Keeper96

This isn’t on my bike or car, I work on the railway and if we leave the trains for more than 2-3 days depending on weather we have to go out with the jump pack or drag them into the sheds to put on charge

Definitely a possibility, I’ve only had a few days but it’s been spot on until today haha

I’d brimmed it in the morning and only did about 40 miles, I’m confident that the tap is okay. the only suspect thing I found was the loose vacuum connection on the tap. That would explain why it cut out but not the rough running I now have and the fact I had to adjust the idle speed just to keep it running

With the tank removed I sucked on the vacuum hose and had a good flow from the fuel tap, I’d filled up in the morning from an Esso station and did 40 miles without issue. I tried on reserve and it was the same, I could start up but it died as soon as I let go of the throttle.

Well took it for a decent run today over towards Stanhope and edmunbyers. it pulled well up to 6000 then I was changing up from there. I was perfectly happy with everything until it broke down on the way home, if interested see my thread in the pit stop section https://themotorbikeforum.co.uk/forum/topic/35817-cutting-out/?tab=comments#comment-534380 it’s now got me thinking was I shifting at 6000 because I wanted to or was the bike going flat at 6000 making me shift? Im not sure....

Thanks for the input, I’ve reattached the vacuum line with a jubilee and I’ll try some additive tomorrow for the effort it takes. really want to avoid stripping the carbs

Bloody batteries man works just upgraded The trains to a gel battery that goes flat if left for more than 2-3 days

Hi all, took my gsx600f for a decent run out today and all felt well until it suddenly went flat then cut out on the way home. I tried restarting it and it would start hesitantly then run but as soon as I let go of the throttle it would cut out again. I got recovered home and did some digging, I’ve checked the reg/Rec and it’s holding steady at 14.8v at around 4K rpm so I think that is okay? I checked the inline fuel filter and the in tank fuel filter, both look okay however the inline filter was empty when I first checked so I checked the fuel tap and that is working, no fuel through till I sucked on the vacuum line. Only thing I did notice is that the vacuum line at the tap end was slightly loose so I’ve added a jubilee clip to that just incase. ive got the bike running again but had to use the idle screw to hold the revs at around 1100 where it’s always idled. it’s sounding a bit rough now when it runs but I’m out of ideas. Can anyone point to why it may have cut out, why I’ve had to readjust the idle and why it sounds rough? could it be worth throwing some redex through it? the bike stood for 18 months but since putting it back on the road I’ve done 96 miles until it died on me so in my head the carbs etc. Won’t be clogged with varnish? I’m a fitter by trade but I work on diesels so petrol and carbs is all new to me! thanks Jamie

Used to be the case But not any more. I got done by an unmarked car sitting in a line of parked vehicles so impossible to spot until he pulled out and pulled me over. I spent ages looking at the law and guidelines as I was positive there had to be a camera sign out but the rules changed a few years ago.

After passing my cbt I never bothered with a 125 as I had an intensive course booked. I passed my mod 2 this Thursday and my first ride was taking my bike to it’s mot on Friday, but nervous to start with the rain and fog but then got into the wing of things and used the bike to run a few errands and covered 50 miles throughout the day

Even less lively now I’ve discovered it’s origin I serviced it a couple of weeks ago and the plugs I was given where different to what it had in so I researched the engine number and it’s from the first gen gsxf so ‘88 - ‘97

I can see that being true, the couple of times I had an empty stretch I took it up past 6000 and it definitely livened up a lot!

That’s a decent stretch to self navigate! I only had from the top of whickham bank out of Dunston until the Stanley turn at Sunniside cross roads... there was only 1 junction in that stretch haha

It’s a ‘99 Suzuki gsx600f, never going to win any awards but it was cheap to buy and insure tbh both the assessors I had (mod 1+2) could be the miserable one o think it’s part of the job to not be to familiar?

The bike passed its test with 2 advisories, front brake sticking and head bearing slightly tight. these will be addressed in the coming weeks. The ride there was quite an experience, totally different experience in both the bike and riding alone without an instructor or assessor. The riding experience left me with mixed feelings, having fairings was a huge bonus, I did 50 miles today and never noticed the wind or rain and my hands where a lot warmer than usual which was nice. I did however miss the torque of the mt07, I found myself being 1-2 gears too high all the time and having to down change for hills and overtakes. hopefully is just comes with time and I get used to the general reviness of a 4 cylinder over the twins I’m used to. thanks all

100% agree! At some point I can see myself buying one but at the minute budget is dictating most things for me!

Just M&S on Westgate road, there’s a garage just up the road in annfield plain that does bikes but a friend works in M+S so I know I’ll get a true opinion I think it was the miserable old git I tried having some small talk as we sorted out paperwork but he was having none of it haha

Passed my mod 2 at Gateshead today despite it feeling like the worst ride since starting lessons! Got the bike insured and booked in for it’s mot tomorrow so fingers crossed it passes! Then I’m planning a few small journeys around the local area just to get used to it as it’s a sports tourer and I’ve been learning on a mt07 hopefully I’ll see some of you out and about in the future!

Hi all, I posted in the clothing and equipment forum but had no response so trying again. im looking for a givi tanklock ring to fit my 1999 gsx600f but can’t find anything definite online my research leads to me believe that it is the same as the one for a gsxr of the same age but again I can’t find which model number is relevant to the bikes any help is appreciated Jamie

Morning all, im after a tanklock fitting to attach my tanklock bag to a gsx600f 1999 i cant find one specifically for the bike but can find one for a gsxr of the same age, does anyone know if this would fit? thanks

Gave the gsx600f a full service, new pads al round and Then took my dad to Leeds to collect his new to Him tiger 1050

Well the latest thing I looked at is saying tests and lessons are still going ahead in tier 3?

Plenty of daft injuries like these working as a mechanic but the one that scared me most is this... A train had an engine fire and melted a load of its wiring looms so when it came back to the depot we dropped every thing from underneath and removed all of the looms with visible damage, we megga tested everything else looking for anything shifting out and replaced anything that was. We put all the looms back in place, all the engine, transmission, cooling and alternator rafts etc. And did the basic checks to ensure everything was working and running before the last few bits where put back, in this cupboard I was working in everything should have been dead as I’d tripped the circuit breakers but as I went to put a capacitor back onto it’s terminal rail I just remember a huge boom, a loud crash and then waking up lying against the wall behind me with singed eyebrows!! it turned out that some wires had been chaffed for a while but weren’t touching Anything else in their original positions, when we put the cable trays back in the bare sections must have been touching and so the systems I thought where dead where actually receiving 410v direct from the 3 phase alternator!

At 5000 miles I’d be very surprised If there was any issues with the cam chain, even if there is it’s a small single cylinder engine, set aside a weekend, buY a Halfords toolkit and a Haynes manual, watch some YouTube and learn a valuable skill whilst getting the satisfaction of fixing your own stuff!