Getting a bike going after massive lay-up? - SV650.org

andrewsmith · 30-03-11, 07:04 AM

I know I know this has been done to death, ressurected and zombified many times.

I'm after some specific advice for getting an old 400 back to life.
I'm doing this for friend some point next week and really need an 'idiots' list of what to check/ clean/ t**t with a hammer

The bike hasn't turned over properly since 2008 (we think!) and was running like a bike of s*** then.

What the things that need checked/ replaced to get it going again?

Thanks in advance and over to you

STRAMASHER · 30-03-11, 07:42 AM

It may help to know what it is?

I had a Bindit400 laid up for years after the missus went "roaming in the gloamin" with it.
Apart from crash damage, changed the blued tyres and stripped and cleaned carbs, new diaphrams and jets so it would be back to running like a dog...just like standard!
New battery, dumped old fuel.
That was enough to get it screamin again.

Be lucky.

andrewsmith · 30-03-11, 07:52 AM

D'oh its a GSXR 400 GK73

This has just sat there unloved thankfully

30-03-11, 08:36 AM

Sparks and fuel is a good place to start,then battery--get the engine running and do the other bits after
It some times helps to turn the engine over a couple of times while the plugs are removed to get a bit of oil round the engine before you fire it up.

30-03-11, 08:56 AM

id change the fuel or at least slosh it around to try and move some of the carp that might have settled near the fuel tap.
spark plugs/oil/check air filter for illegal immigrants and if your trying to start it, try and start it outside the shed/garage. i made this mistake with my old DT125MX, 2 stroke smoke gets very thick and chokes rather easily haha

STRAMASHER · 30-03-11, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom-k6

2 stroke smoke gets very thick and chokes rather easily haha

Ahhh,Bisto!

Geodude · 30-03-11, 04:59 PM

Carb 'O' rings on the 400 are meant to cause running problems

andrewsmith · 30-03-11, 07:54 PM

thanks all!

Nothing untoward beyond what I was expecting
I'll rod the jets as a temp measure as I'm trying to do this on the cheep fo a friend

30-03-11, 07:04 AM	#1
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Getting a bike going after massive lay-up? I know I know this has been done to death, ressurected and zombified many times. I'm after some specific advice for getting an old 400 back to life. I'm doing this for friend some point next week and really need an 'idiots' list of what to check/ clean/ tt with a hammer The bike hasn't turned over properly since 2008 (we think!) and was running like a bike of s* then. What the things that need checked/ replaced to get it going again? Thanks in advance and over to you __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

30-03-11, 07:42 AM	#2
STRAMASHER Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sunny Glasgow Posts: 1,715	Re: Getting a bike going after massive lay-up It may help to know what it is? I had a Bindit400 laid up for years after the missus went "roaming in the gloamin" with it. Apart from crash damage, changed the blued tyres and stripped and cleaned carbs, new diaphrams and jets so it would be back to running like a dog...just like standard! New battery, dumped old fuel. That was enough to get it screamin again. Be lucky.

30-03-11, 07:52 AM	#3
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Getting a bike going after massive lay-up? D'oh its a GSXR 400 GK73 This has just sat there unloved thankfully __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

30-03-11, 08:36 AM	#4
Dicky Ticker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Getting a bike going after massive lay-up? Sparks and fuel is a good place to start,then battery--get the engine running and do the other bits after It some times helps to turn the engine over a couple of times while the plugs are removed to get a bit of oil round the engine before you fire it up.

30-03-11, 08:56 AM	#5
tom-k6 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Getting a bike going after massive lay-up? id change the fuel or at least slosh it around to try and move some of the carp that might have settled near the fuel tap. spark plugs/oil/check air filter for illegal immigrants and if your trying to start it, try and start it outside the shed/garage. i made this mistake with my old DT125MX, 2 stroke smoke gets very thick and chokes rather easily haha

30-03-11, 04:59 PM	#7
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,675	Re: Getting a bike going after massive lay-up? Carb 'O' rings on the 400 are meant to cause running problems __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

30-03-11, 07:54 PM	#8
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Getting a bike going after massive lay-up? thanks all! Nothing untoward beyond what I was expecting I'll rod the jets as a temp measure as I'm trying to do this on the cheep fo a friend __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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