So satisfying. Great find. Nice to see someone who actually gets into the nuts and bolts of why somethng didn't work rather than just randomly swapping parts. Look forward ot the next one !
I second this. It is more and more difficult to find someone who can fault diagnose. This is partly due to manufacturers dumbing things down. Plug a computer in or inbuilt computer will tell you what to change. It means less training and pay required for the spanner monkeys.
I like what you're doing. A couple of uploads ago, you apologised for swearing, thanks to an individual who likes to watch your videos with his kids. I'm from Belgium. We invented swearing, kind of. So, hey!, see if I care. Thanks for your sometimes hectic shenanigans and getting things right all of the time, in time. Proud ex-owner of a Honda CB750K7 (frame number 000002), Honda 750F1 (last series before aluminium wheels were introduced), Suzuki GT750, Suzuki GT380, Yamaha V-Max (with a 140HP kit. Thanks to Germany heavy bikes were limited to 100HP, which made Japanese manufacturers avoid the European market, or, with V-Max, make a lower HP. The guy I bought the bike from was ((and still is)) an American who bought the bike in Germany but swapped the engine for the USA version), a Moto-Guzzi 850 California, Kawasaki 1300 and a Benelli Sei. Currently, at 63 years of age, riding a benevolant Honda GoldWing 2022 DCT. Had it's top-speed uncapped in the garage and it goes a mild 210km/h at around 6800rpm. Cheerio lad. Greetings from Belgium.
@@SuperbikeSurgeryTV Well, It's not a collection I gathered recently, but cycles I've had between 1979 and 2022. I'm from '61 and in those days, motorcross was big in mainland Europe and a mechanic in my village was Joel Robert's (250cc world champion) go-to and that mechanic, who was a motor-cros fanatic himself, carved-out a circuit in the woods behind our village. As kids, we took advantage, first with bycicles, later with self-assembled mopeds (Flandria, Zundapp, Kreidler, Puch) and we went faster than the mechanic. I'm gonna spare you of the rest, because you'll have to read about that in my memoires. Just kidding. Cheerio hombre.
What some retailers do is mis-report their stock levels. Just so they can get your business. They Report that they have 10+ in stock but they actually dont so its a juggling act for them to order some from some where then send it out to you in respectable time frame. I worked in IT and there were one or two retailers we used to work with that did this a hell of a lot. The annoying thing is they wont send you a follow up email or call you to explain that they dont have it and give you an ETA. You have to go chase them for answers when your order doesnt arrive after a few days or marked as dispatched.
The torque wrench police have been informed, Chief Inspector Tool and Sargent Spanner are on the way.🤣 Great fix and really interesting learning more about ohms, resistance and wave forms, I had no idea how that sensor worked before watching both vids 👍
Nice diagnostic vid 👍been a tech 20+ years but it’s nice to see another tech’s approach to diagnosing an issue especially when it’s not the easiest fault to diagnose. I need an oscilloscope in my life & it’s the next big expense I’m going to invest in
If I've not got a manual and don't know how it goes back together after dropping parts. I go to say Fowlers parts diagrams and look at them. Has got me out a hole once or twice. Good work 👍
Nice fix. This problem can also occur when there's a too big tolerance between the cranckshaft and the starterclutchwheel especially if there's a spline that you can remove. Nice job .......Greetings from Belgium
I wish you weren't at the other end of the country! I've got a 2005 GSX-R750 Anniversary edition that just won't run nicely, misfires at idle and through the range, various loads. - It's had the parts shotgun with coils and plugs and all the TPS/STV adjustments seem correct, bodies balanced... Out of my depth, but struggling to get someone with this level of knowledge on the case!
