jnr_zx6r Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Just brought one of these bikes and was wondering if there are any common faults that i should keep my eye open for??I did a little google search before buying and couldnt find anythingThanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosszx9r Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Just brought one of these bikes and was wondering if there are any common faults that i should keep my eye open for??most common fault is excessive use of the throttle enjoy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 On a bike this age I would check all the following have been done,If you have the service history you can better determine which need to be checked,Head stock bearingswheel bearingsTyresBrake lines - rubber lines should be changed every 3 years or so,if they havnt been changed it might as well upgrade to stainless lines and you won't have to do it again.Check your brake pads.Fluids - oil, coolant, brake fluidChain condition.Oil and air filters.Most bikes have a inherent problem so might be an idea to join a Ninja forum too, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Nice... have fun!Im sure ive heard these bikes are susceptible to 'carb icing' making it run poorly in the winter, not sure what you can do though.. Stick it into google and take a look and if anyone else here knows what it is im sure they will be around to explain Quote from bike chat forums..Carb icing is due to the carbs being so cold that they freeze the moisture in the air as it goes through the carbs, causing lumps of ice to block various jets. Cold air going through at speed takes heat from the carbs. As such it needs pretty cold but damp conditions to occur (fog is probably the worst conditions). Too cold and there is not enough moisture in the air to cause a problem. Problem tend to be caused by running at speed as the airflow through the carbs is far greater, taking more heat from them. Although the results are less noticeable at speed. Running at low speed / idle / stopping for a while will likely cure the problem for a short while as the engine heat will soak up into the carbs. Keeping the revs up is likely to make the problem worse and longer lasting. There is no real easy fix. There are additives that you can use to reduce the problem. You could try other brands of fuel. The production fix is to fit carb heaters (either passing warm engine coolant through the carbs to heat them up, or an electric heater), but not something you can easily do yourself. With carbed cars the easy solution was to have the airbox intake pick up warm air from near the exhaust in winter. Kawasaki spent a fortune 15~20 years ago recalling all the liquid cooled 4 strokes they had sold in the UK and fitting them with carb heaters (and that meant fitting new carbs to all the bikes). Hate to think how much that cost them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Mine did that a little but wasnt a major prob tbh..the only thing that seemed to corrode was the rear footpeg that holds the exhaust, exactly same thing happened to a friends but had it 2 years never serciced it just rode it 20000 miles all weathers and nothing but a broken electric connector! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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