OK i just sepnt the past few hours trying to fix the idle on the bike. it has been sitting about a month. yesterday the bike was working fine and the choke was working. today the choke is not working and the idle is around 3k no matter what I do to adjust it. there is no leaks and I see the other idle issue posted on here and tried all the same.
I just dont get why the bike magically changes by sitting. every freeking time I let it sit for more than a week the damn thing decides it wants to be difficult. I have had it. its not even enjoyable anymore because I spend more time working on it than riding it.
I got approved for a buell lightning xb12ss and I realllly want the bike but I dont want to finance 12k right now. im pretty much debt free and want to keep it that way. so I am going to try some used SV's or maybe some other sport bikes and give the gs to my brother to deal with lol.
Quote from: Susuki_Jah on December 29, 2008, 04:33:21 PM
OK i just sepnt the past few hours trying to fix the idle on the bike. it has been sitting about a month. yesterday the bike was working fine and the choke was working. today the choke is not working and the idle is around 3k no matter what I do to adjust it. there is no leaks and I see the other idle issue posted on here and tried all the same.
I just dont get why the bike magically changes by sitting. every freeking time I let it sit for more than a week the damn thing decides it wants to be difficult. I have had it. its not even enjoyable anymore because I spend more time working on it than riding it.
I got approved for a buell lightning xb12ss and I realllly want the bike but I dont want to finance 12k right now. im pretty much debt free and want to keep it that way. so I am going to try some used SV's or maybe some other sport bikes and give the gs to my brother to deal with lol.
save your 12K and send your carbs to the buddha. no really. -if- there is anything wrong with them, he'll find it, fix it, and you'll love your gs again.
it could be a batch of bad gas, water in your tank, rust, etc.
please, get it fixed so you can enjoy motorcycling again instead of going in debt. :)
haha dont worry Im not going to spend 12k on a bike I just cant see myself spending almost as much as I spend on a brand new truck lol.
I took it out again and the idle seems to be going down now but it goes down slow. it almost seems that the choke is on, but thats not the case because all the mechanisms are functioning properly... I just dont get it. I guess the older I get the more cranky I am when it comes to working on things. I would just put it into a shop but motorcycle shops seem to be the slowest shops on earth, they are only open tuesday - friday for the most part and some are open sat for a few hours and they always have some huge backlog for working on bikes.
what do you think of the suzuki gladius?
(http://www.suzukicycles.com/images/ProductImages/colorVariations/500/SFV650K9_Black_000000.jpg)
seems like a cool bike but there is some gayness that suzuki seems to sent with it http://www.gladiusstyle.com/
Well, I can relate to you.
I'm sick of cold starts, and old-school technology.
I crave fuel injection, plenty of power, and a more solid ride.
But then I look at my $$$ in the bank, and I really do enjoy all the money riding my little GS saves me.
It might not be much, but I think I may keep it til the end of 09, just ride the shaZam! out of it and reep the savings and experience.
well I got to the same point with my cars... I didnt really want to get rid of them but I got sick of working on them when I didnt want to. so I bought a new truck and kept the old cars and I work on them when I feel like it lol.
its still been a damn good bike , it has over 20k on it so I cant complain to much I guess. what would be nice is buy a newer bike and fix the gs in time. I still have a 73 kawasaki g5 100 to restore but im letting another guy do that because I built him a motorcycle tank and Im modifying his new tank , so thats his payment to me.
so is the SV650 considered an entry level bike too? all the sites I see keep saying how the gladius is an entry level novice bike.... its the same thing as a SV650 but with a diff chassis and some other looks. I guess you have to spend 9k+ to own a expert bike right? ;)
Quote from: Susuki_Jah on December 29, 2008, 09:04:36 PM
so is the SV650 considered an entry level bike too? all the sites I see keep saying how the gladius is an entry level novice bike.... its the same thing as a SV650 but with a diff chassis and some other looks. I guess you have to spend 9k+ to own a expert bike right? ;)
Hells no brother, you just have to like what you ride... I bet $100 that there are some people in here that could rip a cbr1000rr in half on an SV650 on a nice winding road. My brother in law just picked up a brand new SV650 last summer, I ride a vtr1000f and have been riding for over 20 years, (you can't see my gray whiskers when the full face is on) I was impressed. The front came up in first all throttle, no clutch, all throttle. It was very flickable and the styling is pretty cool too. I would have no problem owning this bike...