Hire a van. Take on a Friday. Make a weekend out of the trip back. When fixed, a lift or train and a weekend ride back. Two long weekends and a sorted bike. Why wouldn't ya😂😂
Thanks for part 2 Jim! My 96 GSXR750 runs a little rough and then is extremely hard to start when hot. After seeing these videos i've just ordered the new signal generator and all the gaskets, so i'm sure it'll be running like new in no time. Your videos are entertaining and very informative, it's interesting to hear you thinking out loud while problem solving, gives us viewers more to think about while we try and fix out own bikes.
I have installed the new signal generator but haven’t been able to ride it yet, I live in Denmark so it’s a bit cold and still salt on the roads. I did start it though and it sounded ok, I’ll update in a couple of months.
If the sensor is a magnetic idea with reluctor ring on crank... the sensor either a wound coil or a hall effect sensor. I have had a wound crank sensor reliably fail hot and work cold. I put it in oven and bout 90C coil went o/c. As cooled below 50C went to say 1k.
Put a set off crescent heavy duty casings on my K6GSXR and had the wave washer to refit from the old casing,, after it was fitted 😊,, love the Suzuki s,,👍👍☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland
What happened with the crank sensor, got swapped too? Funny coincidence this though, had the same problem with a Smart fortwo, started cold, got up to 60c, whould stay running though if I kept the revs at 2k ish, but stopped as soon as I let of the throttle and whould not start again until cold, tested the theory with the sensor in a cup of hot water, stopped giving resistance when temp got up there! problem solved! 😅 Amazing videos, cheers! ❤🔥
What a nice video to enjoy on a relaxed saturday morning… please keep on telling the good technical knowhow thingies and waffel tappie taptap along for us
Early bikes did not have bolt there but the later FI 750 bikes did have that bolt---and I recommend getting some actual JIS screw drivers, easier to work with at times--
Its weird how the heat effects the pickup resistance well done finding that I had a similar hot start problem on my car turned out to be crank sensor I found it by firing the parts cannon mind you. only £20 for sensor unlike suzuki a bit pricey.
Question Jim, is the arrow on the main case inside the case, a TDC mark as well? So the punch mark on the crankshaft spline lines up with it for TDC? Reason I ask, I've got a K2 600 lump in bits that I want to build so I've got a spare engine for my gixxer (currently at 70k mileage) keep up the work and fantastic videos👍
Jim top channel pal I’m always engrossed and your knowledge is second to none Can you do a vid how to use the innovate lm2 properly on a 4 cylinder cheers bud keep up the great vids and work regards Trev
I'm not clear why heat should have increased the resistance on the defective pickup, cf the new one. Could it be a lattice defect in the Cu wire somewhere that thermal expansion is changing the wire resistance locally, a microfracture in the wire?
At the other end of the cost spectrum to your gear, but would the SCO2 2 channel scope, on the auction site for around £50, be adequate to have solved the problem in this video, please?
For someone who's got OCD, how could you not torque that bolt up? My wife says that I'm OCD, she's probably right but torquing up such a bolt seems like the right thing to do.
@@steve00alt70 I raised the point from a genuine aspect, how can you be OCD yet be comfortable with doing that? If that bolt wasn't hidden by a cover, if it was easy to get to, maybe I could understand a bit more. I certainly don't use a torque wrench all the time but on hidden fasteners or critical ones to do with brakes, wheels etc, I sleep better at night.
I have a strange problem in my bike its FZ 250 same engine as xtz 250. In my bike when i start it in the morning it starts nicely , and when the engine heats up or when i do a 100 km distance if i stop take a break of 10 15 min the bike takes 2 to 3cranks i already disconnected the cannister and there is no malfunction code other things works fine theres nothing wrong .. i dnt know where to look at ? Any thing you suggest ?
here is where I have the problem,..... the leap between an mechanic and a engineer don't go the opposite way or you will be designing BMW mini , jaguar landrover engines
Good idea, but local councils and other bodies are tight as hell when it comes to training monies, I'm thinking of doing something along these lines for those who might be interested, but their red tape is miles and miles long.
