« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Help! On the road and ......  (Read 3930 times)

Offline spanner

  • Blue is better .... apparently
  • Legendary "1000 Club" Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1356
  • Thanked: 181 times
  • legend in my own match box.
Help! On the road and ......
« on: March 18, 2015, 06:56:52 PM »
On the road to the Nat rally.

An hour away from Townsville and the old girl seems to have lost a heap of power.

She has started backfirering when decelerating.

Has lost a lot of Oomph.  Takes a while to get up to speed     

Is it only running on reduced cycls???

What does this mean for my rally?   
Logged


F.R. #905

I.B.A. # 63008

I acknowledge the Bindal and Wulgurukaba traditional custodians of this Australian land that I work, live and play on, and pay my respect to their cultures, their ancestors and to the elders, past, present and all future generations.
 

Online Brock

  • Tardis Tech
  • UNBELIEVABLE "5000 Posts" Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 8962
  • Thanked: 1945 times
  • White is the fastest
Re: Help! On the road and ......
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2015, 07:02:52 PM »
1100 or 1300???

Try cracking the fuel cap, and see if the problem goes away.

Have you replaced the air filter recently??  Did you get a tank of fuel just before the problem started?? If so, try adding a cup of metho (or several glugs ), may be water in the fuel. Metho will allow the water to mix with the fuel and be burnt.. (called water injection)
« Last Edit: March 18, 2015, 07:06:04 PM by Brock »
Logged
Brock
Asian Correspondent
2003 Honda ST1100PY



Ulysses #32829
STOC #8239
OzSToc # ??
Kinross WA
 

Offline Sicman

  • Supreme "2000" Club Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2993
  • Thanked: 606 times
  • Was here when the lights got turned on :-)
Re: Help! On the road and ......
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2015, 07:14:53 PM »
What Brock said - Sounds like crook fuel. Stay safe
Logged
Cheers
Tony
FarRider 802
NatRally's - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 202🤬& 2🤬21 Covid, 2021/22 PTSD got me, 2023, 2024, 2025 PTSD got me again, 2026
Experience trumps assumption :-)
 

Offline spanner

  • Blue is better .... apparently
  • Legendary "1000 Club" Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1356
  • Thanked: 181 times
  • legend in my own match box.
Re: Help! On the road and ......
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2015, 07:41:30 PM »
Thanks everyone.

Thanks for the phone call ST2UP


1 & 1/2 cups metho administerd

Will report next
Stop.
Logged
F.R. #905

I.B.A. # 63008

I acknowledge the Bindal and Wulgurukaba traditional custodians of this Australian land that I work, live and play on, and pay my respect to their cultures, their ancestors and to the elders, past, present and all future generations.
 

Offline Pezzz

  • Legendary "1000 Club" Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1587
  • Thanked: 120 times
  • ST1100 Rider
Re: Help! On the road and ......
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2015, 07:48:35 PM »
You didn't fill up with Diesel did you ????? :fp
Same symptoms and has been known to happen before .......  :Stirpot
 :rofl :rofl :rofl :crackup :crackup :crackup
Logged
Pezzz
:wht11
FarRider # 730
 

Offline Sicman

  • Supreme "2000" Club Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2993
  • Thanked: 606 times
  • Was here when the lights got turned on :-)
Re: Help! On the road and ......
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2015, 07:57:05 PM »
Quote from: Pezzz on March 18, 2015, 07:48:35 PM
You didn't fill up with Diesel did you ????? :fp
Same symptoms and has been known to happen before .......  :Stirpot
 :rofl :rofl :rofl :crackup :crackup :crackup
Spanner didn't mention a smoke trail that made the servo disappear  :grin :grin
Logged
Cheers
Tony
FarRider 802
NatRally's - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 202🤬& 2🤬21 Covid, 2021/22 PTSD got me, 2023, 2024, 2025 PTSD got me again, 2026
Experience trumps assumption :-)
 

Online Biggles

  • "Top Dog" 10000 club
  • ****
  • Posts: 14337
  • Thanked: 2851 times
  • Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane
Re: Help! On the road and ......
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2015, 08:35:47 PM »
Quote from: Pezzz on March 18, 2015, 07:48:35 PM
You didn't fill up with Diesel did you ????? :fp
Same symptoms and has been known to happen before .......  :Stirpot
 