well I guess the way im going to look at it is, I kept up with a lot bigger bikes with my gs500 so anything bigger will be better lol.
definatly going to check this one out too though
Triumph
(http://www.triumph.co.uk/images/StreetTripleR_2009_rhs_Graphite_534x309.jpg)
the 3k idol. my 96 has the same problem. i gave up im takin it to a shop this week. i think its wirth the money to get it done right.
im not going to lie I beat the crap out of my gs , its always at the top of its rpms. granted I dont know how the thing keeps up with other bikes but it does. I took a long bike ride with some guys on the fourth of july , it was pretty much topped out the whole trip lol. but it hung with the big boys so I was happy got a lot of compliments on it too. if I get a new bike tomorrow I can always put that big ole rear sprocket I got on the rear and have some fun with it.
Quote from: chargercalvin on December 29, 2008, 09:33:41 PM
the 3k idol. my 96 has the same problem. i gave up im takin it to a shop this week. i think its wirth the money to get it done right.
gosh i hope you succeed at the shop. :( they're so unreliable in my experience.
(http://www.suzukicycles.com/images/ProductImages/colorVariations/500/SV650SK9_grey_7F7F7F.jpg)
picked it out today, just waiting on the best financing option and then we will go from there :)
the gladius although a very cool bike wont be in until march 09 plus with all of suzuki's metrosexual advertizing It really turned me off.
Im not a huge fan of the fairings but I that all can be changed later ;)
Gladius is a wothless piece of crap. Dont see how a steel framed SV650 will hold a candle to the ninja 650 - which also has very crappy steel welding and splatter and junk everywhere.
SV is a far better choice. In a few years it will look 100000 times better than a crappy ass steel frame bike. No contest IMHO.
Cool.
Buddha.
My buddy has the 09' SV650S full faired with M4 highmount race exhaust and header, k&n, Yosh box, -1 tooth front. I must say every time i ride it i can't believe its a 650, the front wheel comes up with out trying. My friend can beat a gsx-r600 & ninja 600 to 120. The only problem with it is the top speed is only 147.
ok this is weird but I hopped on the gs today and it was idling ok after I kicked the idle back up a little and everything seems fine. I really dont get it. its like herby or somthing and has a mind of its own.
Quote from: Susuki_Jah on December 29, 2008, 04:33:21 PM
OK i just sepnt the past few hours trying to fix the idle on the bike. it has been sitting about a month. yesterday the bike was working fine and the choke was working. today the choke is not working and the idle is around 3k no matter what I do to adjust it. there is no leaks and I see the other idle issue posted on here and tried all the same.
I just dont get why the bike magically changes by sitting. every freeking time I let it sit for more than a week the damn thing decides it wants to be difficult. I have had it. its not even enjoyable anymore because I spend more time working on it than riding it.
I got approved for a buell lightning xb12ss and I realllly want the bike but I dont want to finance 12k right now. im pretty much debt free and want to keep it that way. so I am going to try some used SV's or maybe some other sport bikes and give the gs to my brother to deal with lol.
good luck with the new ride. :thumb:
why not get a used bike? I got a 2005 Kawasaki Z750S for $4k with only 1500 miles on it.
(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii291/pjm204/bikes/2008_0518Image0038.jpg)
Quote from: Turboryan on December 30, 2008, 11:14:31 AM
My buddy has the 09' SV650S full faired with M4 highmount race exhaust and header, k&n, Yosh box, -1 tooth front. I must say every time i ride it i can't believe its a 650, the front wheel comes up with out trying. My friend can beat a gsx-r600 & ninja 600 to 120. The only problem with it is the top speed is only 147.
Ha ha funny ... IMHO, the most underrated bike ever made was the TL1000S and of course by extension the TL/R and the SV1000. The only difference is, those 3 will wheelie when you do somehting stupid, not only when you want them to. Anyway, the TL will wipe the floor with a GSXR750 of similar vintage (like it was designed to do). The SV1000 is a bit more docile, its aimed at the VFR market more than the GSXR market, unfortunatley the SV1000 lacks polish, that literally was filled and overflowing on the VFR.
Anyway, SV650 also killed the 1000. I cannot see the steel framed crap succeed though. If it does it will be so freaking wrong and a serious blow to any one who wants a quality bike at a decent price.
Cool.
Buddha.