Hi guys.

Last week I took my FZR out for the first ride in ages. It was fine. The next day it decided to break down and was diagnosed as a duff battery by the AA, it was also a bit erratic on idle (I put this down to the poor battery).

I put the battery on an Optimate for the week and tested it today. All seemed well so I left it running for a few minutes, until it died with the same symptoms as last weekend (not holding charge).

I bought a new battery today and started the bike, which at first seemed a lot smoother on tick over but after a few minutes became a bit lumpy.

Figuring the fuel had been standing a while I popped to the petrol station, and it cut out a few times like last week except it would restart today.

After riding very carefully for a couple of miles the revs started to stick at 3000 and it felt unresponsive when accelerating and changing gear. It also got incredibly hot, only cooling when I got moving.

I checked the fluid in the coolant reservoir which was at ambient temperature (I presumed this would be warmer).

Has anybody got any ideas what could be wrong?

Cheers

Pete

If a bike,s been standing for a while petrol can gum up in the carbs ,they might need stripping and cleaning,overheating can be caused by weak mixture,have you checked the thermostat?give it a service see what happens,.

Thanks Bob.

It has since been mentioned that the carbs possibly need cleaning due to being stood, and I did plan on flushing the cooling system and checking the thermostat, sender, pump etc. Aswell as giving it a service.

I was worried it was something more sinister, so I will give the easier things a try first.

Cheers

Pete