Ineffective blipping!

Recently, since the temperature really dropped, my bike's got a few issues. Firstly, it feels a bit like it's dropping to one cylinder at low revs but as soon as the revs are up, all's well.
It's also stalling at standstill.
Another thing is that blipping for downchanges is useless, this has been a bit of an issue since I put the new can on & took out the baffle, there seems to be a pause before anything happens, more so in the cold.
Any ideas? I have it in my head that putting the baffle back in will improve things, is this likely and if so, why? Obviously I'd rather keep the baffle out so is there somethiign else I should be changing to counteract this?

Any advice appreciated.

Could be carb icing that's causing the stalling. Adding Pro-FST or something similar to your petrol helps a lot with this.

Originally Posted by Amanda M

Could be carb icing that's causing the stalling. Adding Pro-FST or something similar to your petrol helps a lot with this.

I thought of that but it's been colder in the past (riding home in the snow) without the problem, is carb-icing worsened by more open pipes?

It's not just the temperature that affects carb icing.
Amount of moisture, air pressure, bad luck, fuel or whatever else you care to mention.

Saying that I'm sure somebody will be along shortly with the exact solution to your problem.

Originally Posted by BaggaZee

I thought of that but it's been colder in the past (riding home in the snow) without the problem, is carb-icing worsened by more open pipes?

Hmmm, I don't know really. Mine was always OK when it had the micron on it, so I'm not sure.

You're brave riding in the snow! I hate doing that!

[BillyC]

In practise, there are 4 factors that effect Carb-icing:

1) Air Temperature
2) Dew Point
3) Carbs
4) How much your crank the throttle!

Points 1 and 2 combine to indicate the humidity; and matters such as air-pressure only become relevant inside the Carb, and really we're talking about the change in air pressure that causes the air's temperature to drop.

Why do I get so attached to this subject... I always seem to end up writing a few paragraphs about it to no avail! Oh well... my understanding of carb-icing is from an aviation point of view. However I am led to believe that due to the construction of the SV's carbs, it can affect the system in ways other than the classical induction icing usually found on carb funnels.

its funny I've been having alsorts of trouble with my bike, which apears to have gone away till today. When it was very cold and a bit damp in the air, though the other days I had been using some fuel treatment. So I wasn't sure which one was related, it just seemed funny that when I stopped using it the problem came back.
But it could have been the fact that its so bloody cold lately and normally I don't ride it in the cold.

Bagazee, I was having similar probs recently and there was some advice on here about turning up the tickover. Mines at 1500 warm and I haven't had a jot of bother since.

i haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate the cold. have the same prob on cold damp days, roll on summer.

Hmmm, I may just crank up the idle a bit then, cheers Scoobs.

i haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate the cold. have the same prob on cold damp days, roll on summer.

Yup, me too, nearly came off yesterday due to an inch of salt across the road.
Only a few months to go!