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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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OK I TOOK ALL MY FAIRINGS OFF MY 93 ZX7R ABOUT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO INCLUDING MY AIR FILTER BOX..I HAVEN'T STARTED UP MY BIKE UNTIL YESTERDAY AND IT KEEPS CUTTING OFF...I TURNED THE CHOKE ALL THE WAY UP AND IT'LL STAY ON UNTIL I TURN THE CHOKE BACK DOWN THEN IT'LL CUT OFF AGAIN...WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT??? COULD IT BE THAT I TOOK OFF THE WHOLE AIR FILTER BOX OR COULD IT BE THAT I HAVEN'T STARTED IT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS??
 
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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Time to clean carbs and make sure all the vac hose's areconnected.
 
Old Oct 3, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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Not having the air box on could make a considerable difference. Sounds like your bike is running extremely lean.
 
Old Oct 4, 2006 | 05:08 AM
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So is the air box on or removed now?
 
Old Oct 5, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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ITS REMOVED CAUSE I'M GETTING EVERYTHING PAINTED THIS WINTER...SHOULD I TAKE ALL THE FLUIDS OUT AS WELL?
 
Old Oct 5, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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If you are referring to winterizing your bike, then no, you don't need to remove all your fluids. Just put all fresh fluids in your bike as well as gas stabilizer in a FULL tank. If you drain your tank, you can get rusting problems.
 
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