@@DavidStevenson-gw2eo I have worked with training machinists and one thing I've seen in various companies are: They need to get their act together and invest in training of their staff! A company that doesn't invest in the ones working for them are doomed to fail because the world isn't stopping around them and people need to advance to even stay proficient because otherwise they will fall into the routine trap, that is do the work without thinking, without seeing problems and not seeing ways to improve. So while I am strongly for tax financed schools and universities I'm also convinced that companies need to set off time and resources to keep their staff at their best. This is a typical topic, schools can only provide basic fault finding - to get skilled at it you need to dive into unknown issues while being guided by an experienced mechanic. In my opinion Jim does an excellent job at explaining what he sees, why he opts for the steps he does and what conclusions can be drawn.
@@zeggyiv IE, a grant to train mechanics through your own bussiness, they used to be easy to obtain especially if you were a new venture, training could be done even on a mobile workshop like Jim's.
@@DavidStevenson-gw2eo I have worked with training machinists and one thing I've seen in various companies are: They need to get their act together and invest in training of their staff! A company that doesn't invest in the ones working for them are doomed to fail because the world isn't stopping around them and people need to advance to even stay proficient because otherwise they will fall into the routine trap, that is do the work without thinking, without seeing problems and not seeing ways to improve. So while I am strongly for tax financed schools and universities I'm also convinced that companies need to set off time and resources to keep their staff at their best. This is a typical topic, schools can only provide basic fault finding - to get skilled at it you need to dive into unknown issues while being guided by an experienced mechanic. In my opinion Jim does an excellent job at explaining what he sees, why he opts for the steps he does and what conclusions can be drawn.
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Top tip when you dismantle gears, put a tywrap on as soon as you dismantle them and they'll stay in the correct order.
Yes! Preach on about JIS screws! I can’t count how many knackered screws I find on bike by guys destroying them with Philips. 👍🇨🇦
So satisfying. Great find. Nice to see someone who actually gets into the nuts and bolts of why somethng didn't work rather than just randomly swapping parts. Look forward ot the next one !
Thanks for your comment and positively 😁👍
I second this. It is more and more difficult to find someone who can fault diagnose. This is partly due to manufacturers dumbing things down. Plug a computer in or inbuilt computer will tell you what to change. It means less training and pay required for the spanner monkeys.
I like what you're doing. A couple of uploads ago, you apologised for swearing, thanks to an individual who likes to watch your videos with his kids. I'm from Belgium. We invented swearing, kind of. So, hey!, see if I care. Thanks for your sometimes hectic shenanigans and getting things right all of the time, in time. Proud ex-owner of a Honda CB750K7 (frame number 000002), Honda 750F1 (last series before aluminium wheels were introduced), Suzuki GT750, Suzuki GT380, Yamaha V-Max (with a 140HP kit. Thanks to Germany heavy bikes were limited to 100HP, which made Japanese manufacturers avoid the European market, or, with V-Max, make a lower HP. The guy I bought the bike from was ((and still is)) an American who bought the bike in Germany but swapped the engine for the USA version), a Moto-Guzzi 850 California, Kawasaki 1300 and a Benelli Sei. Currently, at 63 years of age, riding a benevolant Honda GoldWing 2022 DCT. Had it's top-speed uncapped in the garage and it goes a mild 210km/h at around 6800rpm. Cheerio lad. Greetings from Belgium.
That's quite a collection 😍 😁 thanks for watching 👍
@@SuperbikeSurgeryTV Well, It's not a collection I gathered recently, but cycles I've had between 1979 and 2022. I'm from '61 and in those days, motorcross was big in mainland Europe and a mechanic in my village was Joel Robert's (250cc world champion) go-to and that mechanic, who was a motor-cros fanatic himself, carved-out a circuit in the woods behind our village. As kids, we took advantage, first with bycicles, later with self-assembled mopeds (Flandria, Zundapp, Kreidler, Puch) and we went faster than the mechanic. I'm gonna spare you of the rest, because you'll have to read about that in my memoires. Just kidding. Cheerio hombre.
