Part 2, The Fix! "GSX-R400R SP Nightmare: Cylinder Head Fix Gone Wrong? - Why Won’t It Start?!"

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  • Опубликовано: 12 дек 2024
  • In this second and final part of our Suzuki GSXR400 SP series, we tackle the starting issue that left the bike dead after a cylinder head repair. After careful troubleshooting and a closer look, we finally uncover the root cause of the problem and bring this classic machine back to life. Watch as we explain the solution step by step and share tips to avoid similar issues. If you’ve been following along, you won’t want to miss this satisfying conclusion to the GSXR400 SP saga!
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Комментарии • 80

  • @weekendmodeller2740
    @weekendmodeller2740 10 часов назад +44

    Big cheer for the compressor, I did laugh when you started your swearing .

    • @andrewandlm
      @andrewandlm 9 часов назад +1

      I know, right. Had a little giggle myself at that point.

    • @AxleCC
      @AxleCC 8 часов назад +1

      I'm just waiting for the phone to ring 😂😂

    • @sb-s395
      @sb-s395 8 часов назад

      Laughed out loud at that.

    • @weardybeardy
      @weardybeardy 8 часов назад +1

      I spat my tea out🤣

    • @DaveGough
      @DaveGough 6 часов назад

      You mentioned briefly th Texa I have purchased a year old kawa Ninja sx and I want to get a decent diag unit with the right cable?

  • @mellowr1
    @mellowr1 7 часов назад +5

    The moment the compressor kicked in - Perfect timing!! Gold 🤣😄

  • @joebloggs1583
    @joebloggs1583 5 часов назад +2

    Just what I've always wanted a hardtail GSXR
    😎👍

  • @millermanffwd
    @millermanffwd 10 часов назад +7

    i actually spat my coffee all over my desk at the mirror description 🤣

  • @damienwood1414
    @damienwood1414 10 часов назад +4

    I had one of them at 17, blew it up but was a right laugh to ride.

  • @prillewitz
    @prillewitz Час назад

    Sounds like a proper GSXR. A mate of mine once said the mirrors were completely useless. (Rode an 1100, I thought that this was one too). Great video Jim!

  • @xl447
    @xl447 9 часов назад +3

    Nice one Jim, surprising how many old bikes I come across with all the suspenders adjusters wound fully in or out and been ridden for thousands of miles like it.

  • @basilwatson1
    @basilwatson1 3 часа назад

    Im gladyou mentioned about the mike picking up the sounds ...I was halfway through typing "that engine sounds awful that mike picks up the sounds well" even when u are riding it u can hear the leak I think !

  • @chriswablington7118
    @chriswablington7118 8 часов назад +1

    Dammit, I came here to see “another bloody carb cleaning!”, said no one EVER! Seriously enjoy your content👍

  • @gk73man51
    @gk73man51 9 часов назад +2

    The mirrors are foul but the original ones are very expensive, i've just paid £150 to have a set restored. There is virtually no room for an inline filter if you are running the airbox, I've tried and given up, ended up fitting a better fuel tank from my race bike and putting the rusty one back on the race bike which runs open carbs and thus has lots of room for a proper filter. Unless I missed it this bike doesn't have the SP carbs as I didn't see the rubber blank plugs on the pilot jets, not that it makes much difference when running the airbox and standard headers. The SP carbs are 33mm against 32mm and have swappable air jets in the bellmouths rather than pressed in ones, plus the aformentioned side fed pilot jets.

  • @pobman2011
    @pobman2011 5 часов назад

    I've got one of these currently in bits, and the carbs sat on my bench ready for a strip down and clean. Must say I would have liked to see a carb clean this time around lol. I really enjoy your videos and style don't change a thing ever they are great.

  • @atomicchilimotor
    @atomicchilimotor 4 часа назад

    Seeing as you mentioned the suspension on the ride. Preload on the right fork versus the left you can see ones wound in further than the other so that could be part of your knock but could also be a case of something not assembled correctly internally. Almost bought a project one of those but glad I didn't have too many as is.

