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Old 10-03-2006, 12:43 PM
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Default BIKE WON'T STAY RUNNING

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??
 
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Old 10-03-2006, 05:26 PM
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Time to clean carbs and make sure all the vac hose's areconnected.
 
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Old 10-03-2006, 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.
 
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Old 10-04-2006, 05:08 AM
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So is the air box on or removed now?
 
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Old 10-05-2006, 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?
 
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Old 10-05-2006, 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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