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Most of us would rather take being young wild & stupid ~ over getting tossed by a tornado on the ride home from work *
New Job @ Suzuki BMW Motorcycle Dealership!!
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Most of us would rather take being young wild & stupid ~ over getting tossed by a tornado on the ride home from work *
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Another day at the office . . . .
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Had a '07 GSXR750K come in and it was not making any power over 4000rpm, and running really lean . . .
Turned out all 4 inlet manifold intake rubbers that bolt to the cylinder head and house the throttle bodies had all totally separated away from the base plate, and you could grab the throttle bodies and lift them up and down about an inch ! ! !
None of us had ever seen this before but I can tell you the rubber was as hard as a hard thing, even harder!
Replaced all the intake rubbers, reassemble everything and it ran mint
Heres some pics.
Below, see the gap when t/bodies are lifted?
Below, this when they are resting with only gravity holding them down
Unbelievable . . any one got any idea what would cause this?
below is the original before replacement with new one
below is the new one to be fitted.
Here's the bike . . .
Turned out all 4 inlet manifold intake rubbers that bolt to the cylinder head and house the throttle bodies had all totally separated away from the base plate, and you could grab the throttle bodies and lift them up and down about an inch ! ! !
None of us had ever seen this before but I can tell you the rubber was as hard as a hard thing, even harder!
Replaced all the intake rubbers, reassemble everything and it ran mint
Heres some pics.
Below, see the gap when t/bodies are lifted?
Below, this when they are resting with only gravity holding them down
Unbelievable . . any one got any idea what would cause this?
below is the original before replacement with new one
below is the new one to be fitted.
Here's the bike . . .
Hey Jacinda Ardern, your PM was on the Late Show last night. Great accent!
Kiwi Rider
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Who? Oh, you mean Mrs Gayford? Yeah, that's her 'partner's' surname, the father of her child, Clark Gayford ffs.Hey Jacinda Ardern, your PM was on the Late Show last night. Great accent!
The Ford owners will be furious lol.
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Well, she seemed like a nice lady.
Kiwi Rider
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Yeah man, don't get me wrong, she is a born and bred New Zealander and well educated and smart . . oh, and funny too.
She reminds me of my daughter, quite classy and friendly.
Better to look at than your Prez lol.
Had a '07 GSXR750K come in and it was not making any power over 4000rpm, and running really lean . . .
Turned out all 4 inlet manifold intake rubbers that bolt to the cylinder head and house the throttle bodies had all totally separated away from the base plate, and you could grab the throttle bodies and lift them up and down about an inch ! ! !
None of us had ever seen this before but I can tell you the rubber was as hard as a hard thing, even harder!
Replaced all the intake rubbers, reassemble everything and it ran mint
Heres some pics.
Below, see the gap when t/bodies are lifted?
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Below, this when they are resting with only gravity holding them down
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Unbelievable . . any one got any idea what would cause this?
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below is the original before replacement with new one
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below is the new one to be fitted.
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Here's the bike . . .
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I hate it when a rubber fails.
Had a '07 GSXR750K come in and it was not making any power over 4000rpm, and running really lean . . .
Turned out all 4 inlet manifold intake rubbers that bolt to the cylinder head and house the throttle bodies had all totally separated away from the base plate, and you could grab the throttle bodies and lift them up and down about an inch ! ! !
None of us had ever seen this before but I can tell you the rubber was as hard as a hard thing, even harder!
Replaced all the intake rubbers, reassemble everything and it ran mint
Heres some pics.
Below, see the gap when t/bodies are lifted?
View attachment 1585632
Below, this when they are resting with only gravity holding them down
View attachment 1585633
Unbelievable . . any one got any idea what would cause this?
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below is the original before replacement with new one
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below is the new one to be fitted.
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Here's the bike . . .
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Did it sit for a long time at some point?
I would think it would have had to for the rubber to dry rot like that.
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Didn't get any history on it . . . the rubber has separated at the bonded joit to the metal base piece.
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Ouch!! 
this one is expensive to sort !
the young guy that owns it claims "his carbon knuckles on his glove got caught under the front brake lever whilst full throttle and could not back the throttle off, causing a massive wheelie and consequently flipped the bike" hmmmmm . . .
this one is expensive to sort !
the young guy that owns it claims "his carbon knuckles on his glove got caught under the front brake lever whilst full throttle and could not back the throttle off, causing a massive wheelie and consequently flipped the bike" hmmmmm . . .
Latest model , going to hurt his insurance premium ! Sounds like he had bullshitometer working fine tho !!
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Here's a DRZ-400 I did a pre-delivery inspection (PDI) on today at work.
Brand new, $8495 plus on road costs.
Take a look at the restriction in the carburettor intake manifold!!
Yep, that's PC BS right there.
I had to cut that rubber outta there, and then take a throttle stop restrictor off the carby ( only allowed 30% throttle max), took the restricted air-box cover off the top of the air-box ( a big rubber flap with a small entry hole) and removed the muffler-end restrictor to allow full flow exhaust.
Man she could really breathe then ! !
Loud too lol.
Brand new, $8495 plus on road costs.
Take a look at the restriction in the carburettor intake manifold!!
Yep, that's PC BS right there.
I had to cut that rubber outta there, and then take a throttle stop restrictor off the carby ( only allowed 30% throttle max), took the restricted air-box cover off the top of the air-box ( a big rubber flap with a small entry hole) and removed the muffler-end restrictor to allow full flow exhaust.
Man she could really breathe then ! !
Loud too lol.
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Am I having fun? Well, is work ever 'fun'? lol
Yeah, I'm likin' it a LOT more than working in a car workshop, it's better in the respect that there is more interesting and varied work, it's still a novelty and a 'honeymoon' period at the mo' but the guys I work with are all motorcycle nutters and really good dudes so that's a big plus!
I have total contempt for cars and total respect for bikes, I see cars as a means to get from A to B with a roof and a heater/radio.
I used to clash with the mechanics/car fanatics I worked with in the car repair game, now I feel at ease with the guys I'm workin' with, so yeah . .
I am 'having fun'.
The boys do like the fact I have a Busa and 48 years of riding experience, they give me respect for that and don't give me sh*t for being 'over the hill'.
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I'm enjoying this thread as I made the move from being a long-time aircraft tech to wrenching at a Suzuki/Yamaha/Honda/KTM dealer three years ago.
PDIs, first services, oil and tire changes do get somewhat boring after a while but like you, I work with a fantastic group of people who all love bikes, and all want to be at the shop. It makes a HUGE difference when you're surrounded by people who like what they do.
PDIs, first services, oil and tire changes do get somewhat boring after a while but like you, I work with a fantastic group of people who all love bikes, and all want to be at the shop. It makes a HUGE difference when you're surrounded by people who like what they do.
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Not meaning to hijack your thread but I can't not show you the downside of working at a dealership... some times you get the stupidest looking sh!t in and it's impossible to wrap your brain around what the owner was thinking!
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Ok . . . the guy obviously has taken one acid trip too many . . .
like the other week we had a tripper bring in a BMW R100 '89 model, all cut down to a "Bobber" ffs.
I mean, WTF?? Who does that?
He had 'wiring issues' , I wonder why that was??
ali123
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if u guys put new tires on a bike... do u scuff the tires in for customers?
No-one in Australia scuffs tires in for customers !! They do say be careful and especially give advice to squids about going easy , but I don't think riding customers bikes would be good for insurance reasons .
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