  • @theodavies8754
    @theodavies8754 8 часов назад +1

    I had the 750.
    Cut a few turns off the spring in the fuel tap diaphragm.
    The vacuum at higher rpm and throttle wasn't enough to hold it open.

  • @paulawright6868
    @paulawright6868 9 часов назад +2

    Farmer Jim. Soil analysis 👍🏼

  • @nigelsride
    @nigelsride 5 часов назад

    😂 😂 compressor gate, it was waiting for you to get into the flow of things 😂. Great video, Jim 👍

  • @terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff
    @terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff 4 часа назад

    Those two madly different preload settings on the forks drove me insane! 😅

  • @Norfolk_biker
    @Norfolk_biker 9 часов назад +1

    Great video I always look forward for your phone ringing or the compressor starting😂

  • @JapVanMan
    @JapVanMan 10 часов назад +3

    That compressor has no manners 😂😂

  • @geraldfitzgibbon7428
    @geraldfitzgibbon7428 6 часов назад +1

    Dont forget the tank breather too .

  • @AxleCC
    @AxleCC 8 часов назад

    I just ordered some JIS screwdrivers.
    Thanks for the advice.

  • @sjaisie
    @sjaisie 9 часов назад +3

    "spasticatic"? Not heard that for years 🤣

  • @karlredshaw7447
    @karlredshaw7447 8 часов назад +2

    The wife had a GSXR 400 for her first bike i have a TLR took hers out for a ride and nearly threw it down the road on a roundabout, was used to throwing the heavy TL around and them things weigh next to nowt.

    • @harryw9598
      @harryw9598 7 часов назад +1

      i know, it turns just thinking about it.
      rg 250 even lighter

  • @BatFastard01
    @BatFastard01 6 часов назад +1

    Jim 0. Compressor 1. 😎

  • @TheMostDangerousWayPossible
    @TheMostDangerousWayPossible 9 часов назад

    Great work Jim!

  • @davidgeorge8711
    @davidgeorge8711 10 часов назад +2

    Compressor fires up ! Hilarious 🤣

  • @markaddy53
    @markaddy53 8 часов назад

    great job as always lad keep it goin

  • @millermanffwd
    @millermanffwd 10 часов назад +2

    love your compressor firing up hahahaha

  • @springy-2112
    @springy-2112 9 часов назад

    You answered my stupid question at the end . Apparently I'm still stupid! . Thanks for answering without knowing. Peace and love .👍✌️♥️

  • @ragnarironspear1791
    @ragnarironspear1791 9 часов назад

    Always great videos 👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

  • @scotsmith8810
    @scotsmith8810 5 часов назад

    love the channel

  • @LinkinMcOwnage
    @LinkinMcOwnage 8 часов назад

    Those needles are totally worn out near the top, very common on Mikuni BDST carbs, OEMs cheaped out on the needle retention mechanisms, quite common.

  • @Patchesrepairshop
    @Patchesrepairshop 10 часов назад

    Another great video Jim, thank you! And I want that bike 😂

  • @DuncanR-c5w
    @DuncanR-c5w 8 часов назад +1

    Longest episode ever??
    They should be much longer Jim imo
    You said before the attention spam of followers is short and so you make the episodes short
    STOP THAT!
    MAKE THEM LONGER!
    PLS!
    🤓

  • @ramonvanamersvoort
    @ramonvanamersvoort 6 часов назад

    U hade the same problem with my gsxr1100w from 95. I goth all my carb parts from ktm. There the same mikuni 40mm. All innerparts slide en on

  • @chrisktm2010
    @chrisktm2010 5 часов назад

    Jim please fix the light behind push bike as it’s driving my ocd mental

  • @julianmustofa4423
    @julianmustofa4423 9 часов назад +1

    Compressor strikes again 😂

  • @andyjrichie6709
    @andyjrichie6709 9 часов назад

    Old shocks and old bones don't mix very well Jim. 😊 Not that your old or anything 😊

  • @dhc8guru
    @dhc8guru 7 часов назад

    Carb farmer Jim!

  • @K-so8gx
    @K-so8gx 9 часов назад

    Got the preload wound all the way in on the right leg none on the left, no wonder it felt weird to ride.

