Are you sure your carb needles have not become unlocked from the sliders? The needle and slider should be moving together. I'd need a manual, but I think you...
Gmail has a real slick way of threading the messages also, I've been using it for a while for the three lists I follow, It made it real slick to go from...
... Generally, if you are having fuel pump problems on a carbureted SV it will show up only when the tank gets below about half full. That is because, the...
Well, since we seem to be done, for now, with the ethanol debate, maybe we should explore other nonmotorcycling topics such as the whole nature/nurture...
Yup, already tried that. Had the carbs apart, everything is nice and tightly locked into place... bk ... need ... it - ... <bhkrause@y...> ... gass ... It's...
Some good tips here - I'll try running straight to the carbs from the petcock. Vacuum hoses all looked good and held vacuum during the "suck on em and stick...
Thanks for the offer, checking on partsfish, i couldn't even find a diagram for the '03 fuel pump. I'd assume they'd be different for FI. bk ... the ... seems...
Another idea revolving around the vacuum lines. My 01 SV650 had older vacuum lines that had softened with age. They would work fine at low and mid throttle,...
Bernie, I do have a pump you can borrow if you still think it will help you find the gremlin. Drop me an email if needed. karlrehpohl at opposite of cold mail...
The qualifying is done and the top 12 riders are within a second of each other!! Rossi is 8th, Biaggi is 12th, Tamada is 13th, and Gibernau is 3rd. These are...
Hi CRA Members A reminder: Vote for board of director members. Your vote has to be received before tuesday at 8pm. If you don't vote, there may not be a...
i need some quick advice regarding the value of an 03 yahama 600R. the adjuster totalled annette's bike, and like shopping for a car, i know i am gonna get...
Was this from those two dumps last June? I recall the plastic being scratched/cracked but I thought the frame and engine were fine. Paul ... From: Tummy...
yes indeed. while she was on the mend, i simply left the bike in the garage. recently, while discussing other insurance matters with my insurnace guy, the...
Sliders wouldn't do much good I'm afraid. Alot of her adventure was off-road. If I were you, let her keep riding it with the cosmetic defects and fix only...
No riding for the young lady at all since her landscaping get-off(s). Her left knee is still tender. The x-rays and ultra-sound showed her knee as being...
I wouldn't call it "getting screwed" unless your rates go way up. I would consider this an excellent opportunity to buy a cosmetically damaged bike with a...
If you get $5700 you should take the money and run. I think that's high for that bike. Different companies have different methods of buy-back valuation. Some...
At DCTC 9.26.04 Jonah, Momemtum photo, was out taking pictures. I didn't think much of it that day as I was riding and hadn't heard of him. Checked out his ...
I don't know if this is a fuel issue anymore. The bike does the same thing if I disconnect the fuel lines and let it run on what's left in the bowls.....
I have a friend that just got a 2000 or 01 Ninja 600R. Green with full muzzy exhauts on it. It was Traded in on a car At Roseville Chyrlser. I belive on A RT...
I'm still learning how this all translates to bikes, but if it was a car I'd say you floated the valves, and I'd be looking at the valvetrain. FWIW - I may be...
That's crossed my mind too, altho some of the people I've talked to (Joe Birchill inluded) think the things are pretty bullet proof. (not idiot proof,...
Have you tried replacing the plugs, just in case? Can the ECU be reset by disconnecting the battery? Has all of your testing been done at a standstill, or with...
... Based on the preceding description and the diagnostic work (proving good spark and gas supply) you've done, I would guess: - your ignition timing is off -...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Friends of Freddies XII -HSTA Event Date: Saturday, October 9, 2004 Time: All Day Farmington, MO Tradition...
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You forgot to mention that Nicky qualified 4th. The front row held no surprises, except for Carlos "Chubby" Checa being on pole, but the second row blew me...