Firestorm cutting out at lights and sounds a little rattley!

[stu1981]

Hi

Ive only had my firestorm a couple of months now and ever since ive had it it has cut out now and again at traffic lights or when i put it into neutral and coast upto the lights it starts up again no problem.

Sometimes when im sitting there at the lights it goes to cut out and makes a nasty clonk noise but picks up again, the tickover isnt set very low so i have ruled that out (maybe im wrong to do so?).

I did a small service when i first bought the bike, ie change oil and oil filter, but i havent changed the air filters or spark plugs, so this could possibly be the reason for this cutting out problem?

Also now and again, the bike sounds a bit rattly below 3,000 revs, as soon as it goes over 3,000 revs the noise goes, could this be CCT's? or a problem with the carbs? The bike only has just over 8,000 miles on it.

Any help or advice would be great, thanks for your time!

[cupasoop]

Welcome.

Have a search on here for carb (or is it the fuel tank?) breather hose, needs re-routed to solve the cutting out. 30 second job.

[Stratman]

Mine very occasionally does that if I coast to a junction. Set idle to 1200 rpm. Frankly, cheack all the obvious, like new plugs, get the carbs cleaned and balanced, before looking for anything major.

[stu1981]

Welcome.

Have a search on here for carb (or is it the fuel tank?) breather hose, needs re-routed to solve the cutting out. 30 second job.

Thanks for the info, have you any details of how to re-route the breather hose

[cupasoop]

Search and ye shall find

It's something to do with straightening the hose out, it's in here somewhere.

[Max]

http://home.nycap.rr.com/ghlbo/index.html

I think this is what you are on about ???

Look under vtr1000,performance and mods, the carb fix tag

[stu1981]

Thats great thanks very much for your help, will give that a try

[sirch345]

Mine cuts out occasionally as Stratmans does, usually when waiting in traffic in town, just as a hot looking chick is about walk across the road in front of me It's a strange thing really, sometimes I can go for days and it doesn't happen then all of a sudden it can do it 2 or 3 times in one day

[Stormin Ben]

Mine cuts out occasionally, usually just as a hot looking chick is about walk across the road in front of me

Where's your kill switch mounted?
Miine's on the right bar but if yours is tank-mounted that may be the problem

[sirch345]

Mine cuts out occasionally, usually just as a hot looking chick is about walk across the road in front of me

Where's your kill switch mounted?
Miine's on the right bar but if yours is tank-mounted that may be the problem

Excellent Ben, I like your way of thinking