DRider
Wannabie Member
Well, I almost got through this last pay month without notable issues with the bike. *Almost*.
I got on the bike tonight (around 2AM) to drive home from my girlfriend's house, and pushed it down the road a bit, so's not to cause a disturbance to the neighbours when I start the bike. It was really cold tonight, and I had to sweep some heavy frost off my seat before getting on. Once on, I tried to start it, but it didn't give; put on the choke, and it started fine. Steam came bellowing out the exhaust as it has done recently, with the cold and the rain, but when I tried to put the choke off (slowly), it didn't seem to give up at all on the bike, as it was still revving at full choke. Even when the choke was fully closed, the bike was still firing up really heavily. I turned the bike off and on, and it still happened, now with no choke on. I tried frantically to turn the choke on and off, with loads of steam still coming from the exhaust, and before trying to choke again, I just got on and rode, as I wanted to get it home, fast. Whenever I slowed for a junction, it would lose power, though I revved it up and kept it going. Once I got home after a 10 minute ride or so, the bike ended up stalling on it's own after 10 seconds of sitting in idle, and there was a big smell of petrol. I tried to start the bike again, and this time, I put the choke on for a few seconds. When I took the choke off *again*, the bike seemed to be fine, though I turned it off quickly after as it was causing a lot of noise.
So, my question; just what the hell is happening to this bike? Could it be related to the cold weather? If it helps at all, when releasing the clutch after gearing down to turn at a junction, there would always be this strange, low-pitched "wrrrrr" sound, almost like a moan in a sense. I've never noticed this before, and I'm not sure if it's related to any of this, but it seemed strange. Even slowing down to 10mph on 3rd gear, this sound would still crop up.
I know this post is jumbled, but I'm rather panicking right now, as I really need this motorcycle to keep running. Any ideas on what might be the problem would be appreciated, and any questions will be answered readily. I'll also see how it's doing in the morning, obviously.
I got on the bike tonight (around 2AM) to drive home from my girlfriend's house, and pushed it down the road a bit, so's not to cause a disturbance to the neighbours when I start the bike. It was really cold tonight, and I had to sweep some heavy frost off my seat before getting on. Once on, I tried to start it, but it didn't give; put on the choke, and it started fine. Steam came bellowing out the exhaust as it has done recently, with the cold and the rain, but when I tried to put the choke off (slowly), it didn't seem to give up at all on the bike, as it was still revving at full choke. Even when the choke was fully closed, the bike was still firing up really heavily. I turned the bike off and on, and it still happened, now with no choke on. I tried frantically to turn the choke on and off, with loads of steam still coming from the exhaust, and before trying to choke again, I just got on and rode, as I wanted to get it home, fast. Whenever I slowed for a junction, it would lose power, though I revved it up and kept it going. Once I got home after a 10 minute ride or so, the bike ended up stalling on it's own after 10 seconds of sitting in idle, and there was a big smell of petrol. I tried to start the bike again, and this time, I put the choke on for a few seconds. When I took the choke off *again*, the bike seemed to be fine, though I turned it off quickly after as it was causing a lot of noise.
So, my question; just what the hell is happening to this bike? Could it be related to the cold weather? If it helps at all, when releasing the clutch after gearing down to turn at a junction, there would always be this strange, low-pitched "wrrrrr" sound, almost like a moan in a sense. I've never noticed this before, and I'm not sure if it's related to any of this, but it seemed strange. Even slowing down to 10mph on 3rd gear, this sound would still crop up.
I know this post is jumbled, but I'm rather panicking right now, as I really need this motorcycle to keep running. Any ideas on what might be the problem would be appreciated, and any questions will be answered readily. I'll also see how it's doing in the morning, obviously.
