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therealvw
16-08-06, 09:37 AM
Front Cylinder Spark plug issue!

Hi, does anyone know if there is still the issue of CRUD being spat into the front cylinder sparkplug hole, on the new bikes? Or have the fixed it with some sort of bung!!

Tee Pee for my bung hole!!!!!!!!!
DoubleD
16-08-06, 09:46 AM
There is a flap on mine to stop crud getting to the plug ... I have a pointy K4
therealvw
16-08-06, 09:51 AM
There is a flap on mine to stop crud getting to the plug ... I have a pointy K4

Oh thats good. One to watch out for when I finally go looking for one.
DoubleD
16-08-06, 09:55 AM
here is a pic of my flap

http://www.salehouse.free-online.co.uk/bikepics/flap.JPG
Mogs
16-08-06, 10:02 AM
That flap is on my K3, it doesn't work as the water is travelling in a upward direction off the front tyre, the fenda extenda stops this.
northwind
16-08-06, 10:02 AM
Yep, I've heard that too, good idea but doesn't work.
bobit69
16-08-06, 12:15 PM
You will still need an extender... Lots of peeps on K3+ models are STILL having this issue!

For less than £20 & five spare minutes to fit you can have peice of mind!
Law
16-08-06, 12:17 PM
If you ride in heavy rain the flap is useless and you will need a fenda extenda as I found out.
ujoni08
16-08-06, 01:11 PM
Standard rubber flap is too small: the mud just goes up the back, even with a fender extenda. You need one of these:
http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=32703&highlight=
Jon.
Carsick
16-08-06, 01:33 PM
The flap will also go missing, eventually.
northwind
16-08-06, 02:09 PM
Lots of people talking about needing this, needing that. Applying a little nonconductive silicon grease (the thin sort, not the spray stuff) is a better fix than most of the alternatives, isn't visible, and costs about £3 from Maplins for a tube of grease that'll last longer than the bike...
creamerybutter
16-08-06, 02:33 PM
I ride in all weathers and I have a fender extender but tbh honest in the two years prior to me fitting it I had no problems. I only bought the thing bacause after really heavy rain my bike stopped working and I thought it might be due to that but it wasn't it was the clutch switch that was the problem.
andyaikido
17-08-06, 03:15 PM
here is a pic of my flap

hehehe

(sorry, childish I know)