help down on power

[awol72]

I drive a k7 vee just drove down the road and bike backfired and cut out got it started its down on power any idead I hope its just a plug

[greywolf]

See if you've blown a rubber boot from the airbox off a throttle body intake.

It should look like this. Safety wire has been added to keep it from happening again.


Not this.

[awol72]

thanks greywolf I'm away from home tonight so ill have to wait till morning to look do I need to take petrol tank off to get to it I'm not mechanically great

[greywolf]

There are more possibilities at http://www.vstrom.info/Smf/index.php/topic,4764.0.html  but a backfire followed by poor running is the main sign of a blown off boot.

[Fatbelly]

....and cheapest to fix so check it first.

[awol72]

thanks very much to greywolf you were bang on the rubber boot had come off all fixed and lock wired in place and a very grateful irishman was able to drive home thanks very much