Help with bike lying up

[Mick_J]

We have a technical term for that tank, it's FU Celvin Klein ED. 

[Latty66]

Well that is pretty impressive rot  :hat:and the only thing you could use that for is taking measurments thank you for taking the time to photo it
Personally i would buy a can of clear coat spray it and keep as a reminder and conversional piece when you complete the bike you can make a direct  before and after a proper jaw dropper once again thanks

[Suzuki boi]

Well that is pretty impressive rot  :hat:and the only thing you could use that for is taking measurments thank you for taking the time to photo it
Personally i would buy a can of clear coat spray it and keep as a reminder and conversional piece when you complete the bike you can make a direct  before and after a proper jaw dropper once again thanks

I'd love to keep it somewhere but the missus wants rid of it asap.lol. she HATES clutter.(wait till I really start stripping the bike.)


While I'm waiting for parts I was thinking of getting stuck in to the forks.
I was reading up on here and talks of this "fork tool".
Is it totally necessary? If so can someone post dimensions?
I found in the download section one for a k5 but mines a k2.

[gsxbarmy]

Well that is pretty impressive rot  :hat:and the only thing you could use that for is taking measurments thank you for taking the time to photo it
Personally i would buy a can of clear coat spray it and keep as a reminder and conversional piece when you complete the bike you can make a direct  before and after a proper jaw dropper once again thanks

I'd love to keep it somewhere but the missus wants rid of it asap.lol. she HATES clutter.(wait till I really start stripping the bike.)


While I'm waiting for parts I was thinking of getting stuck in to the forks.
I was reading up on here and talks of this "fork tool".
Is it totally necessary? If so can someone post dimensions?
I found in the download section one for a k5 but mines a k2.

Look down this thread http://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=2179.msg34995#msg34995

Essentially (for a K2), get hold of a bit of old 1/2" gas pipe and file out 4 arches at right angles to each other in one end (you'll see what I mean in that thread as around about the 9th entry from the top, mlivkovich shows dimensions and pictures 

I'm not sure what the nut on one end does, however, make the pipe itself long enough to go down the inside of your fork leg to around about where the top of the slider is (about 2' would do) and the 4 arches will "slot" over the unit inside. You can then undo the bolt at the bottom of the slider. I drilled at hole at the top of the tool I made to put a bar through it to make it easier to hold the tool when undoing the nut - bit like the aftermarket one shown earlier in that thread

[Suzuki boi]

Thanks barmy
So fuel pump arrived today .
Hooked it all up.
Changed oil and filter,got new battery

Went to start up ,nothing.
No crank nothing.
I'm thinking its either the starter switch itself or the relay.
The relay gets 12v to it one side but 0v on the starter side even with the button pressed.
The thing that has me stumped is the odometer.
Its flashing lines,at one stage it said "chec".
I'm guessing that has something to do with the ecm?
Here's a pic of what comes up

[seth]

You could try and put the bike into dealer mode as described in this thread
http://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=1383.msg15153;topicseen#msg15153
Then use the code it gives you to try and narrow down where to look for your problem.

[gsxbarmy]

CHEC normally comes up when the kill switch is off. You might also check the contacts on the clutch switch and sidestand switch.

So when you switched on - whilst nothing happened in terms of cranking - did the dials sweep? Did you hear the fuel pump prime?

[KiwiCol]

Kill switch?

[gsxbarmy]

Is there an echo in here? 

[KiwiCol]

Appears so, I was eating my breakfast (Bacon & Eggs on toast) & reading the post, thought Kill Switch, finished breaky then posted, only to find Seth & you were already onto it. Shows what happens if ya leave the post open for a bit before replying. 

[Suzuki boi]

Sound lads.
Yep it not cause of the kill switch.
Yep I hear the fuel pump prime,dials sweep.
Only figured why "chec" came up,had a relay disconnected at the time.
The whole odo flashing is weird to me!!!!
Will try that dealer mode.
Poxy bike!!!!

[seth]

If you can put it in dealer mode it will give you more of a clue on what's happening .

[Suzuki boi]

No luck in dealer mode

[seth]

Go through all the plugs making sure they are all properly connected.
Was it running before ?

[Suzuki boi]

Must of had blonde moment.
Didn't know you had to Hold the clutch in
Got it going but runs like absolute s**t!!!!
Barely idles. Gave it a good few blips.
Smoke coming from the headers I think.
Found a hole in one of the headers
Hopefully it just from the wd40 I sprayed as well.lol.
When the new plugs arrive hopefulpy that sorts the idling issue.
Clocks aren't working so will need to replace them aswell