Busa misfire
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Busa misfire
Some of yous may recall I had a misfire on the Busa when on minimal throttle on a recent ride out. Still been happening, especially when the motor is hot and I've had a lumpy tickover - we all get that as we age. Just had the air filter (DNA which is K&N type) off and found dead bug central:-
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Re: Busa misfire
Do you want fries with that ?
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Re: Busa misfire
Extra protein for you tea.
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Re: Busa misfire
I'd be really surprised if that was enough to cause a detectable misfire, especially at low revs where airflow isn't really an issue?
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Re: Busa misfire
I did mine on the Superduke at the start of this year.
It was a bit manky but didn't have too many bugs in it, probably because it's an open type custom airbox and also not ram air I guess.
Much nicer after a soak and a re-oil.
It was a bit manky but didn't have too many bugs in it, probably because it's an open type custom airbox and also not ram air I guess.
Much nicer after a soak and a re-oil.
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Re: Busa misfire
I had a similar issue with my Gixxer 600 K1 had a really dirty air filter and spark plugs were not changed in years. Got them changed and ran like a dream ever since
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Re: Busa misfire
Will replace the plugs while I have her open for this bout of surgery. Fingers crossed I cure it, could be leads/coils but I'd expect that to show when under load, otherwise stumped.
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Re: Busa misfire
Sounds more like tps needs resetting
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Re: Busa misfire
After finally getting new spark plugs with the air filter cleaned and re-oiled and some STP fuel system cleaner in the tank all is well again. Didn't have to adjust the tps after all. Reckon it was the plugs that did it, even with only 16,500 miles on the clock???
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Re: Busa misfire
Great to hear that it is back up and running. Just goes to show the importance of the servicing bits. Oil, Filters, Fluids, Pads, Tyres, Plugs all need sorting on a regular basis to keep our beauties purring as we want them to
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Re: Busa misfire
How plugs fail amaze me; what is it but a bit of thick wire, in ceramic with a gap one end. I know they do fail because I have experienced it on my enduro, as you have now.
Glad you have sorted it-- a cheap fix.
The bandit is still on the original plugs (40,000 miles)
Glad you have sorted it-- a cheap fix.
The bandit is still on the original plugs (40,000 miles)
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Re: Busa misfire
If it ain't broken why change it.
Re: Busa misfire
True, but there have been cases where people have taken plugs out and found bits missing.
Sparkplugs are pretty robust things though so I guess you're expecting they'll outlast the engine, or maybe last another 20,000 or so miles.
I've never understood why motorcycles supposedly "need" new spark plugs more often than cars, though they do rev a bit higher.
E.g. Ford Focus spark plugs are changed at 100,000 miles, so... there's that.
Sparkplugs are pretty robust things though so I guess you're expecting they'll outlast the engine, or maybe last another 20,000 or so miles.
I've never understood why motorcycles supposedly "need" new spark plugs more often than cars, though they do rev a bit higher.
E.g. Ford Focus spark plugs are changed at 100,000 miles, so... there's that.
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