Help with bike lying up

[grog]

Well fixed mate. Can remember the day i blocked off breather hose instead of PAIRS. I had a 2 stroke 14, never seen so much smoke.

[Mick_J]

Don't worry about it Suzuki boi, shit happens, we've all made stupid mistakes, except me 

[seth]

We all get it wrong from time to time .
But good on you sticking at it and finding where you had gone wrong and fixing it .
Good luck with the clocks .

[froudy]

Don't worry about it Suzuki boi, shit happens, we've all made stupid mistakes, except me 

And me..NOT

Tank refitted and went to start up...Forgot to reconnect the fuel pump hose...It makes one hell of a mess...Petrol everywhere

Glad you got it sorted @Suzuki boi
Good luck with the clocks

[Suzuki boi]

So after a few months off not being able to get near the bike .
I finally got the logbook and could finally test drive it.
No Speedo or rev meter as usual. Pulled the wiring harness apart and all cables are fine, continuity from the cables in the headlight to the ECU are fine so I'm lost,and thinking I need to try another set of clocks to see if it's a clock issue.
Damn this thing is fast! Last bike I owned was a deauville 650. So this is like going from a Micra to a Ferrari!
Shocks are f**ked,leaking oil and any little bump I go over ,the bike bounces up and down constantly for awhile!! Can these shocks be repaired or just replace?
Exhaust is leaking at collector box. Gonna put a bit of exhaust paste for now till I can get new gaskets.
One of the fork legs is leaking a little bit of oil.
One major thing while driving along.
Randomly as I'm driving the throttle will have no affect and the engine will start slowing down and the CHEC sign will come on.
I've managed to stop it by downshifting a gear or waiting for it to go away. Any ideas? I'm thinking obviously electrical connection so was gonna check all the earth connections.

And on low revs it's fairly stuttery and not smooth. But when I open the throttle feels good.
Had cleaned the fuel pump filter,new air filter,injectors cleaned. TPS was adjusted
Only thing I'm thinking of is the throttle cables may need to be adjusted.

[Dan B]

Hey mate,
Barmy will be on here soon to tell you to run a few tanks of BP Ultimate in it, which is good advice.

When mine sits for a bit I run some injector cleaner through and/or bp ultimate along with a 100km plus cruise and it has healed the cut off symptoms you mentioned (when I first got the bike, before i did the fuel filter bypass mod). It might not work but it's a cheap first option.

Then I would consider doing the external filter bypass mod and get a cheap quantum fuel pump regardless. Turned my bike from a boggy, heavy lump to a torque machine, which was nice after 12 months of expensive misdiagnosis 

[Dan B]

Apologies, just read at the beginning of this post amd realised you may have replaced the fuel pump and filters a while ago

regarding the clocks: while you're waiting for a fix, i would recommend getting a handlebar mount for your phone and trying one of the GPS speedometers apps from the iPhone or android app store. There pretty good, I've used them when I've played around with sprocket sizes in Luei of a Speedo healer. They're usually free.

Can PM you some info if you want

[KiwiCol]

So after a few months off not being able to get near the bike .
I finally got the logbook and could finally test drive it.
No Speedo or rev meter as usual. Pulled the wiring harness apart and all cables are fine, continuity from the cables in the headlight to the ECU are fine so I'm lost,and thinking I need to try another set of clocks to see if it's a clock issue.
Damn this thing is fast! Last bike I owned was a deauville 650. So this is like going from a Micra to a Ferrari!
Shocks are f**ked,leaking oil and any little bump I go over ,the bike bounces up and down constantly for awhile!! Can these shocks be repaired or just replace?
Exhaust is leaking at collector box. Gonna put a bit of exhaust paste for now till I can get new gaskets.
One of the fork legs is leaking a little bit of oil.
One major thing while driving along.
Randomly as I'm driving the throttle will have no affect and the engine will start slowing down and the CHEC sign will come on.
I've managed to stop it by downshifting a gear or waiting for it to go away. Any ideas? I'm thinking obviously electrical connection so was gonna check all the earth connections.

And on low revs it's fairly stuttery and not smooth. But when I open the throttle feels good.
Had cleaned the fuel pump filter,new air filter,injectors cleaned. TPS was adjusted
Only thing I'm thinking of is the throttle cables may need to be adjusted.

When the above comes on, it's usually the kill switch.  Check if it's not loose or the internals are buggered / shorting to earth.

[Andre]

Yes, could be the kill switch. Also the side stand switch (also check the stand's springs).

[Suzuki boi]

After spending 2 days at this.
Bike was cutting out constantly when idling and would cut out when I touched the throttle.
Kept it idling as long as I could,tried revving it ,hoping maybe just a bit of water got in and need to be pushed out.nope
Took fuel pump apart again,stuck a different pump in,nope same thing.
Tried another fuel pump relay. Nope.
Plugs were all good.
All cylinders where firing so it wasnt like it was only running on 1,2 or 3 cylinders.
Took kill switch apart. Cleaned it,same with side stand switch . Nope
Tested the tip over sensor to see if it was dodgy,nope.
Was totally stumped.
Till I left the ignition on and bumped against the fuse box and heard a spark and then the fuel pump began priming.
After fiddling around I noticed it was the relay.
Held the relay down,fired her up and it revved and ran. Took my finger off boom it cut out.
Bit of wd40 in the relay and now she's purring like a kitten.

Ordered 2 new shocks (cheap hagon ones as funds are tight) last Monday and was told it would be another 2 weeks
Need it for commuting next Tuesday so I guess I'll be using a bike with shot shocks for a few days!!!

Tested my clocks on another gsx 1400. Yep it's the clocks that are screwed!!!
Rang the Suzuki dealer to get a quote for the PCB , €400 before vat......no thanks
Blessed I found a set of clocks on eBay and got them for €140. Casing are in bad nick ,but mine are fine so will just use mine. Hoping the clocks are here the beginning off next week.

It's late here think that's everything I did the past 2 days

[seth]

@Suzuki boi
Sounds like a bit of a nightmare time you've had but I'm so glad you kept going and are getting to the bottom of your bad running problems .
It just shows if you don't give up and work through it logically you get there.
It also give the rest of us an idea of where to look if a simular problem happens to our bikes.

Top work .
Well done .

[KiwiCol]

New relay on order too? 

[Suzuki boi]

@seth
Thanks mate, without your help and everyone else's ,it would still be a rust bucket in the garden !!!
Yep hopefully if someone's having issues I'd be able to help since everything has nearly gone wrong with this yoke!!
@KiwiCol
Not sure if I need to order a new relay.
After cleaning it out and after a spin the bike didn't cut out or splutter once.
I'm planning on taking it for an hour spin this week to see if it will last my commute .
If it lasts the hour then happy days!!

[Suzuki boi]

That's how she looks now.
Cosmetically not great but feck it for now
I noticed when I had the fuel tank off after fiddling with the fuel pump for 20minutes,lifted the tank and yes petrol everywhere.
Any ideas on a temporary fix for this,I'm guessing the gasket is crap and not sealing properly

[Mick_J]

Where exactly is the leak coming from, the pump gasket or the connector?  If it's the connector make sure it clicks into the lock and if its the pump seal make sure the surfaces are clean and smear a thin coat of silicone sealant before refitting remembering to tighten all the screws diagonally in sequence till its tight.