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Hey guys, I need help. This is going to be a long post, I want to make sure I give all the details.
I have a 96 GSXR 750T with 7k miles on it. The bike is jetted and has a Yosh. RS-3 pipe. It is kept covered and under a carport throughout the year.
I bought it September of 2001 and it was running and sounding great for the first 3 months. For those 3 months, I was riding it at least once every week with no problems. Then we had our first cold streak and I didn’t ride it for about 3 weeks. After the three cold weeks I went out and started my bike, right off the bat I noticed it didn’t sound as loud as it normally did. I figured it was just cold and I would let it warm up. I did this and then went for a short 10 mile ride. The bike ran like shit, it was sort of sputtering off the like and up to about 6krpm then would take off like crazy. If I kept it above 6krmp it would run like a rocket, but was really jumpy and not predictable at all. I parked the bike and the next week I took it to a local place called Hinshaw’s Suzuki. I explained to the guy at the counter my issues and he said it sounds like I need my Valves Adjusted, and that I mite as well get a tune up while I was there. I said go for it. I picked it up 1 week later and the guy said that the bike is running fine now, I pay my bill of $460.02, and they pull it up and I start it. It sounded the same, it didn’t sound like they fixed anything. I told him that the problem was still there and he agreed to have the tech look at it. So I leave the bike and come back the next day. He said the tech went over it again and took it for a ride and said its “running great”. They pull the bike up and I had the tech start it. It still had that quieter sound to it. I ask him what’s with that and he says that’s how Gixxers are. At this point I was done dealing with them and took my bike home. 5 minutes in to my ride home it started that sputtering again. I’m pissed off and take it home and let it sit for a week before looking at it again. After looking through the manual and talking to my buddy with a bike, I decided to change the air filter. I went and got a K&N and put it in. Still no difference in the sputtering. I decided to take it to a different shop 50 miles away called Aurora Suzuki, I told them the story thus far. He said let them dig in and then give me a call with what they find. He calls me a few days later and says that a carb clean and rejett for the Yosh. RS-3 pipe and K&N filter should do the job. I had them do the work and when I came to pick it up it was late and he said the tech said it was “running great”. I hop on and it still has the same sound. But seemed to ride fine. So I head home. 5 minutes in to it same sputtering is there again. I call the shop the next day and he had me bring it back in (50 miles each way). I did this the following week and left it with him for 2 weeks. He called me and said that he thinks they fixed it. He said that he thinks it was a grounding problem and that it’s running good now. When I go pick it up I start it and ride it around for 5 or so minutes and the problem is still there so I then take it back to the shop so he could hear what I’m talking about. He was like WOW, I see what you mean. So I left it again with them. A week later I check in with him and he said that he had a tech on it for 5 hours so far and is still checking it out. Then I get a call 5 days after that and he said that the bike is back together and is running fine now and he thinks that it could have been an electrical thing. They day I went to pick it up he (the service manager) was off. I picked it up and just head home, and 5 minutes in to it the same problem. So at this point I am about ready to ride my bike off a cliff. I decided I would try a different fuel, so I start using race fuel (114 octane) in hopes of it running better. This helped a little bit, it would stop sputtering at around 5krpm instead of the 6krpm. But still I have this problem!!!
So in short, it runs hot, around 210-230 in the city, 174-190 when im constantly moving. Its not smooth/it sputters/bogs down from idle to about 5krpm no matter what gear im in. It sounds quieter than normal. It seems to run better when it’s cold out. The choke is acting funny. If I open it all the way it acts like the choke is off, But if I close it a little after its open all the way it acts fine. And it seems to be really sticky, it’s not smooth it either open or shut.
It’s killing me that I cant seem to get this thing running right. PLEASE HELP!!!
Sorry so long.
I have a 96 GSXR 750T with 7k miles on it. The bike is jetted and has a Yosh. RS-3 pipe. It is kept covered and under a carport throughout the year.
I bought it September of 2001 and it was running and sounding great for the first 3 months. For those 3 months, I was riding it at least once every week with no problems. Then we had our first cold streak and I didn’t ride it for about 3 weeks. After the three cold weeks I went out and started my bike, right off the bat I noticed it didn’t sound as loud as it normally did. I figured it was just cold and I would let it warm up. I did this and then went for a short 10 mile ride. The bike ran like shit, it was sort of sputtering off the like and up to about 6krpm then would take off like crazy. If I kept it above 6krmp it would run like a rocket, but was really jumpy and not predictable at all. I parked the bike and the next week I took it to a local place called Hinshaw’s Suzuki. I explained to the guy at the counter my issues and he said it sounds like I need my Valves Adjusted, and that I mite as well get a tune up while I was there. I said go for it. I picked it up 1 week later and the guy said that the bike is running fine now, I pay my bill of $460.02, and they pull it up and I start it. It sounded the same, it didn’t sound like they fixed anything. I told him that the problem was still there and he agreed to have the tech look at it. So I leave the bike and come back the next day. He said the tech went over it again and took it for a ride and said its “running great”. They pull the bike up and I had the tech start it. It still had that quieter sound to it. I ask him what’s with that and he says that’s how Gixxers are. At this point I was done dealing with them and took my bike home. 5 minutes in to my ride home it started that sputtering again. I’m pissed off and take it home and let it sit for a week before looking at it again. After looking through the manual and talking to my buddy with a bike, I decided to change the air filter. I went and got a K&N and put it in. Still no difference in the sputtering. I decided to take it to a different shop 50 miles away called Aurora Suzuki, I told them the story thus far. He said let them dig in and then give me a call with what they find. He calls me a few days later and says that a carb clean and rejett for the Yosh. RS-3 pipe and K&N filter should do the job. I had them do the work and when I came to pick it up it was late and he said the tech said it was “running great”. I hop on and it still has the same sound. But seemed to ride fine. So I head home. 5 minutes in to it same sputtering is there again. I call the shop the next day and he had me bring it back in (50 miles each way). I did this the following week and left it with him for 2 weeks. He called me and said that he thinks they fixed it. He said that he thinks it was a grounding problem and that it’s running good now. When I go pick it up I start it and ride it around for 5 or so minutes and the problem is still there so I then take it back to the shop so he could hear what I’m talking about. He was like WOW, I see what you mean. So I left it again with them. A week later I check in with him and he said that he had a tech on it for 5 hours so far and is still checking it out. Then I get a call 5 days after that and he said that the bike is back together and is running fine now and he thinks that it could have been an electrical thing. They day I went to pick it up he (the service manager) was off. I picked it up and just head home, and 5 minutes in to it the same problem. So at this point I am about ready to ride my bike off a cliff. I decided I would try a different fuel, so I start using race fuel (114 octane) in hopes of it running better. This helped a little bit, it would stop sputtering at around 5krpm instead of the 6krpm. But still I have this problem!!!
So in short, it runs hot, around 210-230 in the city, 174-190 when im constantly moving. Its not smooth/it sputters/bogs down from idle to about 5krpm no matter what gear im in. It sounds quieter than normal. It seems to run better when it’s cold out. The choke is acting funny. If I open it all the way it acts like the choke is off, But if I close it a little after its open all the way it acts fine. And it seems to be really sticky, it’s not smooth it either open or shut.
It’s killing me that I cant seem to get this thing running right. PLEASE HELP!!!
Sorry so long.
