550 J cylinder misfire solved
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:15 pm
Just want to share my experience when my right hand cylinder began misfiring.
Went out yesterday after about a mile bike felt down on power and was making that funny sound when I cracked the throttle. Bike wouldn't idle. Did the licked finger test on the downpipes right one was lukewarm. Went back home changed plug no change. Did the unscrew plug cap and nip off the end of HT lead thing. On test ride seemed okay to start but then began spluttering. Checked timing with strobe light which confirmed coils were firing okay.
Plug was wet so fuel was getting through so removed choke piston from right carb found that it had stuck mid bore and was therefore flooding cylinder and killing the spark. Gave the choke piston a quick clean with carb cleaner a smidgen of grease and problem solved bike restored to full power!
Went out yesterday after about a mile bike felt down on power and was making that funny sound when I cracked the throttle. Bike wouldn't idle. Did the licked finger test on the downpipes right one was lukewarm. Went back home changed plug no change. Did the unscrew plug cap and nip off the end of HT lead thing. On test ride seemed okay to start but then began spluttering. Checked timing with strobe light which confirmed coils were firing okay.
Plug was wet so fuel was getting through so removed choke piston from right carb found that it had stuck mid bore and was therefore flooding cylinder and killing the spark. Gave the choke piston a quick clean with carb cleaner a smidgen of grease and problem solved bike restored to full power!