What some retailers do is mis-report their stock levels. Just so they can get your business. They Report that they have 10+ in stock but they actually dont so its a juggling act for them to order some from some where then send it out to you in respectable time frame. I worked in IT and there were one or two retailers we used to work with that did this a hell of a lot.
The annoying thing is they wont send you a follow up email or call you to explain that they dont have it and give you an ETA. You have to go chase them for answers when your order doesnt arrive after a few days or marked as dispatched.
The torque wrench police have been informed, Chief Inspector Tool and Sargent Spanner are on the way.🤣 Great fix and really interesting learning more about ohms, resistance and wave forms, I had no idea how that sensor worked before watching both vids 👍
At 18:46 they nearly got him. He dodged them this time…
Ex biker now, but absolutely love watching these vids. Genius at work.
Nice diagnostic vid 👍been a tech 20+ years but it’s nice to see another tech’s approach to diagnosing an issue especially when it’s not the easiest fault to diagnose.
I need an oscilloscope in my life & it’s the next big expense I’m going to invest in
cms nl are a good way to get oem parts for older bikes. but sometimes they are slow as hell,
If I've not got a manual and don't know how it goes back together after dropping parts. I go to say Fowlers parts diagrams and look at them. Has got me out a hole once or twice. Good work 👍
Manuals and parts diagrams are available on the web.
Nice, been waiting for an update.
Friday night with a 🍺 tops it off.
Attention to deal, brilliant work Jim as always!
Did anybody notice the starter clutch was not timed up before Jim took it off? I'll stop waffle. Great video.👍
I think there's a mark on the clutch and a mark on the shaft 😉
@@garymorgan628 You are right Gary and guess what, there not lined up. 🤣🤣🤣
Lovely work, keep waffling.
It's always good to see you think your way down into the innards of a bike and come up with the solution. You sure do hold a lot of info in your head.
Is that the torque wrench police coming for you at 18:43 ?
😅
A few thousand yards above my brain’s punching height but most enthralling 👏🏻👍🏻👌🏻
Love the delve into a bikes history, the unseen bodging and the downright dangerous, keep up the good work!
Nice fix. This problem can also occur when there's a too big tolerance between the cranckshaft and the starterclutchwheel especially if there's a spline that you can remove. Nice job .......Greetings from Belgium
Great job Jim, a pleasure to see you work.
I wish you weren't at the other end of the country! I've got a 2005 GSX-R750 Anniversary edition that just won't run nicely, misfires at idle and through the range, various loads. - It's had the parts shotgun with coils and plugs and all the TPS/STV adjustments seem correct, bodies balanced... Out of my depth, but struggling to get someone with this level of knowledge on the case!
We would only be in the next state after driving that far 😂
Worth the journey.....give him a ring
Compression tested?
I’m in Ireland and I’d still take my bike to Jim .
Hire a van. Take on a Friday. Make a weekend out of the trip back. When fixed, a lift or train and a weekend ride back. Two long weekends and a sorted bike. Why wouldn't ya😂😂
Thanks for part 2 Jim! My 96 GSXR750 runs a little rough and then is extremely hard to start when hot. After seeing these videos i've just ordered the new signal generator and all the gaskets, so i'm sure it'll be running like new in no time.
Your videos are entertaining and very informative, it's interesting to hear you thinking out loud while problem solving, gives us viewers more to think about while we try and fix out own bikes.
Hi, you installed? i have a 99 gsxr750 , sometimes does the same. worked? thank you
I have installed the new signal generator but haven’t been able to ride it yet, I live in Denmark so it’s a bit cold and still salt on the roads. I did start it though and it sounded ok, I’ll update in a couple of months.
@@kiwihayden74 but did you let it hit 80*c more and tested? or did u saw the ohms difference?
