Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:13 pm
Leave out the slightly and youd be 100% correct....mick_dundee wrote:Don't you mean slightly fu^&ed 12?
Kawasaki Sportsbike Riders Club - Australia - Online Forum
Australian Kawasaki Sportsbike Riders Discussion Forum - All Welcome, free and easy to join, just click "register" below - www.ksrc-au.com
https://www.ksrc-au.com/phpBB3/
bloody bike won't go
Page 2 of 4
Posted: 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
now i just wait
and I don't want froggie or Rg's bikes ta
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:10 am
When its back and naked you MAY regret that statement
Posted: 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...
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:25 pm
WARNING : TEMPORARY THREAD HIJACK !@!FrogZ wrote:When its back and naked you MAY regret that statement
Froggy - will it look anything like this ?......
Posted: 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 )
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
)Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:33 am
any news yet tanya?
Posted: 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)
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)
Posted: 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..
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..
Posted: 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.
You better look into that?? or maybe someone here will answer soon.
Posted: 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 ?
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 ?
Posted: 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
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
Posted: 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.
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. Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:22 pm
So I waste good $ on expensive oil when all I need is a tin of c.r.c.ttc wrote: Apparently they just sprayed lubricant into it and they freed up and now the bike goes..
.....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 
Posted: 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.
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.