My rattle was the exhaust. The heat shield over the cat had rusted and was only attached via one weld.
Good writeup. Thanks
In the UK there was a recall on the oil cooler lines that could corrode badly. Apparently my gen 6 had this replaced before I took ownership.
Brilliant. Good luck to you. Have fun.
An update on my bike. The pair has been re-enabled all week and the bike has started fine every time. The high speed idle was a tad high at...
Brilliant.
You're probably right. The SV's were done only a few thousand miles ago by the previous owner but it wouldn't hurt to look again. I only disabled...
So I unblocked the pair pipe yesterday. And the started the bike. Air temp was low but the bike stated okay hesitated and picked up a high rpm in...
I think I experimented with that last year as my pair is currently disabled. I don't recall it made any difference to my bike. However I think its...
Interesting. I've done all the lubeing so I'll look at the spark plugs and find that fuel additive. sent via Pony Express
Yep it's just a case of manually feeding the throttle till she warms up a bit. I could be tempted to buy a new wax unit if I could guarantee that...
Just an update. No issues with cold starting through the summer right up to last week when the problem returned. I can't say I've had any bright...
Yes the sheet metal idea was going through my head. sent via Pony Express
Thanks for that. That's pretty much what I thought. I'm not replacing an entire exhaust just for the sake of a shield. It's there for a reason I...
Just returned from weekend away and noticed a random rattle. The source is the heat shield on top of the catalyst. The welds were all rusted...
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