Hello all,
Bought my bike at around the end of August last year, rode it with no problems for about two months, and loved every minute. . . . UNTIL it started playing up and eventually died on me, and havent been able to get it running since!
THE PROBLEM :
Started out with being a little hesitant when pulling away from standstill e.g. at traffic lights, like it was losing power at the lower revs, but once it got going it was fine. This started happening quite often, and I initially thought it was because it was cold, but it seemed to happen randomly, even after a long ride.
One day I left the bike running for about 5 mins to warm up before I went out on it, then pulled away, noticed a lack of power, Im sure there was a 'pop' and the bike cut out about 100 yards from my house.
I got it running for a bit after this, but it sounded like it was on one cylinder. Then it died and I couldn't get it going again, and ended up leaving it in the shed over xmas as the weather was getting worse, until now, where I intend to get it running in the next couple of weeks if its the last thing I do!
The night before it 'died' I did fill up with fuel from tesco, which made me think it may be dodgy fuel, as Ive had problems with cars due to the fuel from there. But I have since put fresh fuel in to no avail.
Ive pretty much checked as many connections as I could find for corrosion etc Ive changed the oil, filter and spark plugs, and there IS a spark, although it does look a little weak if Im honest, and the battery doesnt seem to last very long when I try to get it going. Could it be the battery that isnt giving enough power??? I really dont know
I've looked through loads of threads on this site to try and find similar problems, but no joy.
Hopefully someone will read this and have an Idea what it could be, or has had simlar problems.
Cheers