fri-sv
03-01-08, 12:54 AM
Hey, im new to the forum, but was hoping some of u might be able to advise on a problem ive been having with my bike recently, ive had a look at previous posts but cant quite find an exact problem like ive been having.
basically since i got the bike in june, an sv650 99' (curvy) when its got wet, from rain or from been washed, the next time i came to start it i have had quite bad starting problems, a misfire i think, where only one cylinder has been firing. but it always sorted itself out after i turned it off waited half an hour and started it again.
last week it happened again and this time it wont get going properly at all, it turns over fine but wont catch, so i gave it a little bit of throttle and it eventually did, then it will hang at 3500 revs on the choke and there doesnt seem to be a problem. but as soon as i back the choke off it seems to misfire, if i leave it it stalls, if i rev it, it revs really slowly, and then sometimes the exhaust starts popping lots like its backfiring loads. ive tried keeping it on the choke for longer and shorter periods of time but as soon as i let it off it starts having problems, and its difficult to get it started, although it does seem to run ok on the choke at first once i eventually get it started. if i keep the throttle open a long way it will keep running but doesnt fire properly, i also noticed that if i do rev it, the revs build up much slower than normal, but at 6000revs the other cylinder seems to suddenly fire up and it revs properly.
sorry about the long post i hope that makes sense, ive been trying to start it lots and am getting quite worried about it now, any advice on what it could be causing the problem or how to rectify it would be greatly appreciated, thanks alot.
basically since i got the bike in june, an sv650 99' (curvy) when its got wet, from rain or from been washed, the next time i came to start it i have had quite bad starting problems, a misfire i think, where only one cylinder has been firing. but it always sorted itself out after i turned it off waited half an hour and started it again.
last week it happened again and this time it wont get going properly at all, it turns over fine but wont catch, so i gave it a little bit of throttle and it eventually did, then it will hang at 3500 revs on the choke and there doesnt seem to be a problem. but as soon as i back the choke off it seems to misfire, if i leave it it stalls, if i rev it, it revs really slowly, and then sometimes the exhaust starts popping lots like its backfiring loads. ive tried keeping it on the choke for longer and shorter periods of time but as soon as i let it off it starts having problems, and its difficult to get it started, although it does seem to run ok on the choke at first once i eventually get it started. if i keep the throttle open a long way it will keep running but doesnt fire properly, i also noticed that if i do rev it, the revs build up much slower than normal, but at 6000revs the other cylinder seems to suddenly fire up and it revs properly.
sorry about the long post i hope that makes sense, ive been trying to start it lots and am getting quite worried about it now, any advice on what it could be causing the problem or how to rectify it would be greatly appreciated, thanks alot.