Re my originally-submitted problem:
[‘Norton was shuddering and losing power with each shudder, and pulling back. I thought, I'd give it some really high revs. From that point on, everything seemed fine. It ran ok’.
[Not taken her out since until today]
Well, firstly, thanks again to all who have taken an interest by offering advice/help.
Today, I took her out for a run. Now, because of how it settled down on the last few miles of my - problematic - return journey last outing a number of weeks ago, I decided - for curiosity’s sake - to check her out on a run before going through all the checks/advice you guys offered.
[Weather today: warm, sunny and extremely pleasant for riding, while when I had the original problem a few weeks ago it was very cold and damp]
Well, she was running well with no indication at all of the shuddering/loss of power/pulling back that I got last time. There seemed to be no problem whatsoever, except…
What I did notice was that occasionally the gear NEUTRAL light (y’know, the green “N”) would flash on and then off again. The exact same thing was happening with the orange FUEL warning light… again intermittently. The two warning lights (the green “N” and the orange ‘FUEL PUMP’ symbol) did not necessarily come on at the same time. It wasn’t regular… just occasionally. At first I had the idea either or both would come on more when I - for example - used my indicator/s, but I don’t *think* there was a correlation.
Before I arrived home today, I stopped for some petrol (I like to have a full tank on getting home - saves any hassle when I go out for a run next time), and filled up with 8 litres… so there was still already 9 litres or so in the tank… no reason for the fuel warning light to flash on.
When I got home, I started doing some checking (such advice as was previously offered) and right away I noticed a probable issue. Whether this is related to the last or current problems I don’t know.
Anyway, I barely touched one particular wire and it came away from the transmission casing freely and with ease… as if it had been lying in position loosely and not fixed. I don’t know what this wire is but it goes into the transmission casing on the right side (while seated) of the ‘bike. It has a sort-of elongated plastic cover to it.
SEE ATTACHED PICS
Anyway, this completely loose wire comes away freely and easily on just merely holding it.
Now,
i. Could this (latter) point be something to do with the current problem of the two ‘warning’ lights/symbols coming on?
ii. If there was a problem with the fuel line, or whatever, causing (last time - a few weeks ago) the shuddering/loss of power/pulling back and then clearing with some very high revving, could the current fuel warning light occasionally flashing on be related in so me way even though the problem of a few weeks ago seemed completely fine today?
Appreciating any help/advice anyone can offer.
Best regards
BionicDan
[‘Norton was shuddering and losing power with each shudder, and pulling back. I thought, I'd give it some really high revs. From that point on, everything seemed fine. It ran ok’.
[Not taken her out since until today]
Well, firstly, thanks again to all who have taken an interest by offering advice/help.
Today, I took her out for a run. Now, because of how it settled down on the last few miles of my - problematic - return journey last outing a number of weeks ago, I decided - for curiosity’s sake - to check her out on a run before going through all the checks/advice you guys offered.
[Weather today: warm, sunny and extremely pleasant for riding, while when I had the original problem a few weeks ago it was very cold and damp]
Well, she was running well with no indication at all of the shuddering/loss of power/pulling back that I got last time. There seemed to be no problem whatsoever, except…
What I did notice was that occasionally the gear NEUTRAL light (y’know, the green “N”) would flash on and then off again. The exact same thing was happening with the orange FUEL warning light… again intermittently. The two warning lights (the green “N” and the orange ‘FUEL PUMP’ symbol) did not necessarily come on at the same time. It wasn’t regular… just occasionally. At first I had the idea either or both would come on more when I - for example - used my indicator/s, but I don’t *think* there was a correlation.
Before I arrived home today, I stopped for some petrol (I like to have a full tank on getting home - saves any hassle when I go out for a run next time), and filled up with 8 litres… so there was still already 9 litres or so in the tank… no reason for the fuel warning light to flash on.
When I got home, I started doing some checking (such advice as was previously offered) and right away I noticed a probable issue. Whether this is related to the last or current problems I don’t know.
Anyway, I barely touched one particular wire and it came away from the transmission casing freely and with ease… as if it had been lying in position loosely and not fixed. I don’t know what this wire is but it goes into the transmission casing on the right side (while seated) of the ‘bike. It has a sort-of elongated plastic cover to it.
SEE ATTACHED PICS
Anyway, this completely loose wire comes away freely and easily on just merely holding it.
Now,
i. Could this (latter) point be something to do with the current problem of the two ‘warning’ lights/symbols coming on?
ii. If there was a problem with the fuel line, or whatever, causing (last time - a few weeks ago) the shuddering/loss of power/pulling back and then clearing with some very high revving, could the current fuel warning light occasionally flashing on be related in so me way even though the problem of a few weeks ago seemed completely fine today?
Appreciating any help/advice anyone can offer.
Best regards
BionicDan