  • @ounceofbounce1671
    @ounceofbounce1671 10 часов назад +1

    Bloody hell I caught this one early haha

  • @211tweed
    @211tweed 10 часов назад

    I would have been expecting the white van to be coming back down the lane on your return.

  • @markmiller5577
    @markmiller5577 6 часов назад

    Friday....Jim day

  • @sharg0
    @sharg0 10 часов назад

    Time to put on a brew!

    • @volvogt21
      @volvogt21 10 часов назад +1

      White and one thanks

  • @BRUM9922
    @BRUM9922 7 часов назад

    YAY for the compressor whoot Dead on time LOL😂

  • @tdimccullough
    @tdimccullough 9 часов назад

    Would it be possible to put a basic fuel injection system on a carburettor engine?

  • @scotsmith8810
    @scotsmith8810 5 часов назад

    sync should be done at 3-4 k rpm

  • @andrewandlm
    @andrewandlm 9 часов назад

    Was there any brake fluid in the front pot? Or was the plastic just really opaque?

  • @stevenprestwich521
    @stevenprestwich521 9 часов назад

    Got to admit when it cut out i was worried thinking how will he get home

  • @simonphillips2575
    @simonphillips2575 10 часов назад

    Wanted to see the fuel issue

  • @supportfairing
    @supportfairing 3 часа назад

    Very informative but man you make me laugh when you start to swear 😂😂

  • @jasperdemann5936
    @jasperdemann5936 10 часов назад +1

    In today's video:
    Compressor Completely Ruins Punchline
    😁

  • @ianflynn2353
    @ianflynn2353 8 часов назад

    Your compressor has its timing down to a tee 😅😅

  • @markpearce5793
    @markpearce5793 5 часов назад

    Is it just me or did that rev counter look like it wasn't working right?

  • @eliotmansfield
    @eliotmansfield 3 часа назад

    why do you ride on the wrong side when on the lanes out your house?

    • @mr4kids.866
      @mr4kids.866 3 часа назад

      Give you a better view around bends, also any cars coming the other way won’t be tempted to cut the corner as they see you coming sooner.
      As a lad I was riding my first bike on a country lane, a car decided to cut the corner and I ended up in a field head first in a ditch with a broken collar bone.
      I always take country road bends in a way to maximise my view and let anyone know I’m coming and stay on your own side.

    • @eliotmansfield
      @eliotmansfield 2 часа назад

      @ I get that, and I want to ride as far to the middle as reasonable - but completely on the wrong side seems wrong to me. Only need a muppet with a dash cam with “proof” you were on the wrong side and caused them to panic/swerve etc

    • @heatz711
      @heatz711 Час назад

      @@eliotmansfield its a single track road ...there is no wrong side

  • @snipperukandy3158
    @snipperukandy3158 2 часа назад

    Dont go all woke on us with the mirrors 🤣

  • @FREE_PUREBLOOD333
    @FREE_PUREBLOOD333 10 часов назад

    😁👍🏍️☁️

  • @pecak
    @pecak 10 часов назад

    But I came here to see another bloody carb clean. So dissapointed

  • @Carvetii
    @Carvetii 7 часов назад

    get the bloody farmer to clean the road there suppose to do it by law

  • @deanwilliams2882
    @deanwilliams2882 9 часов назад

    No wounder the ride was crap one of the preload adjusters is all the way in and the other is out lol who ever set that up is dangerous 😂

  • @richardballinger517
    @richardballinger517 10 часов назад

    Compressor on que. Bikes got a good rev counter.

  • @module79l28
    @module79l28 6 часов назад

    No life below 3000 rpm. 😄

  • @carlmayer691
    @carlmayer691 8 часов назад

    It's bad enough you have to deal with fixing the unfixable, let alone these dangerous shite back roads in the UK .... wow, no wonder your insurance premiums are sky high ...what a mess...

  • @CountCraigula
    @CountCraigula 10 часов назад

    Turn off the bloody compressor BEFORE you film Jim ! 😂

  • @scotsmith8810
    @scotsmith8810 5 часов назад

    fork preload looks wonky