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We'll first off Id like to say.. PLEASE help!!.. lol.. how can such a low millage good condition Kat run like this!!
Hey guys.. Steven here. So I just got my 06 Katana600 this last Saturday With 5,300 miles. Its been a garage queen the last few years, so the previous owner lubed the chain, changed the oil, and had a fairly recent battery in it. I added 10lbs of air to the tires front and back and took off from Atlanta down to Orlando. Its about 480 miles and the first 450 were flawless and it ran every bit as good as its condition and millage reflected. As soon as I refilled for the last 30 mile stretch I switched from reserve to on and gave it a crank and it revved out and started idling at around 3K!!... I though.. ok.. not far lets ride this out and see what happens.. and I hit the highway. It rode fine (except for shifting at slower speeds with a high idle), but once I got to the next toll booth it was revving at over 4 grand!! Not pretty but I was even closer by then and it rode fine once moving, so on I went. The toll booths here in FL come around faster than a saw sequel, so a few miles go by and when I slow for the next one I notice I知 not downshifting bellow 3rd AND I知 idling at 4,500!! At this point I知 embarrassed and a little worried, but that was the last toll. I got off the exit and took it the last 2 or 3 miles and put it in garage and I hit the bed hard from my first trip on a bike.
Next day: 28 hrs later
I took the kat out for its first mini ride of 10mi from its new garage to see what the heck was going on after It had its time to rest from such a long trip. Warmed up fine.. rode fine.. had an awesome time an a curvy empty road..(All safety primarily taken into account of coarse).. and it was fine.. Only on arrival back to the driveway It was idling at 3k. I could only assume even more miles with some stop light action would have quickly produced what I dealt with the day before. This was Monday.
I Got some great advice from you guy's and today (wed) I 3/4 of a bottle of that stuff to my tank and rode out. the first 20mi sucked cuz I was still in town with street lights and traffic. each stop light took my RPM's up to 4k and get this!!.. I used the choke at 1/2 and that brought my revs down to normal!!! oook.. so that doesn't stay like that but I can use it and adjust it some at lights to not look like an idiot.. plus I used it to be able to use neutral so I could release the clutch cuz it wouldn't have been good going from N to 1st at over 4k revs. once I got out a little further down 50 The road clears with no lights and I put down the miles headed towards the sea. I crossed the first bridge at cocoa beach and turned it around. I ran the whole tank out by the time I got back in town at over 100 miles and it was running almost ok.. first light..ok.. after that.. It stayed at around 3k as the new norm after several stop and go miles. I ran it dry and thru the reserve and added the last ounce or 2 of the Seafoam to 3 bucks worth of shell premium and drove it the last few miles home to let sit in the garage with the last of that stuff to sit in the carbs with the proper mixture.
I guess I値l cranking it in the morning and doing a run of maybe 15 miles before filling her back up.. beyond that though I don稚 know what else to do. I guess MAAYbe that stuff will pull something off over night, but after 120 to 140 miles I知 not all too confident.. It is better though!!.. I just need another solution.. I found the choke situation today kind of weird does anybody else feel that way?? I know you guys are awesome at all things Katana, so I soo appreciate any enlightenment from the Katana gurus.
-Steven
Hey guys.. Steven here. So I just got my 06 Katana600 this last Saturday With 5,300 miles. Its been a garage queen the last few years, so the previous owner lubed the chain, changed the oil, and had a fairly recent battery in it. I added 10lbs of air to the tires front and back and took off from Atlanta down to Orlando. Its about 480 miles and the first 450 were flawless and it ran every bit as good as its condition and millage reflected. As soon as I refilled for the last 30 mile stretch I switched from reserve to on and gave it a crank and it revved out and started idling at around 3K!!... I though.. ok.. not far lets ride this out and see what happens.. and I hit the highway. It rode fine (except for shifting at slower speeds with a high idle), but once I got to the next toll booth it was revving at over 4 grand!! Not pretty but I was even closer by then and it rode fine once moving, so on I went. The toll booths here in FL come around faster than a saw sequel, so a few miles go by and when I slow for the next one I notice I知 not downshifting bellow 3rd AND I知 idling at 4,500!! At this point I知 embarrassed and a little worried, but that was the last toll. I got off the exit and took it the last 2 or 3 miles and put it in garage and I hit the bed hard from my first trip on a bike.
Next day: 28 hrs later
I took the kat out for its first mini ride of 10mi from its new garage to see what the heck was going on after It had its time to rest from such a long trip. Warmed up fine.. rode fine.. had an awesome time an a curvy empty road..(All safety primarily taken into account of coarse).. and it was fine.. Only on arrival back to the driveway It was idling at 3k. I could only assume even more miles with some stop light action would have quickly produced what I dealt with the day before. This was Monday.
I Got some great advice from you guy's and today (wed) I 3/4 of a bottle of that stuff to my tank and rode out. the first 20mi sucked cuz I was still in town with street lights and traffic. each stop light took my RPM's up to 4k and get this!!.. I used the choke at 1/2 and that brought my revs down to normal!!! oook.. so that doesn't stay like that but I can use it and adjust it some at lights to not look like an idiot.. plus I used it to be able to use neutral so I could release the clutch cuz it wouldn't have been good going from N to 1st at over 4k revs. once I got out a little further down 50 The road clears with no lights and I put down the miles headed towards the sea. I crossed the first bridge at cocoa beach and turned it around. I ran the whole tank out by the time I got back in town at over 100 miles and it was running almost ok.. first light..ok.. after that.. It stayed at around 3k as the new norm after several stop and go miles. I ran it dry and thru the reserve and added the last ounce or 2 of the Seafoam to 3 bucks worth of shell premium and drove it the last few miles home to let sit in the garage with the last of that stuff to sit in the carbs with the proper mixture.
I guess I値l cranking it in the morning and doing a run of maybe 15 miles before filling her back up.. beyond that though I don稚 know what else to do. I guess MAAYbe that stuff will pull something off over night, but after 120 to 140 miles I知 not all too confident.. It is better though!!.. I just need another solution.. I found the choke situation today kind of weird does anybody else feel that way?? I know you guys are awesome at all things Katana, so I soo appreciate any enlightenment from the Katana gurus.
-Steven
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