First time for everything...

[Triple]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

What is that shit in the airbox?

Acorns, mostly. Mice are nesting / storing food inside the airbox. There are probably nests inside our cars' intakes, too. At least with the K&N, they can't chew through a paper element and get sucked into the engine...

Originally Posted by derf

Is the handlebar bent? It could cause the throttle to stick, and temp changes could cause it to tighten and loosen with the time of day and heat from the bike.

Nothing is bent. The bars didn't take a hit in the crash and the throttle has been sticky since I bought the bike; it's been getting progressively worse and now it freezes completely. I'll thoroughly clean the linkage around the throttle bodies when I replace the cables-- if that doesn't fix it (combined with the new throttle tube), I'm at a loss...

[derf]

If its been like that since you bought the bike it really could be anything.

Only reason I said the bars is because I had that problem a while back. The bike was dropped and the bar bent just enough to make the throttle notchy. I started cleaning and replacing stuff, and the only way I could see that the bar was bent is that when I held a straight edge to it against a light, I could see more light between it from the

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by ericr

Shit, the story is lol funny dude!

Sucks about the bike and glad it didn't get you!

Plus one! Too funny about the acorns, although I'm sure that sucks too. Hopefully you get it all figured out.

[Triple]

Originally Posted by derf

the only way I could see that the bar was bent is that when I held a straight edge to it against a light, I could see more light between it from the

Checked it last night and the bar looks okay against a straight edge. Besides, when it isn't connected to the cables, the tube spins freely on the bar with no resistance.

[racedoll]

Is this bike fuel injected?

[Triple]

Originally Posted by racedoll

Is this bike fuel injected?

Yep.

[Gas Man]

2 things to rid yourself of pests.

First


Second and I'm not sure it works with mice but definately works with many other things like rabbits, and such.


Perferrably male hair clippings cause men don't die their hair (normally) and therefor the human scent is stronger. Sprinkle it around the outside of the barn/garage/deck/flower bed. Poof... like a stinky animal border.

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by Triple

Yep.

Have you checked the throttle bodies to see if they are gummed up in any way? Or maybe there is condensation in there since you did say it is worse when it's cold.

[Triple]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Perferrably male hair clippings cause men don't die their hair (normally) and therefor the human scent is stronger. Sprinkle it around the outside of the barn/garage/deck/flower bed. Poof... like a stinky animal border.

Don't think that will work with mice. Rabbits fear people; mice and rats willingly come into our houses, steal our food, shit on my dishes and occasionally run across my forehead while I'm lying in bed. If I put my hair down around the bike, I'm 99.9% certain I would later find it stuffed inside my air filter along with the nuts.

Originally Posted by racedoll

Have you checked the throttle bodies to see if they are gummed up in any way? Or maybe there is condensation in there since you did say it is worse when it's cold.

You can see the butterflies in the photo above. With the airbox open, I got a pretty good look and everything is squeaky clean. Bike only has about 1500 miles; not really enough time to accumulate the kind of gunk in the intake that would gum up the throttle bodies. The bike sat for years before it was put on the road, however, so maybe the linkage and cam have dust/gunk/corrosion. I will inspect and clean/lube as necessary when I disassemble everything (again) to replace the cables.

[Particle Man]

Is it the SV, dude? I still can't see the pic so I can't just look and see.

I don't know about the 1K, but on my 650 if the cables aren't absolutely perfect the throttle sticks.