03 R1 has seen more use than the carb’d Kawasaki. FST’s active ingredients are iso-propanol and some detergents.

[A100man]

[CrypticCrud]

[Easy-X]

Old water-cooled 2-stroke Suzukis were known as "Kettles".

https://www.oldjapanesebikes.com/GT750_field_guide/img/page-A511/toshihiko_sakasume_b1b.jpg
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[CrypticCrud]

We’re getting warmer!
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CBT - Aug24, Theory - Jun25, Mod 1 - Jul25, Mod 2 - Sep25
Kawasaki Z125 > Honda Z125 > GSX-R600 Y

[CrypticCrud]

They’ve gone to replace the filter and found that all the fuel pump seals have perished & crumbled on touch.. so they’ve ordered a rebuild kit.. another £155 down the khazi!

At least it’ll all be sorted for next year.. HOPEFULLY!
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CBT - Aug24, Theory - Jun25, Mod 1 - Jul25, Mod 2 - Sep25
Kawasaki Z125 > Honda Z125 > GSX-R600 Y

[to v or not to v]

are you not confident working on the bike yourself?
garage labour charges are quite high these days.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

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[sickpup]

The strip and clean tank and ultrasonic the carbs should have been a giveaway to the problems.

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