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Red Herring · 11-12-15, 08:06 PM

My K5 is still on the plugs I bought it with, eight years and about 12k miles ago, a lot of which was pretty much flat out.....

Nothing the garage said they did would have cured the problem you were describing. Hopefully it stays fixed.

yorkie_chris · 13-12-15, 11:42 AM

Bet when they took airbox off to balance TB's they moved/shifted/reconnected something.

14-12-15, 10:49 PM

Yeah, go to the NGK website and read about how plugs work with healthy electronic ignitions. You can wear them down to rounded stumps with huge gaps and still only lose about 5% of peak H.P. If you're running iridium plugs, I think they last forever. Maybe longer.

Toooldtodie · 15-12-15, 05:22 PM

I have iridium plugs so that could be the answer to their longevity.

yorkie_chris · 15-12-15, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wideguy

Yeah, go to the NGK website and read about how plugs work with healthy electronic ignitions. You can wear them down to rounded stumps with huge gaps and still only lose about 5% of peak H.P. If you're running iridium plugs, I think they last forever. Maybe longer.

Suspect this may be more applicable to cars or a running engine? Rather than bike with a tiny wee battery that's pulled well down in voltage by the starter?

11-12-15, 08:06 PM	#21
Red Herring Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,708	Re: Help! SV650 06 won't fire up My K5 is still on the plugs I bought it with, eight years and about 12k miles ago, a lot of which was pretty much flat out..... Nothing the garage said they did would have cured the problem you were describing. Hopefully it stays fixed.

13-12-15, 11:42 AM	#22
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Help! SV650 06 won't fire up Bet when they took airbox off to balance TB's they moved/shifted/reconnected something. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

14-12-15, 10:49 PM	#23
wideguy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Help! SV650 06 won't fire up Yeah, go to the NGK website and read about how plugs work with healthy electronic ignitions. You can wear them down to rounded stumps with huge gaps and still only lose about 5% of peak H.P. If you're running iridium plugs, I think they last forever. Maybe longer.

15-12-15, 05:22 PM	#24
Toooldtodie Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 410	Re: Help! SV650 06 won't fire up I have iridium plugs so that could be the answer to their longevity. __________________ Thought I was in a bad mood, but it's been 30 years now, so I suppose it's just who I am. 05 SV650s now with proper suspension, hurrah!

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