GSX 600

[sickpup]

[CrypticCrud]

[blurredman]

I dunno. Some people have some wasteful views on maintenance.
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 51k.

[CrypticCrud]

[MarJay]

Seeing as I feel a bit sorry for OP here I thought I'd add a further 2p (despite his prior insults of my attempts to help him).

So, Suzukis seem to have this really annoying issue - Not related to rust in the tank, or carb problems or electrical problems.

They have this little filter that sits *inside* the fuel pump assembly which could well be described as a tea bag filter. I found this out to my cost when my GSX-S1000F decided it didn't want to go above 3000rpm. Turns out this pesky little filter just goes bad after time. Not blocked per se, not full of gunk but it shrinks, turns black and looks literally like a used teabag. I had to remove the tank on my GSX-S, which annoyingly needs the fairing off, some of the trim around the ignition switch and seat unit and a bunch of other gubbins. It's a massive pain in the backside. On the GSX-R it should be a lot easier. I then had to turn the tank upside down, remove the fuel pump assembly, dismantle it and replace the filter with a new filter. The effort was much more than the parts, as the part was twelve quid off of ebay.

No issue with injectors, no issue with the tank (although I did spot some spots of rust on the underside) and no issue with icing as it's injected.

Once the filter was replaced, the bike ran absolutely fine again.
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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]

Bloody lovely day here and was hoping it’d be ready but alas no, not yet!
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CBT - Aug24, Theory - Jun25, Mod 1 - Jul25, Mod 2 - Sep25
Kawasaki Z125 > Honda Z125 > GSX-R600 Y

[CrypticCrud]

It looks like the saga may be coming to an end.. but with my luck I doubt it.

Apparently the kit turned up and they’ve installed it.. and from what I can gather.. and don’t quote the shop on this..

they’ve used a mini light to check all the nooks and crannies and found dirt bunging up places that it shouldn’t. (Despite several sonic cleaning cycles)
Having been on the side stand for 18 years give or take 1000 miles without defuelling has furred up said nooks and crannies especially down the number 1 side (presumably that’s the side stand reference) which they have now cleaned. (Shouldn’t they have checked this the last time?)

Anyway.. I had quick listen (not that I know what to listen for) and it sounded a lot better, choked and idling. And they want to road test it from cold to see what’s what.

And now..

They’re waiting for the chainhugger and two tyres to turn up (road 4s thanks for the recommendation) then they’re going to wash it and stick everything on and then we should be good to go.

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They’ve got £1800 on my account and they’ve said I can expect change but how much, I don’t know.

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If you want to leave some guesses down below, it’ll be interesting to see if you experts (more experienced than me) can get anywhere close

Bear in mind, previous to all this, they’d had £167 out of me to tell me that I’d run out of juice.. so you can exclude that bit of the saga from the final total.

Their labour is £70 an hour.

Thermistors £12
Teabag filter £35.
Chain hugger £135
Fuel pump rebuild kit £128
2 Road 4s £387 fitted.
£95 pair of goretex gloves
£70 bike cover.

All the work / gloves / cover up to last week was just under £900.
Fire away!
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CBT - Aug24, Theory - Jun25, Mod 1 - Jul25, Mod 2 - Sep25
Kawasaki Z125 > Honda Z125 > GSX-R600 Y

[CrypticCrud]

Oh and if anyone wants to meet up and give it a listen to /blast when it’s all done.. I’m in the NG postcode area bordering on S44.

Hey I might even have a bike and be able to travel!
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CBT - Aug24, Theory - Jun25, Mod 1 - Jul25, Mod 2 - Sep25
Kawasaki Z125 > Honda Z125 > GSX-R600 Y

[Kentol750]

Wow! I'd be expecting road 6 and a happy ending for that money. You can pick 4s up for around 200 a pair.
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Some bikes.

[CrypticCrud]

[struan80]

That's a lot of money.

[Kentol750]

My bad. 200 plus vat. But if you know where to look, you'd get a pair fitted for under 300. This time of year they're are plenty of deals around. Pro tyre are good and 6s are about 320 fitted. Bt32s are a lot cheaper and very similar.
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Some bikes.

[CrypticCrud]

Picked the bike up today and it sounds better than it did. Will take it out for a spin tomorrow and see if I can make it further down the M1

See attached a picture of aforementioned teabag filter & other assorted knackered bits.
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CBT - Aug24, Theory - Jun25, Mod 1 - Jul25, Mod 2 - Sep25
Kawasaki Z125 > Honda Z125 > GSX-R600 Y

[CrypticCrud]

And it’s back in the shop!

I’d cry if I had any tears left!
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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]

i feel for you.
at least you are getting the bike sorted in winter and not missing out on the nice riding weather.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

[CrypticCrud]

[A100man]

[CrypticCrud]

Been down today and they’re replacing the float valve needles?
Yup, even they admitted it’s something they should’ve tried before!

We shall see!
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CBT - Aug24, Theory - Jun25, Mod 1 - Jul25, Mod 2 - Sep25
Kawasaki Z125 > Honda Z125 > GSX-R600 Y

[CrypticCrud]

Got the bike back today and they think they’ve cracked it. It certainly feels like it… we shall see!
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CBT - Aug24, Theory - Jun25, Mod 1 - Jul25, Mod 2 - Sep25
Kawasaki Z125 > Honda Z125 > GSX-R600 Y

[jeffyjeff]

[CrypticCrud]

[quote="jeffyjeff"]
Your tribulations prove the validity of the notion that machinery suffers neglect through non-use. [\quote]

Without a doubt! Definitely been an eye opener! And I never even considered that not draining the tank could be such a pain in the ass!