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Hi all
My trusting SV 2005 is giving me a bit of trouble. I use it most days to get to work and over the last 2 weeks its started to conk out or turn off at low revs. The worse of it was today when it didnt sound to good from the exhaust. Now I have being meaning to change to spark plugs I have not changed them in a long long time. Q what do you think is causing my sv to conk out or turn off at low revs. Any ideas. Would all this rain have anything to do with it. I being driving through some very wet conditions of late. Any help would be great... D |
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Turn your idle up a little until you get to service it.
I run a little higher idle than book as I was getting the odd stall at junctions when cold. ![]() |
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Water in the front spark plug is my guess. Commom problem on the SV.
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Good morning all.
Ditto H20 getting to the front plug cap. Stick a new set in, & seal the caps. I prefer Holts damp start for this. It dries to a sort of laquer, & has proven over the years to be highly effective. Also, if you're bike is out of tune, the cold & damp can exacerbate all sorts of erratic running problems, best get it serviced properly. Cheers. |
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thanks guys ,,, I am getting the plugs changed this morning will update you on how it goes.
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Touch - if your bike is stalling at low revs, check the obvious first. If you're idling at anything below 1200 rpm then that's too slow. I believe the figure in the service manual is between 1350 and 1450 rpm.
Check this before mucking around with spark plugs, caps etc.
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I did say it was a guess young William.
![]() Without seeing / hearing a bike I would never ever say "that is definitely the problem". Just offer advice about good places to start. Now get back in your box before I come to the the smoke and slap you about. |
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