Please help

[Stewart.C]

Can anyone help with a wee problem i have?

on my way home today in the lovely Aberdeen rain my SV650S 2003 started to act up.

it started to strugle to keep the engine on while waiting at lights & when i was on open raod i started to lose power.

it felt like the power was on but just not coming through.

i know there is an issue with the location of the front spark plug but not sure if its to do with that.

just got the bike 2 weeks ago. the rad has a small kink in it but the dealer says its fine.


any ideas?????????????????????


please


cheers

stewart

[husky03]

get a fender extender and seal your front plug with silicone grease

[Cog Head]

check your HT leads and plug tops, make sure there dry as a bone.
check you air filter, it may be super gunked up.
has your rear brake scized on?
fuel filter?
take both plugs out and check the condition and gap

just check all the basic things

[Shellywoozle]

Sounds like water in the front plug. I have had this many times and each time I struggle with power when stationary and can only manage 50mph and getting there is slow and jerky.

Clean the drain hole (right hand side) and squirt LOTS of WD40 in the drain hole and in the plug area to make sure the water drains out. When teh WD40 comes out of the drain hole ya done well :) hehe

Then make sure the plug lead is back in place OK, mine kept popping off making it run on one again.

Run it and it will (should) be back to normal.

Then grease it or fender extender that has been mentioned.

It feels fatal but it really isn't and even I can mend it now thanks to orgers showing me how ! And I am rubbish if it is bike related :)

EDIT - undo the rad and it will swing forward nice enuf for you to get ya dinky hands in to play with ya plug :-s

[Mr Speirs]

Water in front plug = your problem
Fender extenda = problem solved

[Sally]

The fact you aren't on the Aberdeen Banter Hotline and live in Aberdeenshire will cause most problems for you :)

In all seriousness, silicon grease and fender extender, cured all my problems last year.

Click and Post (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=117511&page=88)

Are you on a blue or yellow curvy?
We seen 2 SV's yesterday..

[dyzio]

Water in front plug = your problem
Fender extenda = problem solved
Not quite

In all seriousness, silicon grease and fender extender, cured all my problems last year.
That's the solution + make sure that the drain hole on the front cylinder is clear.
I've also kept a mini WD40 can under the seat just in case, but never needed it.
Where about in Aberdeen are you? If you need a hand give us a shout in the Aberdeen banter hotline.

The fact you aren't on the Aberdeen Banter Hotline and live in Aberdeenshire will cause most problems for you :)
True :)
:smt075

[Sally]

I've also kept a mini WD40 can under the seat just in case, but never needed it.Shame you didn't keep some aprillia only oil there too ;)
Where about in Aberdeen are you? If you need a hand give us a shout in the Aberdeen banter hotline. We can easy help, or try to :)

[dyzio]

Shame you didn't keep some aprillia only oil there too ;)
:smt098

I was responsible for the entertainment on the rideout yesterday, although I was beaten in Tomintoul :smt038:smt038:smt038

[Sally]

Which event may you be refering to? :???: :P

I can't think of anything more comical you're entertainment, other than Baz's slightly gay 'is that rain' gesture? ;) haha

[Jamiebridges123]

AFAIK a Fender Extender will do on it's own. The silicone should just be an extra thing to do, IMO.

AFAIK i don't have silicon round the front plug socket and in the (very heavy and flooded roads) rain the other week I had no issues.

[Stewart.C]

Thanks alot. Big help.

i will just go buy a Fender Extender right now & do all the other checks suggested just to be safe.

Im out in stonehaven & work in Dyce so bike is a must.


thanks to ya all

stewart

[simesb]

AFAIK a Fender Extender will do on it's own. The silicone should just be an extra thing to do, IMO.

AFAIK i don't have silicon round the front plug socket and in the (very heavy and flooded roads) rain the other week I had no issues.

Either will do - I don't like the look of extendas, but the silicone works fine by itself. Make sure the drain hole is clear too!

[dyzio]

Either will do - I don't like the look of extendas, but the silicone works fine by itself. Make sure the drain hole is clear too!

Not quite, I had an extender and the bike refused to start on both cylinders after being left in the rain for the night. This never occurred once I started using the grease.
Do both.

Read this (http://forums.sv650.org/search.php?searchid=1775436)
And buy this in Maplins: Silicone grease, part no. RE90X

[Stewart.C]

ok cheers.

will just do both to be safe.

[Baz]

Think this one has been answered enough but as others have said if you need a hand with anything get on the Aberdeen banter hotline and one of us Aberdeen folk will try to lend a hand.

[Jamiebridges123]

Make sure the drain hole is clear too!

Must check mine as well brb :D

[Shellywoozle]

Have you solved the problem now? Hope all is good and you have it running on both now.

Baph put grease on mine at the weekend, its not tested yet but when it rains I may go and try it out. If it works I will have a fender extender for sale (as I am to lazy to fit it LOL)

[vardypeeps]

When you fit your extender use the screws or you might find it goes missing down the road.
Some reason the sticky fixers arn't very good on the sv fender

[Stewart.C]

Hi byes looks like it may be what ur all saying.

Front plug was a bit dirty so gave it a clean & a wee spray.

ticking over fine for just now but as usual its raining up here again so ride home should put it to the test.