Hi, Has anybody experienced an indecent lack of power at low rpm on a 1098r. It never used to happen, but it has manifested itself on the last couple of rides. You enter a 2nd gear corner, low speed, go to pick the throttle up, and virtually nothing happens. It thens splutters a bit, picks up and then does its usual rip ypur arms off thing (Nothing wrong with the last bit!). It seemed to start after I got caught in one of our wonderful Summer downpours. The bike is cleaned and dry etc, battery charged, but still does it. My deler said check the regulator / fuse connections etc, but all seems fine. It does have a bit of a trick exhaust on it, with the lambda sensors removed, but I rode it a couple of times in this state without problems. Any thoughts? Many thx.
My only suggestion would be to get it hooked up to a diagnostic tool, but that sounds to me like you're getting a poor spark, but then again that wouldnt explain it pulling like a train when up in the revs?? hmmmmm :frown:
I had a bad plug that made the bike behave similarly, was rubbish on tick over and low RPM, but absolutely fine in thrash mode... May be worth £20 on new plugs? If it is doing it on tick over, thy ruining the bike on one plug at a time an see what happens.
I had a broken spark plug head due to overtightening at last service and this is what it felt like. Power on -power off. However it came with backfiring and the smell of unburned fuel. I would check the clutch area. Maybe worn plates.. If open clutch cover maybe moisture inside.. P
