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13-04-12, 09:27 PM

Thanks for the responses guys.

After trying to start the bike again to no avail I took out the old sooty plugs and installed some new iridium plugs (not sure if they're any better than normal plugs but they were only about £6 for a pair.) The bike burst into life as soon as I touched the starter button and seemed to idle much better. Power delivery was smooth, the throttle felt good, and the bike seemed to operate just as I'd hoped. The only issue was that the bike stalled once again after I rode up a steep hill in first gear. I saw the revs drop below 1000rpm as I stopped and released the throttle, then the bike cut out (started fine afterwards though.)

Could this be some old fuel gumming up the system somewhere?

Or is this something throttle/TPS related?

13-04-12, 09:27 PM	#10
KMB Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Complete noob with a dead 2004 SV650S Thanks for the responses guys. After trying to start the bike again to no avail I took out the old sooty plugs and installed some new iridium plugs (not sure if they're any better than normal plugs but they were only about £6 for a pair.) The bike burst into life as soon as I touched the starter button and seemed to idle much better. Power delivery was smooth, the throttle felt good, and the bike seemed to operate just as I'd hoped. The only issue was that the bike stalled once again after I rode up a steep hill in first gear. I saw the revs drop below 1000rpm as I stopped and released the throttle, then the bike cut out (started fine afterwards though.) Could this be some old fuel gumming up the system somewhere? Or is this something throttle/TPS related?