03-29-2017, 01:01 AM
From my experience in the automotive world, it was (and is), common for some multi-port fuel injected vehicles to be plagued with a carbon sludge deposit that forms around the throttle plate. This would cause uneven or low idle, sometimes dying, and a hesitation on acceleration in some cases.
I am pretty sure that this would usually only happen with an average higher mileage than most of us have on our bikes.
The fix was to open the throttle and clean around the bore where the throttle closes, and the back (inner) side of the throttle plate. The most sparkly clean results come from pulling the throttle body for thorough cleaning, but i had good luck with a toothbrush and some Berryman's Chemtool.
If I were plagued with this issue, I would try to access the throttle bores so I could assess the possible accumulation by opening the throttle and wiping a q-tip around the area where the throttle plate closes, if it comes out clean, that's not the problem.
Ben
I am pretty sure that this would usually only happen with an average higher mileage than most of us have on our bikes.
The fix was to open the throttle and clean around the bore where the throttle closes, and the back (inner) side of the throttle plate. The most sparkly clean results come from pulling the throttle body for thorough cleaning, but i had good luck with a toothbrush and some Berryman's Chemtool.
If I were plagued with this issue, I would try to access the throttle bores so I could assess the possible accumulation by opening the throttle and wiping a q-tip around the area where the throttle plate closes, if it comes out clean, that's not the problem.
Ben