bloody bike won't go

FrogZ · Post by **FrogZ** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:13 pm

mick_dundee wrote:Don't you mean slightly fu^&ed 12?

Leave out the slightly and youd be 100% correct....

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:37 pm

It got taken on a tilt tray to Tony Bogaarts, left there and told call me when it has been serviced and goes

now i just wait

and I don't want froggie or Rg's bikes ta

FrogZ · Post by **FrogZ** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:10 am

When its back and naked you MAY regret that statement

RG · Post by RG » Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:55 am

FrogZ wrote:When its back and naked you MAY regret that statement

yeah she doesn't know what she is missing out on...

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:25 pm

FrogZ wrote:When its back and naked you MAY regret that statement

WARNING : TEMPORARY THREAD HIJACK !@!

Froggy - will it look anything like this ?......

FrogZ · Post by **FrogZ** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:26 am

Thats what I hope (plus I have a few/lot more pics to work off)
BUT with a big sprocket on the back to so i can go Nekaing

Hope the no plastics will keep the speeds down...

Back to thread, talked to my Bike mech mate and he said he can just about gaurentee it was the battery Tanya... apparently (as prev post) the battery has to be fully charged to power the EFI

Either that or your PCIII connection is loose or has water in it.

Let us know eh? and did Alex ever finish the tune on it ? (if you can stop smiling at him long enough for him to concentrate

)

rotaboy · Post by **rotaboy** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:33 am

any news yet tanya?

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:43 pm

Yes, it isn't the power commander.

its disconnected and it still refuses to go, so it's def something electrical.
I have to drop the magical red key in tomorrow to see if that makes a difference (immobiliser)

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:50 pm

got a call from mechanic today, no compression in 1 and 4, hardly any in 2 and 3.
he suspects valves
so being a possible warranty issue i had it picked up by the kawasaki dealer

Apparently they just sprayed lubricant into it and they freed up and now the bike goes..

Is that possible.. sounds dodgy to me.. and certainly doesn't explain why it would suddenly do that..

Pabs · Post by **Pabs** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:06 pm

Tanya,sounds very dodgy to me too

You better look into that?? or maybe someone here will answer soon.

Rossi · Post by **Rossi** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:36 pm

Could have been a snapped cam chain even

But if it's under warranty .........shouldn't be your problem

Don't forget the dealer will not want to "worry" you and will often say the fix was easy to do...........doesn't want you thinking you bought a lemon, does he ?

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:46 pm

I had to pay them... they didn't consider it warranty

The invoice says 4 plugs
$100 to pick bike up and make it start
$5 fuel (tank was full - assuming they drained it)
$20 to pick it up
+ workshop stuff
total $170

bonester · Post by **bonester** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:51 pm

That blows....

Wonder how they returned you a bike with supposed low compression- either the valve clearances were out (missed in servicing) or the engine is REALLY worn. I'm guessing neither- probably didn't do the compression test correctly. Probably left the throttle shut while they did it.

YAPPA · Post by **YAPPA** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:22 pm

ttc wrote: Apparently they just sprayed lubricant into it and they freed up and now the bike goes..

So I waste good $ on expensive oil when all I need is a tin of c.r.c.

.....Um I thought most modern internal combustion motors HAD THEIR OWN FUCKIN LUBRICATION SYSTEM Or are we talkin fool injected valvey thingymajiggys???????
Sounds like a crocka shit......go back tell em that cause ya got tits it don't mean ya will use em, i mean are blonde & love threesomes, or are into spending money shots, um I mean hard earned, W.T.F. was my point again.......Oh yeah, your not suseptable to being taken for a ride....(course not, ya bike wouldn't go!

)
Get

& tell em you'll take it further & if they start with a big story tell em to

if ya not happy, let em know that you've got em

.

with em if ya gotta & don't give

with out a

. Don't take any

, customer service is pretty fucked in this country these days

. Go back with a

& a

& rip em a new one until your

& satisfied you ain't being ripped off.........& 10 paint jobs later you can drop it again too

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:31 pm

Bonester... this is the first compression test it's had that I know, and it has 13,500km's.

My mechanic did it when it wouldn't go after he'd eliminated other possible issues.

It went to kawasaki after that, i don't know if they've compression tested it, either way it's going straight back to the other guy to have it done. The only reason it went to Kawasaki was warranty protection.. (I'm not dissing them as mechanics - I just really prefer the other guy)

Yappa I haven't dropped it yet

But I think I might trade it anyway.. I'm over this bike, adn at this stage my next bike certainly will not be green.