11-08-2023, 08:21 AM
(11-07-2023, 08:34 AM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote: Well it happened. In my mid 60k miles my CB has finally suffered a genuine mechanical fault related only to age and not as a result of my own mistreatment/modification (lol).
During my last trip I noticed significant hesitation and power loss at wide throttle openings and decided to take it to the shop when I got back. The mechanic I found is known for good diagnostic work, so no crappy dealers this time. He found the fuel pump to have gone bad and replaced it, only to find that there's a more pervasive electrical problem that seems to have hastened the demise of the fuel pump. He's replacing a couple relays and may replace the stater. Full report pending completion of the work.
I didn't know how long my boy would go without experiencing it's first true mechanical fault but here we are. A question for the forum: what was your first real mechanical fault ? I'm talking about the bike itself going wrong, not something that stems from an accident or bad work being done or wear parts needing to be replaced or anything like that. Something where the fault lies with the bike itself .it's pretty rare with this bike.
I haven't read any further than this yet...but had to respond...
The first sentence does not match the next paragraph.
The guy doesn't know what he is doing...and is wasting your money and time.
Now I'll go read the rest of the thread and see what anyone else responded...
(11-07-2023, 08:49 AM)peterbaron_imp Wrote: At 109K kms absolutely nothing wrong… knocking on the wood
Q: how we went from a fuel pump to a stator motor and a few relays, and which ones.. just trade curiosity.
Correct. Illogical.
(11-08-2023, 05:40 AM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote: you don't need to worry about how fast you're goin on an enfield...it's incapable of getting you into any real trouble
but seriously, i'm not letting a stealership touch my CB ever again! too many bad experiences.....they seem to be allergic to real diagnostic work. So i didn't take it to a dealer, I took it to a local mechanic that specializes in japanese bikes. He was actually pretty excited to dig into mine, and he's known for thorough diagnostic work.
It's been in hospital for about 3 weeks at this point, during which time i've been riding my trusty CT125 to work every day. What a capable bike. talk about not needing your speedo though...
Not based on what you've wrote so far.
He is throwing parts at it haphazardly- at your expense- with his fingers crossed behind his back.