Strewth!  When did that happen?     :eek
Logged
For the modern man who lives in the city, riding a bike might be one of the only ways to escape the humdrum monotony. To take off and ride. To be both at one with nature and one with the bike. To feel masculine. Adam Piggott

OzSTOC #16  STOC #6135  FarR #509  SCDR #509  IBA #54927
 

Online Shiney

  • Dave
  • Global Moderator
  • UNBELIEVABLE "5000 Posts" Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7095
  • Thanked: 2662 times
  • RTE Coordinator - Strathpine, QLD
Re: Help! On the road and ......
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2015, 08:50:10 PM »
Good luck spanner, I hope the metho does the trick
Logged
My Ride: 2023 ST1800   :thumb
OzSTOC #104   STOC# 8512   IBA # 59142
Find me in The Who's Who of OzSTOC!

I like shiney things :grin
One of the Dave, Dave, Dave and Duncan crew 8)
 

Offline Wild Rose

  • UNBELIEVABLE "5000 Posts" Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 7962
  • Thanked: 2612 times
  • Toowoomba, Qld
Re: Help! On the road and ......
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2015, 10:34:32 PM »
I had the same problem with my Kawasaki Gtr1000 I had a few years ago
I got crook fuel from a servo which closed down shortly afterwoods
The bike run like shit then would stop, I would leave it for 5 minutes and would start again. So off I would go only to stop again down the road, I ended up coming home and draining the tank and putting new fuel in and no more problem

But I have been told the metho works, Hope to see you in Toowoomba on Friday  :hatwave
Logged
Leo (Wild Rose)
Honda ST 1300
0417198510
:rd13       :blk13                            :Spyder
 2002                            New 29-04-13 


Ulysses #49154
FarRider #243
 

Online Biggles

  • "Top Dog" 10000 club
  • ****
  • Posts: 14337
  • Thanked: 2851 times
  • Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane
Re: Help! On the road and ......
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2015, 12:38:24 AM »
Quote from: Wild Rose on March 18, 2015, 10:34:32 PM
But I have been told the metho works, Hope to see you in Toowoomba on Friday  :hatwave

It only works if the problem is water in the fuel.  If it's contaminated in some other way (kerosene has been known to creep in) then your drain and fill is the way to go.  Hard to do on some bikes, especially when you're away from home.
Logged
For the modern man who lives in the city, riding a bike might be one of the only ways to escape the humdrum monotony. To take off and ride. To be both at one with nature and one with the bike. To feel masculine. Adam Piggott

OzSTOC #16  STOC #6135  FarR #509  SCDR #509  IBA #54927
 

Online Brock

  • Tardis Tech
  • UNBELIEVABLE "5000 Posts" Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 8962
  • Thanked: 1945 times
  • White is the fastest
Re: Help! On the road and ......
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2015, 08:12:45 AM »
If its kero contamination, the metho at least will help it to burn, unless its more kero that 91 octane.
Logged
Brock
Asian Correspondent
2003 Honda ST1100PY



Ulysses #32829
STOC #8239
OzSToc # ??
Kinross WA
 

Online Shiney

  • Dave
  • Global Moderator
  • UNBELIEVABLE "5000 Posts" Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7095
  • Thanked: 2662 times
  • RTE Coordinator - Strathpine, QLD
Re: Help! On the road and ......
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2015, 05:44:57 PM »
How's it going spanner, did the metho work?

Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk

Logged
My Ride: 2023 ST1800   :thumb
OzSTOC #104   STOC# 8512   IBA # 59142
Find me in The Who's Who of OzSTOC!

I like shiney things :grin
One of the Dave, Dave, Dave and Duncan crew 8)
 

Old Steve

  • Guest
Re: Help! On the road and ......
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2015, 07:27:00 AM »
Actually iso-propyl alcohol is better than meths for absorbing and dispersing water in a fuel tank.  A lot of servos used to carry small bottles of it for that purpose.  But in an emergency, and in the absence of a source of iso-propyl alcohol, meths will work.
Logged
 
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »