What to do if you have a loose vacuum hose on your bike?
First, start simple and look for a loose or open vacuum hose. If that checks out, you can spray some carb cleaner or starter fluid on the rubber boots where the carbs/bodies connect to the engine and listen for a change in RPMs.
How can you tell if your bike throttle cable is going bad?
The throttle cable normally lets you know it’s going bad by refusing to snap back the throttle grip when it is turned and released. Never ride such a bike – they call that a “suicide throttle” for a reason.
Why does my bike lose power when I idle?
Again, if you ride a modern bike you’ll have no idea what a choke is, but even Electronically Fuel Injected motorcycles reveal a lot by “blipping” the throttle. Rich bikes are getting too much gas, so they idle high but lose power when given initial throttle because they can’t burn all the gas.
Are there any issues with the KTM RC8R?
As said, the gearbox issues that affected early RC8 models has been resolved, and on our test bike no major fuelling problems (still a slight flutter around 3500-4000rpm for noise emissions). There is a lot of forum traffic on the subject of engine reliability but KTM reckons it is now on top of past issues.
What are the symptoms of rich carb settings on a motorcycle?
Rich Reduced Power – It has less power but seems to be OK and runs. Reduced Fuel Mileage – Your using more fuel per cycle so your mileage becomes worse. Rough Idle – Combustion takes a just a bit longer with more fuel and at lower RPM’s the engine can idle rough.
What to do if your carburetor on your motorcycle won’t start?
I have bought dozens of motorcycles in the last few years from sellers who claimed the bike “didn’t run.” 99% of the time I got them to run just like new by simply cleaning out the carbs. If you have a motorcycle that won’t start, the carburetor may be dirty and will need a good cleaning.
What causes a carburetor on a motorcycle to backfire?
There are several reasons why a motorcycle can backfire unintentionally, but two of the biggest reasons will include too much fuel or too little fuel getting delivered (lean or rich) from the carburetor.