Hello and help.

My restricted divvy would do a ton, just took about a week to get to it

Originally Posted by Vergey

My restricted divvy would do a ton, just took about a week to get to it

+1 that's what they should do (and what mine does)

yes that's how mine is. not actually seen 100 but think it would make it with enough road. gonna have a look in the carbs I'm the morning see if there's some washers in there. will they be obvious if they are in? I'm assuming unrestricted there would be nothing there and not a washer with a bigger hole? I've been trying to find a photo of some so I know what I'm looking for but not had any look.

[Biker Biggles]

If it turns out to be not restricted it probably needs a service.On a curvy this should include lubing the choke plungers which can stick and cause a big loss of power and a big increase in fuel consumption.

Ah, cheers biggles. I was wondering what I was going to do if I open the carbs only to find they are standard. I should mention that the bike had been stood over a year prior to me getting it so perhaps that could be a big factor?

My 99 sv had sat for a while, although running wasnt as bad as yours, mine did need tlc. The chokes were both stuck and the carbs full of muck, one of the diaphrams also wasnt lifting on throttle. With a good strip n clean saw it right as rain. Give it a service too and balanced carbs.one thing to keep an eye for is the clutch plates being stuck together. This will cause gearchange probs and the bike trying to move when in gear and the lever pulled right in. This was happening on mine but taking the clutch out and soaking the plates sorted that.

Hope this helps and you get to the route of your problem soon

what's the going rate for a pair of restrictor washers these days! checked carbs this morn and was cuffed to bits to discover the little buggers sat in there. took them out and took the bike for a quick test run and wow! the difference is like night and day. can't believe how much quicker the pick up is. cheers for all your advice.

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about £20 i think, not much. stick them in the for sale section

Originally Posted by number.6

what's the going rate for a pair of restrictor washers these days! checked carbs this morn and was cuffed to bits to discover the little buggers sat in there. took them out and took the bike for a quick test run and wow! the difference is like night and day. can't believe how much quicker the pick up is. cheers for all your advice.

Huge difference isn't it!


For future reference the official Suzuki restriction method doesn't use any washers.

You would need to check the carb pistons if there are no washers, the restricted one have holes in.

Originally Posted by dave_c24

My 99 sv had sat for a while, although running wasnt as bad as yours, mine did need tlc. The chokes were both stuck and the carbs full of muck, one of the diaphrams also wasnt lifting on throttle. With a good strip n clean saw it right as rain. Give it a service too and balanced carbs.one thing to keep an eye for is the clutch plates being stuck together. This will cause gearchange probs and the bike trying to move when in gear and the lever pulled right in. This was happening on mine but taking the clutch out and soaking the plates sorted that.

Hope this helps and you get to the route of your problem soon

Ah that's what it is! I just thought I had a prob with the clutch lever. Not pulling tight enough or summit? Thanks