felling slow

hi, ive just been out on my bike after seeing the (how to wheelie vid) on the other thread and whilst trying the snap wheelies to get the hang of the bike going up i noticed that my power delivery of not instant, it kinda waits a sec to kick in, because of this the from wheel doesent wanna cum up, i dont know what the prob is,
i cud do little wheelies on my nsr using the clutch from a stand still but im scared to do that on my nsr incase i flip it
any idears what the problem could be? also i went flat out to see how fast i cud go and could only reach 120 or so then it seemed to not want to go any faster.
i was thinking the carb or the spark plugs mite need changing nit sure if its carb or injection tho
its a curvy 02 with 3500 miles on the clock
any help would b great

If it's an 02 curvy then it's got carbs, and it sounds very much as though they need balancing (though with only 3500 on the clock it does begar the question why?). Not a big job and will dramatically improve throttle response.


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if they do need balencing ive got a freind with the tube things that push the tubes up an down with the air sorry i aint got a clue what there called hope u know wot i mean il giv him a ring later, it def feels like the carbs keeping it slow may be even flooding a little, should i wait untill i fit my new can b4 i balence them or do it asap?
im off to clean my chain will reply in a bit cheers

I balanced the throttle bodies on my pointy and made quite a bit of difference to the power responce. It had done 4.5k and had felt bad for ages so similar milage to you. I don't think it has anything to do the fueling, so can shouldn't be an issue I think.

ahh wel mychain is as clean as its gunna get still a bit of rust but i dont think i shud autosol it, its so fustrating, i just tightend my chain and went for a spin felt great at first pulled away easyer than ever 1 mile later i pull over and check my chain and its back to the same tightness as it was b4 i tightend it!!!!! it must hav streched it back to place even tho i didnet over tighten it,i guess svs jus like a floppy chain

Originally Posted by wtdafk

i guess svs jus like a floppy chain

Sounds like it's knackered or you bodged it Have it checked over ASAP as you don't want it to snap while you're riding.


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[northwind]

Seems more likely that the axle slipped back to its old position to me... Unless it's completely knackered and near-death of course.

its only done 3500 miles tho and my sprocket doesent look bad, cud hav moved bk in place but i tightend the bolt up pretty tight, im always changing from just me on ther bike to carrying my gf but not ajusting for that, and the chain always seems better when i have her on the back

i got my curvy to lift a bit in first and cant get almost 140mph so i think something is wrong with yours

i posted the wheelie thread vid but think its quite hard to power wheelie SVs's in first with standard gearing, might just be me (learning to wheelie on it, didnt do any on my RS)

i will get the hang of it summer

[jambo]

Originally Posted by wtdafk

its only done 3500 miles tho and my sprocket doesent look bad, cud hav moved bk in place but i tightend the bolt up pretty tight, im always changing from just me on ther bike to carrying my gf but not ajusting for that, and the chain always seems better when i have her on the back

When your girlfriend is on the back, the suspension is compressed and more of the slack in the chain is taken out. It should have about 30mm of movement from lowest to highest point when on the sidestand if you wiggle it. (With nothing but the bike's weight on it)

I would recomend stearing well clear of Autosol, this is NOT ment for cleaning chians and it may do dammage to the o rings. If the chain is getting slack again after a short ride check that it doesent have any tight spots. You can find rolling the bike forward or spinngin the rear wheel on astand that some places it's tighter than others. If this is the case you want to get the chain replaced pretty sharpish as it's knackered.