BEYOND STRANGE

[fabiostar]

well now heres one iv never seen...when i start the bike,which is still running rich but starting fine at least.when i rev it i have two rev counters? the rev counter and the speedo both think the same lol.. wtf

anybody ever seen that before?

[VTRDark]

That is a weird one and combined with your other posts ie carb , fuelling issues makes me wonder if the problem is more electrical ecu / wiring related. Might be worth doing a quick swapsies to rule it out but change you petcock first which you broke.

[fabiostar]

That is a weird one and combined with your other posts ie carb , fuelling issues makes me wonder if the problem is more electrical ecu / wiring related. Might be worth doing a quick swapsies to rule it out but change you petcock first which you broke.

yeah petcock on its way. teething problems thats all, fingers crossed. iv tried the ecu and other gubbins of the yellow one and it doesnt seem to change so thats rulled those bits out. the rich running just means carbs of again to get at the pilot screws. but the two rev counters thats a first .

[fabiostar]

one thing that is differnt, the bike had a we black box on it connected by two block connecters from the main loom to the back of the clocks? i assume a speedo healer of some sorts as it had KPH clocks on it when i bought it, but connecting it up or leaving in out also makes no difference.

[Pete.L]

The speedo must be picking up Tacho pulses from somewhere. Check all the wiring around the back of the clocks and make sure nothing is shorting across. If thats okay start flexing the looms between the clocks and the flywheel sensor. If not, there might be an earthing problem somewhere.
Not much help, I know, these type of gremlins can be a pain in the wotsit to track down.

[Varastorm]

Yep, definitely sounds like the black boxes. Grrrr those black boxes..

I'll take them off your hands Fabio, no worries

[fabiostar]

The speedo must be picking up Tacho pulses from somewhere. Check all the wiring around the back of the clocks and make sure nothing is shorting across. If thats okay start flexing the looms between the clocks and the flywheel sensor. If not, there might be an earthing problem somewhere.
Not much help, I know, these type of gremlins can be a pain in the wotsit to track down.

cheers pete. iv never seen anything like.. i tried the clocks back on it but both sets are doing it ...

[fabiostar]

Yep, definitely sounds like the black boxes. Grrrr those black boxes..

I'll take them off your hands Fabio, no worries

lol god dam electrics i hate them.

[podman]

I had a very strange electrical problem earlier this year with my GSXR1000, id done around 60miles on it on a ride out with my good lady, stopped for a break and when i came back out to it, it wouldnt start but the tacho and speedo went haywire when the starter button was pressed, depending on what was on or off(ie kill switch, sidestand up/down etc) it did any number of random electricalthings...but would not start..


I called my local Suzuki dealer mechanic for some advice , none of which worked, all fuses checked out A OK, so I had to have it recovered, as luck would have it, the dealer had the same model of GSXR1000 in the showroom at the same time, so they spend 2 days swapping ECU, clocks, front (clocks)loom, all the earths etc etc...all the expensive items back and forth with no joy...They then advised the fault must be in the loom, so I tried getting another but as luck would have it, all the looms on offer where in poor condition, so I didnt buy them.

[url]

At that point I thought Id try and auto electrician.


Who 2 days later rang me and had diagnosed............a faulty cell in the battery.!..It gave 12.5 volts on meter, as the Suzuki boys tested , but as soon as a load was put on it by the ignition, the faulty cell failed.

The main dealer had overthought the problem and went delving into the black boxes, according to the auto electrician, he see 2 or 3 bikes a month that have had expensive ECU swaps etc that are either earth, battery or mechanical faults , one chap had changed everything on his R6 at a cost of nearly £2,000 and then gave up, the electrician diagnosed a broken T piece from the airbox breather, costing 15 pence....

Basiclly, im saying start small before you start considering ECUs etc..and check the battery is totally A1 !

[AMCQ46]

when I read the title I was assuming you were going to be telling us about your private life

[Kev L]

when I read the title I was assuming you were going to be telling us about your private life

Funny that Al, when I read the title I assumed it was a comment on why anyone would spend their hard earned cash on a yellow bike!

[fabiostar]

its the bloody red one . and my private life scares even me lol.

its a bit weird but had a look and cant find anything thats loose,broken.etc so il come back to it at a later date.(that means i hope it fixes itself)..

back to carbs . im back to the pilots and have them at just over one turn out and still rich? even with the airfilter removed so il maybe try swapping carbs over just to check...oooh its gona be a long winter in the cave.

[Stephan]

How do you recognize it is rich?

[MacV2]

How do you recognize it is rich?

'Coz it's emptied his wallet...

[Wicky]

R/R on the way out?