Hi,
Haven't posted for sometime, as my 1988 K75 is generally very reliable.
However I seem to have an intermittent issue.
Some weeks ago I rode into work as usual, without any problems & no warning signs, but when I went to go home it refused to start. The engine turned over fine, with a nice fat spark from the plugs & fuel was definitely getting through. In fact the plugs were absolutely wringing wet, & clouds of fuel vapour were continuously ejected from the plug holes when I turned the engine over without the plugs in & no throttle in an attempt to get rid of the excess fuel.
When I got the bike home, the first thing I did was to clean off the earth terminal from the battery to the engine, which seemed to fix it as the bike started up without any problem.
The bike has continued to run as normal for the next couple of months, until I went to go home last Friday. Again the same problem as before, turns over, great spark, very strong smell of petrol etc. Ah ha! I know what worked last time, so I cleaned off the earth terminal fully expecting it to subsequently burst back into life, but alas no, it still wouldn't start.
I'm beginning to wonder if the problem may be with the fuel injection system causing it to over fuel & flood, with the amount of fuel on the plugs, & the strong smell.
I've yet to recover the bike home, but thought I'd start asking if anyone has any thoughts as to where to start looking?
Here's hoping.
Cheers - Craig