Martin James
Registered user
Hello Chaps,
First time poster here, so forgive me if I have skipped a few posts or cant find other posts relating to my problems.
We have a 2004 (I think its 2004) 1150GS (single plug per cylinder) with around 130 000km on the dial, and the only aftermarket add on is a performance pipe from Cowley
Ok, here's the back ground: The bike hasnt ridden for most of 2021. If it did 100km it was a lot. The battery was kept on charge (occasionally) and the motor was occasionally started to let it idle for a bit.
Of course, this is not the ideal situation.
Recently we have decided to give the bike some more miles and have started to ride it again. But the tank of fuel that it was parked with was rather dirty and the idleing started to play up.
I added a fuel/injector additive with a new tank of fuel and sent the bike around the block a few times to run it through the lines and injectors.
I also removed the tank to add a permanent charge lead to the battery.....
Saturday the bike had a significant reduction on power whilst out on a long ride. The Mrs made it to the venue we were meeting at (bike limped in) and we couldnt start it again. I removed the plugs and checked for spark either side which it had. I noticed the left plug was wet with fuel, and the right plug was dry.
We trailered the bike back the next day to be safe
From what I have read up on the net, it seems it could be a culmination of a few thinigs - so any help and pointers to help me further would be great please:
Note, I havent started to check anything yet as these are just idea's for me to check: I also assume the right carb/injector is clogged up and this is the reason why the right plug was dry
Check the left & right fuel cable to make sure it has not been dislodged/unseated by removing the fuel tank
Check the BBS are at 1 full turn out, if not then balance these
Check the stretch in the fuel cables and remove any slack, make sure these are also the same tension to either carb
Clean the air/fuel filters etc
Remove the injectors and clean/replace back
Dont fiddle with the TPS as I dont have a GS911 tool
Is there anything i am missing? Or is this generally a good place to start
Dont ask why the bike stood for almost 12months - we had way to many expeditions on last year...
Thanks in advance for tips and advice
First time poster here, so forgive me if I have skipped a few posts or cant find other posts relating to my problems.
We have a 2004 (I think its 2004) 1150GS (single plug per cylinder) with around 130 000km on the dial, and the only aftermarket add on is a performance pipe from Cowley
Ok, here's the back ground: The bike hasnt ridden for most of 2021. If it did 100km it was a lot. The battery was kept on charge (occasionally) and the motor was occasionally started to let it idle for a bit.
Of course, this is not the ideal situation.
Recently we have decided to give the bike some more miles and have started to ride it again. But the tank of fuel that it was parked with was rather dirty and the idleing started to play up.
I added a fuel/injector additive with a new tank of fuel and sent the bike around the block a few times to run it through the lines and injectors.
I also removed the tank to add a permanent charge lead to the battery.....
Saturday the bike had a significant reduction on power whilst out on a long ride. The Mrs made it to the venue we were meeting at (bike limped in) and we couldnt start it again. I removed the plugs and checked for spark either side which it had. I noticed the left plug was wet with fuel, and the right plug was dry.
We trailered the bike back the next day to be safe
From what I have read up on the net, it seems it could be a culmination of a few thinigs - so any help and pointers to help me further would be great please:
Note, I havent started to check anything yet as these are just idea's for me to check: I also assume the right carb/injector is clogged up and this is the reason why the right plug was dry
Check the left & right fuel cable to make sure it has not been dislodged/unseated by removing the fuel tank
Check the BBS are at 1 full turn out, if not then balance these
Check the stretch in the fuel cables and remove any slack, make sure these are also the same tension to either carb
Clean the air/fuel filters etc
Remove the injectors and clean/replace back
Dont fiddle with the TPS as I dont have a GS911 tool
Is there anything i am missing? Or is this generally a good place to start
Dont ask why the bike stood for almost 12months - we had way to many expeditions on last year...
Thanks in advance for tips and advice