Fuel thingy not thingying.

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Fuel thingy not thingying.

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Bloody Suzukis... I'm going back to Kawasaki! :P

Anyway, I started the bike up about a week ago to lube (I can't believe it's not butter!) the chain and it was all tickety-boo... but went to start it just now as I plan using it at the weekend and it's broked! Turn the key and the console says "Check" and it doesn't make that fuel pump priming noise... what's gone wrong in a week of sitting in the garage!? The battery is fine by the way.

Want to trade for a nice reliable Kwak! :P :2up

Forgive my mechanical ignorance, but I'm mechanically ignorant! ;)
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bet youve left in gear......... :I can't believe it's not butter! :I can't believe it's not butter!

but get a zx6 anyway :2up :cool
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check fuses too and put your kill switch on run and remember and pull your clutch in. :2up

ps. you dont want a kwak. stick with the suzuki. :2up
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Heh heh, I may be a mechanical numpty but I'm not THAT bad! :P ;)

I did check the gear, it's in neutral although the gear display doesn't change if it is in gear... can't remember if that only works when the engine's running or not. Kill switch, yeah - checked that. :P

Checked fuses too.

I have home start with ebike insurance I believe but I'd rather not call if I don't have to - they probably send a car bloke. :???
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dedpidgin2 wrote:Heh heh, I may be a mechanical numpty but I'm not THAT bad! :P ;)

I did check the gear, it's in neutral although the gear display doesn't change if it is in gear... can't remember if that only works when the engine's running or not. Kill switch, yeah - checked that. :P

Checked fuses too.

I have home start with ebike insurance I believe but I'd rather not call if I don't have to - they probably send a car bloke. :???
if you want someone to have a look im free tomorrow if you want.
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i heard that taking it to shirlaws and getting an 07 zx6 was the best cure? :???
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DarrenR wrote:i heard that taking it to Shirlaws and getting an 07 zx6 was the best cure? :???
never. kwaks cant stand a good thrashing. they just blow head gaskets. :I can't believe it's not butter!
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mines had its fair share of thrashage, almost tested to descruction and still it soldiers on :2up and its holding up better than my gixxer through winter :cool
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DarrenR wrote:mines had its fair share of thrashage, almost tested to descruction and still it soldiers on :2up and its holding up better than my gixxer through winter :cool
you must have a good one. i had a zx9r and it blow the head on it after i gave it a good thrashing. :(
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Never had a problem with my Kwaks over winter at all, and they were not treated tenderly! ;)

Anyway, thank you very much for the on-line help and offers of real help but I managed, through expertise and pure, unrelenting skill to fix this issue. :2up

Popped the tank up and checked all the electrical connections and tried again - no joy. Then I noticed the neutral light wasn't on even though it was in neutral so I banger it up and down the box a few times until it came on - problem solved! :???

I take it there's some sort of sensor for the gears/neutral and it was fritzy somehow? Condensation?
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DarrenR wrote:bet youve left in gear......... :I can't believe it's not butter! :I can't believe it's not butter!

:stupid


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swampy wrote:
DarrenR wrote:bet youve left in gear......... :I can't believe it's not butter! :I can't believe it's not butter!

:stupid


;)
I would admit it if I had, honest. ;)

I was wheeling it about so I knew it was neutral, there was deffo something up with the light/sensor/fitchamacallit. :P
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Have you tried switching it off then back on again??
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Re: Fuel thingy not thingying.

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dedpidgin2 wrote:

to lube (I can't believe it's not butter!) the chain
You've used the wrong kind of lube (I can't believe it's not butter!), pet :roll ;)
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:boing :boing gentlemen just but a harley and be done with it :I can't believe it's not butter! :I can't believe it's not butter! ya cant beet a good old tractor plugging up the hills
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Damn Suzukis... the problem is still there, intermittent. I will drop it off on Monday for the shop to sort - it's not even a year old!

Also... actually, I'll create another thread! :P ;)
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dedpidgin2 wrote:Damn Suzukis... the problem is still there, intermittent. I will drop it off on Monday for the shop to sort - it's not even a year old!

Also... actually, I'll create another thread! :P ;)
Just check it over when you get it back. :I can't believe it's not butter!
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