Doesnt pick up speed and trouble starting. turns off if not givin gas
The folks who answered prior are on the mark. "reading" a spark plug will give you the clues you need. Your bike is fuel injected, and you'd probably notice other driving problems if it was fuel. Bad valve guides can let oil seep down when the bike sits. Pull the plug before your morning start and see. The porcelain insulator above the electrode should be a nice cocoa brown after the bike has been run for a while. If it's real dark go to a hotter plug. If it's crazy bright white it's too hot and breaking down from excess heat. Good luck.
Testimonial: "well my bike is a 2001 with a carburater still.does that go the same"
Carbed engines usually suffer from fuel seeping past the needle, and filling the cylinder with gas, fouling would happen after the bike sat overnight. Pulling the plugs before starting in the morning would reveal the offender, and cleaning the plug would remedy the problem. Yours sounds like the plug is actually breaking down after time. So read the plugs and tell me what you find.
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Do the plugs become fouled? Are they black, dry, wet, burnt, or in any way damaged?
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Go to a hotter spark plug If that does not work go to a colder plug. Good luck.
Go to a hotter spark plug If that does not work go to a colder plug. Good luck.
Hotter. Colder? I'm that that familiar on that. Could you please explain. The plugs are NGK C9E
2001 Suzuki katana 600
Lower number is hotter so C8E or C7E if they make those numbers. I would suggest not going further in heat unless you only ride casually. Fast aggressive riding on a hot plug can lead to engine damage. Ignore bozo's suggestion of going colder, that will only exasperate the problem of fouling.
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If they are black and dry looking it's most likely a carburetor problem, running too rich. If they're wet/shiny looking it's oil and may be an indication that the piston rings are worn out. Check the airbox for excessive oil to rule out a PCV problem causing oil ingestion. You can try a hotter plug to extend the time they last, but you really need to address the cause. With Japanese plugs a lower number is usually hotter, domestics are opposite. Lastly, you can buy time by cleaning the plugs regularly, Castrol Superclean does a great job. Let them soak for a while, scrub with a toothbrush or similar, rinse with HOT water and blow them out with compressed air.
Go to the bike dealer with your plug & ask him for a hotter plug.
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