Jessica
Tue Jul 8th, 2003, 02:30 PM
I also have a '98 500r that I'm either selling soon or tracking.
Also having problems with idle...not problems with stalling, but the idle speed varies all over...(1k to 3.5k) during a ride.
The power (yes, it has some) isn't as smooth as it used to be. it's very erratic --sometimes responds quickly to throttle, sometimes it has to think about it for a moment first. I got an SV this spring, and barely ride the 500 anymore. I'm wondering if my judgment of the smoothness of the 500 has been clouded by riding the newer bike.
When I was getting the 500r ready for the track last week, it was leaking oil. I've owned the bike for a year now and never had leaks. The first thing I did was drain excess oil out of it (over filled at last change), but there's still a leak.
I'm not very mechanically inclined and don't have many tools, but would like to learn. If someone could ride my bike and try to diagnose what's going on with it and also help out with the leak, I would greatly appreciate it and will pick up your next tab at Caldonia's or something like that.
I'm pretty sure the carbs need to be cleaned. Is this something that can be done outside of a shop? I don't want to put a lot of money into this bike.
Thanks,
Jessica
Also having problems with idle...not problems with stalling, but the idle speed varies all over...(1k to 3.5k) during a ride.
The power (yes, it has some) isn't as smooth as it used to be. it's very erratic --sometimes responds quickly to throttle, sometimes it has to think about it for a moment first. I got an SV this spring, and barely ride the 500 anymore. I'm wondering if my judgment of the smoothness of the 500 has been clouded by riding the newer bike.
When I was getting the 500r ready for the track last week, it was leaking oil. I've owned the bike for a year now and never had leaks. The first thing I did was drain excess oil out of it (over filled at last change), but there's still a leak.
I'm not very mechanically inclined and don't have many tools, but would like to learn. If someone could ride my bike and try to diagnose what's going on with it and also help out with the leak, I would greatly appreciate it and will pick up your next tab at Caldonia's or something like that.
I'm pretty sure the carbs need to be cleaned. Is this something that can be done outside of a shop? I don't want to put a lot of money into this bike.
Thanks,
Jessica