Engine looses power at around 10,000Rpm
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:55 pm
Hi all,
I have recently got my bike out for a ride on the odd day of clear weather that there has been during this ridiculous snow. The first time i got it out a couple of weeks ago, whilst going along the M4 i came across a power problem where the engine would just seem to loose all power at high Rpm rates, the only way i can describe it would be like when you get winded almost like it was gasping for either air or fuel? So anyway, i got it out again this morning and rode to my dads house where indeed again at high rpm it did the same thing, so when i got there i stripped the bike down a bit thinking maybe i had an issue with either the air filter or fuel filter...
Air filter was seemingly fine and clean, but the fuel filter looked pretty ropey so i popped to the bike shop to try and get another one, but just my luck they were shut! so went to halfords and found one very similar so thought what the hell and put it on. The bike seemed to run as per usual, if not a little better, but went out to test ride it and it still does it! Always around the 10,000 rpm mark.
Just thought i would post on here to see if anyone could shed some light as to what i need to do now? Would this be something wrong with the carbs? Maybe a blockage? and if so what would i need to do to unblock/fix?
I am no engine master but don't mind taking it apart if it is something fairly simple...
Sorry for rambling on!
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards
mike
I have recently got my bike out for a ride on the odd day of clear weather that there has been during this ridiculous snow. The first time i got it out a couple of weeks ago, whilst going along the M4 i came across a power problem where the engine would just seem to loose all power at high Rpm rates, the only way i can describe it would be like when you get winded almost like it was gasping for either air or fuel? So anyway, i got it out again this morning and rode to my dads house where indeed again at high rpm it did the same thing, so when i got there i stripped the bike down a bit thinking maybe i had an issue with either the air filter or fuel filter...
Air filter was seemingly fine and clean, but the fuel filter looked pretty ropey so i popped to the bike shop to try and get another one, but just my luck they were shut! so went to halfords and found one very similar so thought what the hell and put it on. The bike seemed to run as per usual, if not a little better, but went out to test ride it and it still does it! Always around the 10,000 rpm mark.
Just thought i would post on here to see if anyone could shed some light as to what i need to do now? Would this be something wrong with the carbs? Maybe a blockage? and if so what would i need to do to unblock/fix?
I am no engine master but don't mind taking it apart if it is something fairly simple...
Sorry for rambling on!
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards
mike