[tire milage

[Tom Simpson]

tebklr@... wrote:

> Was riding home in a fairly heavy rain tonight when my A14 started running > badly. Made it home OK, but was a little concerned. I know there was a thread > on this some time ago, but can't find it. Does anyone remember what the > problem/solution was?

A very common source of this problem is the sidestand cutout switch. A quick search of the archives should reveal all sorts of discussion on the subject. -Tom '96 KLR 650

[Toby Lampson]

Might be in the archives, type in 'wierd' and 'problem#2' , lemme kno.... No for sure cure yet, but alot of good possible preventative cures, and a nearly conclusive find.......... Slide tebklr@... wrote:

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[Mark Wilson]

> Was riding home in a fairly heavy rain tonight when my A14 started running > badly. Made it home OK, but was a little concerned. I know there was a

thread

> on this some time ago, but can't find it. Does anyone remember what the > problem/solution was? Thanks, Tom

I havent had time to test this theory out yet, but I think it has something to do with the gas tank vent hose sucking water. MotorMark

[Jeffrey L. Walker]

> > > > Was riding home in a fairly heavy rain tonight when my A14 started

running

> > badly. Made it home OK, but was a little concerned. I know there was a > thread > > on this some time ago, but can't find it. Does anyone remember what the > > problem/solution was? Thanks, Tom > > I havent had time to test this theory out yet, but I think it has

something

> to do with the gas tank vent hose sucking water. >

Myself and another lister (don't recall the name) had this problem riding in the Puget Sound region in the rain. The gas tank vent hose is plausible, since water in here, especially if it is already getting gunked up, will create a vacuum in the gas tank and thus won't allow gas to drain out the petcock. Clean out your tank vent and gas cap labyrinth with carb cleaner and see what happens. You can also reroute and add a filter to your vent hose. Personally, I think that my problems were attributed to getting my air cleaner saturated with water. My problems were alleviated by keeping my air cleaner cleaned and properly oiled and not over-oiled. When it would happen on my bike is when the road spray was coming up almost as thick as the rain was coming down, when it was like riding underwater. I would just pull off on the shoulder and let it idle for a couple of minutes, then get back on the road and everything was fine for a while. I know that the problem for me wasn't the sidestand safety switch, since my bike doesn't have one. But this is also a plausible cause. Someone else mentioned the ignition, and recommended sealing up the coil wires with silicon sealant. Again, that's plausible. Kind of hard to scientifically test unless its raining buckets every day. I think you can't go wrong by checking all of these things at once. Jeff

[Mark Wilson]

> Kind of hard to scientifically test unless its raining buckets every day.

I

> think you can't go wrong by checking all of these things at once. > > Jeff >

I'm thinking this, reroute the vent hose so I can reach it while riding. While riding, I put my finger over the hose, to plug it up for a few seconds, and see what happens. If it starts to die, thats it. My problem has been deep water crossings. It crapps out in the middle. So far, it has started back up pretty easy, and as soon as I get to the other side, out of the water, it runs fine. If this is the problem, I'm gonna put a "T" in the vent hose near the tank, and run one end under the seat, or up somewhere that wont get wet. MotorMark

[TLrydr@aol.com]

My IRC GP 110 has lasted 2,400 miles and she need replaced real bad, 95% of my riding is hard street, A friend of mine just orderd the Avon 33 and 34 s . I will wait and see what he says about them, Mike In a message dated 6/29/00 2:22:17 PM EST, PRBKLR@... writes: << What kind of riding do you do to wear out your rear tire so quickly? Are you putting that many miles in, or are you just really hard on the tires? Just curious >>