December 17th, 2011, 08:43 PM | #1 |
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Name: Aaron
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Won't rev past 5k :(
I rode the bike to work today without issues, but when I started on my way home, I got a horrible surprise when I was revving up in 1st gear. The bike lurched and started shuddering around 5k rpms and wouldn't go any higher. I put on pods, a jet kit, an aftermarket exhaust, and changed the plugs about 4000 miles ago, so that shouldn't be the issue and did a valve job to her about 130 miles ago which seemed to be successful and I'm hoping that me going into the engine didn't mess anything up.
I don't know much about carbs icing over, but it's 28F out if that means anything. The bike idles fine. I did let her idle a bit longer than usual while I was putting on my winter gear and I did do one thing that was stupid. I plugged my heated stuff in while the bike was on causing a small arc between the connecting points for the plug, but that wouldn't affect the bike, would it? I'd really appreciate some help with this. |
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December 17th, 2011, 09:20 PM | #2 |
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December 18th, 2011, 07:49 AM | #3 | |
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December 18th, 2011, 07:59 AM | #4 |
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I'd talk to whomever sold me the BRT-TIS.
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December 18th, 2011, 08:06 AM | #5 |
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December 18th, 2011, 11:22 AM | #6 |
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28 degrees F. is pretty cold for riding with pod filters. You could have a small icing problem as well as damage to the BRT/TIS. Even though The BRT/TIS is rated for operating at -15° to 80°C, the cold could be playing a part as well.
http://www.bintangracingteam.com/ind...produk/cdi/144 http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/What_is_carburetor_ice%3F |
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December 19th, 2011, 11:55 AM | #7 | |
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December 24th, 2012, 08:56 PM | #8 |
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I had this problem with my bike too, but the temp was more around 70 degrees. At about 5k, bike would max out in rpm's and if I pulled the throttle any more it would drop immediately and die.
I ran seafoam through the gas tank and that seemed to clear up the issue. But I noticed something interesting. When my petcock was on the main tank setting it worked fine with the seafoam running through it. But when I turned the petcock to reserve on a day when I wasn't sure if I had enough gas to get where I was going, it started to do the same thing again. After turning it back to main, it cleared out after a few seconds of giving it some throttle. In my case at least, I think the problem has more to do with my petcock than with my carbs or air filters. Might be worth checking in yours too. |
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