@@On_Dias no I didn’t let it warm up or test ohms.
Brilliant bike the old SRAD ❤
If the sensor is a magnetic idea with reluctor ring on crank... the sensor either a wound coil or a hall effect sensor.
I have had a wound crank sensor reliably fail hot and work cold.
I put it in oven and bout 90C coil went o/c. As cooled below 50C went to say 1k.
Beautiful bike!
I had a 1996 GSX-R 750 with the same color scheme I bought used in 1997.
My 1st bike.
Put a set off crescent heavy duty casings on my K6GSXR and had the wave washer to refit from the old casing,, after it was fitted 😊,, love the Suzuki s,,👍👍☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland
What happened with the crank sensor, got swapped too? Funny coincidence this though, had the same problem with a Smart fortwo, started cold, got up to 60c, whould stay running though if I kept the revs at 2k ish, but stopped as soon as I let of the throttle and whould not start again until cold, tested the theory with the sensor in a cup of hot water, stopped giving resistance when temp got up there! problem solved! 😅 Amazing videos, cheers! ❤🔥
What a nice video to enjoy on a relaxed saturday morning… please keep on telling the good technical knowhow thingies and waffel tappie taptap along for us
Early bikes did not have bolt there but the later FI 750 bikes did have that bolt---and I recommend getting some actual JIS screw drivers, easier to work with at times--
Its weird how the heat effects the pickup resistance well done finding that I had a similar hot start problem on my car turned out to be crank sensor I found it by firing the parts cannon mind you. only £20 for sensor unlike suzuki a bit pricey.
Old Honda xrs used to overheat the ignition trigger too
had a bandit used to stall out once warm and wouldn't restart, went in to suzuki they had it 3 month and scrapped if never did get sorted
Excellent video
Question Jim, is the arrow on the main case inside the case, a TDC mark as well? So the punch mark on the crankshaft spline lines up with it for TDC? Reason I ask, I've got a K2 600 lump in bits that I want to build so I've got a spare engine for my gixxer (currently at 70k mileage) keep up the work and fantastic videos👍
Top fix once again 👍
Excellent.
Well done Jim great content
🎉 great job!!
Jim top channel pal I’m always engrossed and your knowledge is second to none
Can you do a vid how to use the innovate lm2 properly on a 4 cylinder cheers bud keep up the great vids and work regards Trev
Well done, that man!
p.s. my gsx-s GT rattles in that area.
Allegedly, there's nothing wrong with it!
Nice one Jim. Another Suzuki saved from the scrap pile.
I don’t understand how you said somethink and something within a few seconds. It’s something Jim focus ffs 😂👍🏻🇦🇺
Great work, well explained and top video - thanks Jim 🍻
Keep waffling... because we are all learning off you ..cheers
You make it look oh so easy- nice one.
great job as always lad glad u sorted it next video please
Reversed polarity on your scope!
Good job Jim 👍
I'm not clear why heat should have increased the resistance on the defective pickup, cf the new one. Could it be a lattice defect in the Cu wire somewhere that thermal expansion is changing the wire resistance locally, a microfracture in the wire?
Good work!
Bet you will be glad to have this one gone Jim. Good work 👍
Brilliant video as always 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Very interesting, well done doc
GSX-R SRAD cam chain tensioner replacement
96-99 750's and 97-00 600's
NHTSA_99V132000_1999
Everyone needs a database of known good wave forms
nice one Jim...spot on.
Is there a lose bolt under the plug @ 11:46?
Had the same problem on my gt 125 chopper.
Awesome mate!
At the other end of the cost spectrum to your gear, but would the SCO2 2 channel scope, on the auction site for around £50, be adequate to have solved the problem in this video, please?
I ordered a new front visor fairing from CMS recently seemed like it took forever and no keyring for me! 🤣
😂
Was that a 0.2v drop,and thats alot cleaner waveform
Wavy washer Belleville washer sos
Blimey, £200 for that part. Motorcycle parts, especially genuine parts, are so expensive.
