So I've got this 2001 XR650R that I picked up a few weeks ago. Been working on it on and off in my spare time due to it idling erratically and wanting to stall at idle. Today I pulled the carb for the second time to inspect and clean. Looked immaculate with the exception of a piece of trash at the bottom of the bowl. I looked in the tank and realized that the petcock's fuel strainer had become brittle and broken off (I would assume ethanol damage), and that was what the trash was. Dumped the tank, scrubbed away the loose pieces around the petcock and flushed it with carb cleaner. Re-installed everything, filled with fresh 93, and fired it up. First kick! Success! Set up my idle, and then after a couple of minutes, decided to rip down the street. Thing ran like a raped ape! Seriously, this bike has not ran this good even when it was running decently a couple of weeks ago. Anyway, turn around at the end of the street, head back. As I'm pulling hard through fourth, she just dies. Jerked me forward a little. Rolled into the driveway, would not fire back up.
I'm thinking another piece of trash made its way into the carb. When I get some free time this weekend I'll clean it out again. Plan on adding an external filter if I can fit one in the limited space.
First question is this. Has anybody ever had their bike just die in the middle of running like that due to trash? Seemed so abrupt. Also going to check the ignition. Maybe a wire came loose when I re-installed everything.
Second question. Has anybody ran an external filter, like from auto-zone? With my Clarke tank, there seems to be limited space without it sticking way out in harm's way.
Sorry about the long winded story, wanted to give all the details leading up to it.
I'm thinking another piece of trash made its way into the carb. When I get some free time this weekend I'll clean it out again. Plan on adding an external filter if I can fit one in the limited space.
First question is this. Has anybody ever had their bike just die in the middle of running like that due to trash? Seemed so abrupt. Also going to check the ignition. Maybe a wire came loose when I re-installed everything.
Second question. Has anybody ran an external filter, like from auto-zone? With my Clarke tank, there seems to be limited space without it sticking way out in harm's way.
Sorry about the long winded story, wanted to give all the details leading up to it.