SV cutting out

Originally Posted by munkygunn182

Diagnosis?

Rider being over worried?!

[munkygunn182]

Haha I'm brand new to the thing, if that's how its meant to behave and that's how it behaves on the home leg then I shall hold my wheesht!

Originally Posted by munkygunn182

Haha I'm brand new to the thing, if that's how its meant to behave and that's how it behaves on the home leg then I shall hold my wheesht!

Ralphs not a bad bloke for a scot, I doubt very much that he would sell you a bike with problems and not tell you about it first.

As Ralph has said, its been sat for a little while and probably just needs a damn good run.

give it a good run-even motorway (down to carlise and back)-that'll dry it out-and buy a shed-100 quid b and q and stick a greenhouse tube heater in it(2p an hour to run)-that'll stop the dampness.

[munkygunn182]

Well I'll take it a good run as soon as its been serviced, but for now I'll shut up!

Thanks to all for the advice and fingers crossed it behaves

Originally Posted by speedplay

Ralphs not a bad bloke for a scot, I doubt very much that he would sell you a bike with problems and not tell you about it first.

As Ralph has said, its been sat for a little while and probably just needs a damn good run.

Speedplay has knocked the nail on the head mate.

I wouldn't worry about it dying if you have only just started it. All bikes do that from time to time, especially twins and singles where there is a bigger blip if one cylinder fails to fire for any reason. I would normally start it, give it 3000 revs, then ease of the throttle and let it settle onto the automatic choke at about 2000 revs, after 20 seconds or so it'll drop back down to 1200.

Don't forget the bike will be 5 years old in May and has 23,000 miles on it, it's not brand new!

If it cuts out when you put it in gear that might be a damp sidestand switch, but the only time it did that to me was when I had actually left the sidestand down. Did you check that? Still if it does it once I wouldn't worry about it.

AND BEFORE YOU WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE, GET THE DAMN THING SERVICED! A weak spark plug won't be helping matters.

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Speedplay has knocked the nail on the head mate.

Your not a bad bloke for a scot?!

[dyzio]

Originally Posted by munkygunn182

idle dropped to ~1200rpm

I can't remember what rpm the SV was idling at, but you could try raising this a bit.

Dunno why but seems a bit low, or is it just me?

Is it really a backfire (loud bang from the exhaust), or is it a keerrr dunk clonk and sudden stop from the engine. If the latter it is one cylinder giving up, which could easily be a tired spark plug. If the side stand switch it will come to a nice smooth brrrummmf! and stop just like you hitting the kill switch.

Originally Posted by dyzio

I can't remember what rpm the SV was idling at, but you could try raising this a bit.

Dunno why but seems a bit low, or is it just me?

Its just you.