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Date Posted: 24/11/04 12:40:02
Author: Richard
Subject: Re: ZZR1100 D6 --> ICING <--
In reply to: Richard 's message, "ZZR1100 D6 - Rough Running or What?? Help !! rough as a bagers bum" on 20/11/04 22:13:22

G'day all,

Looks like it was probably a bad case of icing.

Took the bike for a ride Monday and it went like a dream, it was about 12 degrees, so fairly warm, not one slputter.

The day I had the trouble it was 4 degrees with sleet.

Cheers Richard.



>Hi, to all top ZZR1100 people with some knowledge to
>spare.
>
>I have just collected a ZZR1100 D6 with 11,000 miles
>on the clock. Not much so I'd expect it to run just
>fine.
>
>However, I rode home only to find for 50 of the 60
>miles the bike ran as rough as a badgers bum.
>
>Sometimes it would feel two cylinders firing, then it
>would shoot off leaving me to hold on for dear life
>then back to dody running, by the time I got home it
>would do no more than 30mph and sounded like it was
>one cylinder running. Disaster!!
>
>Can anyone help shed some light on my plight? I'll
>check the plugs HT leads and coils tomorrow. OR could
>it be carb icing, or is there some dark sinister fault
>with the ignition system, OR is there something going
>on with the new fangled KTRIC system. My D1 with 59k
>never missed a beat, this pile of lard is about as
>good as a HondaC90 at the moment ( which might be
>considered a compliment by some ).
>
>Anyway you wisdom is apprecited,
>
>Richard cold, wet, £2.8k worse off, no f**ing tax
>either, 30mph top speed, cant believe i've been such a
>plonker.

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