Great waffleige thank you 😊
Hi, are you using JIS screwdrivers?
£200 for wires a bracket and a magnet!
For someone who's got OCD, how could you not torque that bolt up?
My wife says that I'm OCD, she's probably right but torquing up such a bolt seems like the right thing to do.
Oh no the torque police 😂
@@steve00alt70 I raised the point from a genuine aspect, how can you be OCD yet be comfortable with doing that? If that bolt wasn't hidden by a cover, if it was easy to get to, maybe I could understand a bit more. I certainly don't use a torque wrench all the time but on hidden fasteners or critical ones to do with brakes, wheels etc, I sleep better at night.
@@steveclark.. I've never used a torque wrench
@@steve00alt70 Why is that then?
I have a strange problem in my bike its FZ 250 same engine as xtz 250. In my bike when i start it in the morning it starts nicely , and when the engine heats up or when i do a 100 km distance if i stop take a break of 10 15 min the bike takes 2 to 3cranks i already disconnected the cannister and there is no malfunction code other things works fine theres nothing wrong .. i dnt know where to look at ? Any thing you suggest ?
here is where I have the problem,..... the leap between an mechanic and a engineer don't go the opposite way or you will be designing BMW mini , jaguar landrover engines
Don't forget Ford "Eco Booms". 🤪
@@wullie3xv923 hahahaa yes ,,, I dont think there has been a motorbikes as bad as those ! ..
You had to wipe your hand after that one? 15:50 WTF
If the UK manufacturers/importers has any sense they should offer you some very fat paychecks to train their mechanics, technicians and engineers.
Good idea, but local councils and other bodies are tight as hell when it comes to training monies, I'm thinking of doing something along these lines for those who might be interested, but their red tape is miles and miles long.
@@DavidStevenson-gw2eo I have worked with training machinists and one thing I've seen in various companies are: They need to get their act together and invest in training of their staff! A company that doesn't invest in the ones working for them are doomed to fail because the world isn't stopping around them and people need to advance to even stay proficient because otherwise they will fall into the routine trap, that is do the work without thinking, without seeing problems and not seeing ways to improve.
So while I am strongly for tax financed schools and universities I'm also convinced that companies need to set off time and resources to keep their staff at their best.
This is a typical topic, schools can only provide basic fault finding - to get skilled at it you need to dive into unknown issues while being guided by an experienced mechanic. In my opinion Jim does an excellent job at explaining what he sees, why he opts for the steps he does and what conclusions can be drawn.
@@DavidStevenson-gw2eo How did you get "council" from that?
@@zeggyiv IE, a grant to train mechanics through your own bussiness, they used to be easy to obtain especially if you were a new venture, training could be done even on a mobile workshop like Jim's.
@@DavidStevenson-gw2eo I have worked with training machinists and one thing I've seen in various companies are: They need to get their act together and invest in training of their staff! A company that doesn't invest in the ones working for them are doomed to fail because the world isn't stopping around them and people need to advance to even stay proficient because otherwise they will fall into the routine trap, that is do the work without thinking, without seeing problems and not seeing ways to improve.
So while I am strongly for tax financed schools and universities I'm also convinced that companies need to set off time and resources to keep their staff at their best.
This is a typical topic, schools can only provide basic fault finding - to get skilled at it you need to dive into unknown issues while being guided by an experienced mechanic. In my opinion Jim does an excellent job at explaining what he sees, why he opts for the steps he does and what conclusions can be drawn.
I'm sad you didnt teach me how to suck eggs today. As much you may hate it when you do it, that's when you impart the most knowledge.
Brexit mybe held up the postage.
The torque wrench debate is still ongoing. I dont even have a torque wrench 😂
Not much there for £200!
A fabulous technician with severely limited English skills!