Spluttering and coughing

[chris6409]

And will iridium plugs make any difference apart from making a hole in my pocket

[Evilchicken0]

Yup to the oil but don't use iridium plugs, standard are fine

[chris6409]

Happy days is it worth taking the exup off

[Evilchicken0]

Not on a road bike.

[chris6409]

Ok some on was saying take it off but dont fancy it is that not the reason for the spluttering and 400 rpm thing im gunna strip the fairing off it tomorro and sand it then prime it and also drain the tank whilst im waiting for the things to service it to come

[chris6409]

Oh and evil chicken with the handle bar thing i pirchased some sticky foam i think its used on pvc windows but i put two pieces on either side of the lock stock and it gave me about 3mm extra space either side which was enough i supose it will prolong the lock stocks life aswell seen as though its not metal on metal

[Evilchicken0]

Oh and evil chicken with the handle bar thing i pirchased some sticky foam i think its used on pvc windows but i put two pieces on either side of the lock stock and it gave me about 3mm extra space either side which was enough i supose it will prolong the lock stocks life aswell seen as though its not metal on metal

If you look at the top yoke there are two holes with allen head bolts (they may have a grey cover on the them) these locate each bar. If they're in place and you trap your fingers the bars are bent.
Get the bike serviced first then replace them - theyre about £15 secondhand.

[chris6409]

Stripped bike down checked everything turns out its got a KnN air filter the fuel filter is nearly new the air box wasnt secured on the top of the carbs (i could fit my finger in the gap and i stripped the exup down tryed to turn the valve manually with plyers and it was siezed up so gave a couple of knock with a hammer and a bit of back bone and it moved so i moved it up and down and all around and now it moves nice and freely so just going to drain the tank fill it with shell v power and see if where winning

[Evilchicken0]

It should run a lot better after that.
You can get a cleaning kit for the filter, they do need cleaning from time to time.

[chris6409]

Cheers chick just took it for a little run would you say giving it a good blast on v power will help it

whilst ive got the fairing off im just gunna rattle can the fairings all saphire black till i save money for a prope fairing or a top paint job