loss of lung power

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LEEMAN
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loss of lung power

#1 Post by LEEMAN » Mon Mar 07, 2011 3:39 pm

upon fairly hard acceleration, Ruby sometimes finds it difficult to breath and is raspy - normally hard acceleration to 7-8k
almost like there is some slippage before catching up with itself......if that makes sense.


is it a simple case of a new airbox required - that said this is a fairly recent issue

any ideas?
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#2 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:55 pm

start with the simple things - like look at the airfilter - and see when the bike last had a new one

then check the plugs etc - just in case

if all ok, then how much would sir like to spend?


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#3 Post by LEEMAN » Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:03 pm

fine will do thank you

in all honesty, sir would like to stop bloody spending on this thing and is getting to the point of selling her ....tho i love her dearly of course .....she's just doing my head in
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#4 Post by Nooj » Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:52 pm

May well just be in need of a clean up/service.
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Re: loss of lung power

#5 Post by D-Rider » Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:11 pm

LEEMAN wrote:loss of lung power
Hmm sounds like my Mrs - they've just told her she has the lungs of an 81yr old.
Not good news for her .... even worse for the 81yr old ....
LEEMAN wrote:upon fairly hard acceleration, Ruby sometimes finds it difficult to breath and is raspy
Maybe if you didn't call it "Ruby" it would stop these hissy-fits and run properly.
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#6 Post by LEEMAN » Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:41 am

yeh good point, my last bike was The Bull, so Im afraid they all end up with a name at some stage. Perhaps the name befits character tho so you could be right. She was actually running quite well this morning so will do some more analysis .....
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#7 Post by HowardQ » Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:45 pm

If the Falco gets called "Ruby", and the last bike was called "The Bull",
What the hell was it? :smt017
Couldn't have been a GS called the Bull :smt009
So was it a .............
VMax?
Turbo GSXR1100 Streetfighter?
Turbo Busa?
Honda Deauville?
Honda CG125??

:smt017

Or then again, I seem to remember an old uncle had an Austin Seven Ruby.

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#8 Post by LEEMAN » Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:07 pm

yeh twas the GS but it was a Black GSA and after a tour round Spain it sported a few Bull stickers on the metal panniers. He also bucked and swayed like a bull when I aqua plained on the return journey - too much speed and not enough dry tarmac...
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