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alexhart · March 26th, 2019, 08:11 PM

So I have come across a problem and as a newbie I still don't even know where to begin.

The bike seems to lag or stutter when I go full throttle when I'm cruising. I'll be going along in 2nd gear or 3rd then gun the gas and it like skips a beat until I shift gears again.

This may be relevant but the idling is wonky, it sits really high and when I turn the idle screw a little down it will bog out the engine and maybe die or sit until revved again.

Could it be carb? The gent I just bought it from said that it had been sitting for a minute as he didn't ride it.

Any thoughts on what it might be? Any help would be much appreciated! I've never cleaned a carb before so if there's an easy way to check if it's that before taking the whole thing apart, any tips would be awesome.

March 26th, 2019, 08:11 PM	#1
alexhart ninjette.org member Name: Alex Location: Salt Lake City Join Date: Mar 2019 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250R Posts: 14	250 Sputters and lags on acceleration at speed? So I have come across a problem and as a newbie I still don't even know where to begin. The bike seems to lag or stutter when I go full throttle when I'm cruising. I'll be going along in 2nd gear or 3rd then gun the gas and it like skips a beat until I shift gears again. This may be relevant but the idling is wonky, it sits really high and when I turn the idle screw a little down it will bog out the engine and maybe die or sit until revved again. Could it be carb? The gent I just bought it from said that it had been sitting for a minute as he didn't ride it. Any thoughts on what it might be? Any help would be much appreciated! I've never cleaned a carb before so if there's an easy way to check if it's that before taking the whole thing apart, any tips would be awesome.