Suzuki f SV650S fuel pump woes
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From: Zebee Johnstone on 14 Apr 2010 07:06 In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:49:20 +1000 TimC <tconnors(a)rather.puzzling.no-spam-accepted-here-astro.org> wrote: > > When you find out what you want, can you tell me what I want? > your sigmonster has already done that. >TimC >"Here, have a lutefisk. ><>" - Lupus Yonderboy
From: theo on 14 Apr 2010 11:51 On Apr 14, 10:55 am, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > theo <theodo...(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote: > > Helen had a V65SP which was as low as the V50 and a V75 Sabre which > > was also quite manageble. > > Both of which are rather elderly bikes now Theo. > > OK, barely middleaged in Guzzi terms, but still. Agreed. It seems now that the small-block has grown to bigger than the original V7 and is mostly going about in the big-block frame. Not that that surprises me greatly. Shame though. Theo
From: theo on 14 Apr 2010 11:54 On Apr 14, 5:11 pm, "bikerbetty" <bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote: > <making rude signs at Gerry> ;-) No, petal, it's like this.... > > I go through this agonising time, genetrally when the bike hits > 40,000kms.... Will I sell it before the kms are too high, or will I keep it? > When the SV got to about 50,000kms I figured it had too many kms to have any > re-sale value, so I decided to keep it forever (well, until it died, > anyway).... and then the fuel pump did its swan-song thing and I thought > shee-it, this is probably just the beginning. Guzzi riders go through a similar agony at 40,000. Is it run in yet, or does it need another 10,000? Theo
From: Diogenes on 14 Apr 2010 15:03 On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:11:07 +1000, "bikerbetty" <bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote: > >"Diogenes" <cynic(a)society.sux.ok> wrote in message >news:73vas51b0kdtt7sukg4n5rkka0s8cbd7ri(a)4ax.com... >> On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:15:09 +1000, "bikerbetty" >> <bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote: >> >> >>>You know, I love (and hate) these times when I am looking for my next >>>bike... >> >> What ?!?!? 56000kms and a dud fuel pump and you want to ditch your >> bike? >> >> Princess !!! ><making rude signs at Gerry> ;-) No, petal, it's like this.... > >I go through this agonising time, genetrally when the bike hits >40,000kms.... Will I sell it before the kms are too high, or will I keep it? >When the SV got to about 50,000kms I figured it had too many kms to have any >re-sale value, so I decided to keep it forever (well, until it died, >anyway).... and then the fuel pump did its swan-song thing and I thought >shee-it, this is probably just the beginning. > >Over my life as a very poor single mum/student, I have had some god-awful >experiences with unreliable cars (with small kids in the car). I am now >horribly paranoid about unreliable vehicles - and even more paranoid about >unreliable 2-wheeled ones, especially on the road when I am far from home - >which is where I usually am! I guess, Gerry, one of the probs for me is that >I do most of my riding alone, and if my bike breaks down in the middle of >nowhere, that's kind of a scary thing (even for someone as big and tough as >I am!!!) > >I suppose I have a couple of options: (1) Learn how to do running repairs on >my bike - not as simple as you might think - remember, I am a tad paranoid >and supremely unconfident in such areas, and (2) make sure I have a reliable >bike. Personally, I prefer the second option, Princess that I clearly am ;-P > >Princess Betty You've gone for the "costlier but safer" option. Fair enough. Who am I to criticise... Ok, "princess" label removed. ;-) Of course there's always that Beatles song "With a little help from my friends" ... Wouldn't work for me though, I don't have any... :-) ================= Onya bike Gerry
From: Kevin Gleeson on 14 Apr 2010 18:00
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:34:57 -0700 (PDT), theo <theodoreb(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote: >On Apr 14, 6:18�am, Kevin Gleeson <kevinglee...(a)imagine-it.com.au> >wrote: >> On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:16:54 -0700 (PDT), alx <alxr...(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >On Apr 13, 7:43 pm, "bikerbetty" <bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote: >> >> So the SV had its 2nd birthday at the beginning of April. It's clocked up >> >> almost 59000kms, and had started making a funny whistling noise after my >> >> last big ride through the Snowies and down to Broadford in late March, the >> >> week after the big ride to Jodz's birthday. >> >> >> After waiting to get it booked in, and asking various people what they >> >> thought the weird noise might be, my lovely mechanic said 'Uh-oh, it's your >> >> fuel pump', so I took it back to the dealer on the off-chance that a >> >> warranty claim might be possible. I mean sheesh, you'd expect a fuel pump to >> >> last more than 2 years, right? >> >> >I thought the genuine Suzuki fuel filter was designed to protect the >> >genuine Suzuki fuel pump from the non-genuine alleged dirty fuel? >> >> >Anywayz...59,000 km �(59 thousand or, in Nigeria-Speak, FIFTY NINE >> >THOUSAND SUZUKI KILOMETRES) is a distance (for a motorcycle) far >> >enough to cause some wear and tear in a number of components. >> >> Yeah, I'll second that motion. Bikes have small components for obvious >> reasons. I reckon 59k km is a fair call for a fuel pump. It might have >> lasted a lot longer or a lot less. Sort of like a Honda rectifier. >> They could build a fuel pump that would last a lot longer but would >> have to make it from very expensive material or big and chunky and >> about the size of your fuel tank. >> >> That said, I would have thought you'd be inside warranty on less than >> two years? > >You're kidding aren't you. A reasonable expectation for a fuel pump is >the life of the vehicle. My Cali 1100i fuel pump did 210,000 klicks in >12 years and, three years after I sold it, is still working fine for >the new owner. As per my call on price. I think you'll find a Cali costs a lot more than an SV 650. I've never had a fuel pump die, but the more you spend on a bike, the better the componentry tends to become (HD excepted :-) Kev |