Carb icing ... The facts. - Page 6

gary79 · #**101** 10th November 2010, 11:18 PM

Where in Dublin can I get this? Cotters? RedZone?

free rider · #**102** 11th November 2010, 09:29 AM

Happened to me for the first time yesterday. Off to the shop with me so
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Great thread and advice
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johnny b · #**103** 12th November 2010, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by gary79

Where in Dublin can I get this? Cotters? RedZone?

Bike world is the only place I could find it.
They keep 12 in stock at all times I was told.
That's the place with the big windows on the longmile road
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Hobochris · #**104** 12th November 2010, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by johnny b

Bike world is the only place I could find it.
They keep 12 in stock at all times I was told.
That's the place with the big windows on the longmile road
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How much they rape you for?

gsxr001 · #**105** 2nd January 2011, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by ridelikeaturtle

FWIW, my curvy SV650S is so equipped (with electric carb heating elements), and it has never suffered from carb icing... whereas my VFR400 NC30, ZX9R C1, and ZXR400 all had terrible carb icing issues.

My ZX9 suffered from carb icing. I found if I cleaned the (undersized) filter in the heater pipes occasionally it cured the problem..

VTWIN · #**106** 21st January 2011, 08:25 PM

Does it do any harm to the bike other than bad performance when riding??
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VTWIN · #**107** 22nd January 2011, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by VTWIN

Does it do any harm to the bike other than bad performance when riding??
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anyone know??

newtownbiker · #**108** 23rd January 2011, 09:52 PM

my son has a cbr 250rr,it just refuses to start was out new yrs day started no prob not started since it turns over flying but wont fire the same thing happned last yr he brought it to a guy he just said it was all fouled up to much choke and to much throttle he said,did he mean the plugs ,it s very hard to get at the plugs does the tank have to come off to get down at them

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**chopper** · #**109** 20th October 2011, 12:50 PM

Surprised this hasnt reared its head again yet

Officer Dangleberry · #**110** 20th October 2011, 01:09 PM

Carb icing
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Whats that
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PRO FST
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hotboxzerox · #**111** 20th October 2011, 02:29 PM

will an intravenous drip of pro fst stop me hands icing up on them cold mornings?

Officer Dangleberry · #**112** 20th October 2011, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by hotboxzerox

will an intravenous drip of pro fst stop me hands icing up on them cold mornings?

You could try but I nor Biker.ie take any responsibility
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johnpclynch · #**113** 20th October 2011, 04:53 PM

It's that time of the year again
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Max will only come out to play when the sun shines

Lucky I've the 650 thumper to get me through the rainy days
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johnpclynch · #**114** 20th October 2011, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by hotboxzerox

will an intravenous drip of pro fst stop me hands icing up on them cold mornings?

iso-propanol? you'll wake up blind in a cell with the real Cecil
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**chopper** · #**115** 29th October 2011, 11:26 AM

had a touch of this yesterday

joe mc gonagle · #**116** 29th October 2011, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by chopper

had a touch of this yesterday

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irishger · #**117** 29th October 2011, 02:25 PM

I had the V-Max out yesterday it wasnt happy with the cold at all
Fucking thing was sputtering and dying. Complete pain in the hole

**chopper** · #**118** 29th October 2011, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by irishger

I had the V-Max out yesterday it wasnt happy with the cold at all
Fucking thing was sputtering and dying. Complete pain in the hole

xjr was at it yesterday too , thought it was the new fuel cap first then copped on , itll be getting the fst for a few months now

hotboxzerox · #**119** 2nd December 2011, 01:05 AM

so yeah the klx suffers carb icing...

**chopper** · #**120** 15th January 2012, 07:52 PM

buuumped