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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: nazgulnarsil on April 28, 2008, 03:05:43 PM

Title: bike takes forever to warmup and stalls under hard braking
Post by: nazgulnarsil on April 28, 2008, 03:05:43 PM
even after I've been riding for 10 minutes it will sputter at idle and die.
runs fine with the choke on.
also sometimes when i brake hard the bike stalls as i come to a stop.

the bike is due for a valve check, could it be that my valves are out of spec?
Title: Re: bike takes forever to warmup and stalls under hard braking
Post by: erbilabuc on April 28, 2008, 03:26:06 PM
check your clutch adjustment as far as stalling under hard braking.
Title: Re: bike takes forever to warmup and stalls under hard braking
Post by: ben2go on April 28, 2008, 03:29:26 PM
Try what ImportBabe suggested.Check and adjust the vaves first,then clean,set the floats,and balance the carbs.
Title: Re: bike takes forever to warmup and stalls under hard braking
Post by: nazgulnarsil on April 28, 2008, 04:07:54 PM
i always brake with the clutch pulled in.  not sure how that affects it.

just watched the valve adjustment video and ordered tools/shims.   :)
Title: Re: bike takes forever to warmup and stalls under hard braking
Post by: frankieG on April 28, 2008, 04:11:07 PM
you could always run with your choke open slightly until it warms up more...or just let your bike warm up more.  the gs does not like cold weather
Title: Re: bike takes forever to warmup and stalls under hard braking
Post by: margan_ron on April 28, 2008, 10:04:16 PM
i had the same problam twice.
plz chek the carb connection to the engine, maby the manifuled is dry and air is entring coasing poor mixtur.
if it's not that maby the rubber capps that's on the carb's' one of them could be missing.
Title: Re: bike takes forever to warmup and stalls under hard braking
Post by: bucks1605 on April 28, 2008, 10:07:33 PM
Quote from: margan_ron on April 28, 2008, 10:04:16 PM
plz chek the carb connection to the engine, maby the manifuled is dry and air is entring coasing poor mixtur.

I had this problem once before, both intake boots to the engine that hold the carbs ripped in half. But my bike wouldn't even start.
Title: Re: bike takes forever to warmup and stalls under hard braking
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on April 28, 2008, 10:45:03 PM
clean the carbs?