need a tow (or mechanic), san ramon to motowrx in livermore

shrimants

shrimants

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If anyone has time asap, i need to get this bike over to motowrx.

I towed it there last time and it cost 200 bucks. They fixed it up and i drove it home, but now whenever i press the starter button, it spews gas everywhere. i cant afford a tow again, at least not till my next paycheck.

Im not mechanically inclined enough to diagnose and fix the issue myself.

Unfortunately, my phone also died this morning so it will be a while till i can get a decent method of contact. please use the forum and/or email at shrimants@gmail.com.

shouldnt be a very time consuming repair or anything.
 
ScottRNelson

ScottRNelson

Mr. Dual Sport Rider
Could you call MotoWRX and see if maybe they could pick it up?

Folsom Cycle has done that for me, since I'm a regular customer. Similar shops.
 
shrimants

shrimants

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TrackCage: pm sent

scottrnelson: they dont have a towing service but i asked the guy if he knows anyone who could feasibly do it.
 
ScottRNelson

ScottRNelson

Mr. Dual Sport Rider
shrimants said:
they dont have a towing service but i asked the guy if he knows anyone who could feasibly do it.
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Folsom Cycle doesn't either, but if you catch them when they're not real busy they'll do it anyway. I guess it helps that I'm only a few miles away.

Looks like you're covered. BARF comes through again. :thumbup
 
Reli

Reli

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Sounds like they fucked up a fuel line or didn't reattach it correctly. They should be picking up the bike on their dime.
 
Reli

Reli

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BTW, yes you are capable of handling this, or at least seeing what they fucked up. 2 bolts to remove the seat, 2 in front of the tank, and you can lift the tank. Prop it up with a ruler or something, and whatever is leaking should be easy to see.
 
shrimants

shrimants

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I might try to look into it later today. got a LOT of stuff to take care of. "working from home" + waiting at the dmv + my phone died so i had to buy a new one. taking a ton of time out from my day. one things for sure, if they try to charge me for this one, i'm going to be pissed, considering it was not a problem before they fixed it up. should just be an o-ring or a loose tube somewhere though.

like i said, only happens when i press the start button.
 
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lunchbox101

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shrimants said:
I might try to look into it later today. got a LOT of stuff to take care of. "working from home" + waiting at the dmv + my phone died so i had to buy a new one. taking a ton of time out from my day. one things for sure, if they try to charge me for this one, i'm going to be pissed, considering it was not a problem before they fixed it up. should just be an o-ring or a loose tube somewhere though.

like i said, only happens when i press the start button.
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Remove seat
Remove top bolts of gas tank
Lift tank
Press starter button and observe where the fuel is coming from
Reconnect hose

Should save you a lot of time:thumbup
 
shrimants

shrimants

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Alright guys, i took your advice, manned the hell up, and took some stuff apart.

It is surprisingly tame in there, nothing i didnt expect to see (except some random wires going to my tail section that werent connected to anything......lights work still so whatever i guess)

theres a right angle nozzle on the fuel pump. it points to the right side of the bike. Theres a green clippy thing on it and a red nozzle thing gets attached. the green part is supposed to hold it on.

the green part is a lazy asshole and does not hold anything in place the way it should.

I'm pretty sure thats a high pressure line, judging by how fuel shot all over the place when it failed to hold in place while i had the tank held up (lol). So i definitely cant just plug it and hope it stays on.

Options? a hose clamp (the metal kind, presumably) was suggested. Duct tape is always an option but not always the best option. i could also attempt some zip tie wizardry to force it to stay in one place long enough to take to the shop.

I feel like completely removing the red piece and using a hose clamp isnt the best idea just because that hose is already super short and wont really reach if i try to do it this way.

Here's some pics because my bike vocab is juvenille. http://imgur.com/a/X4zUq#2
 
aram

aram

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shrimants said:
Alright guys, i took your advice, manned the hell up, and took some stuff apart.

It is surprisingly tame in there, nothing i didnt expect to see (except some random wires going to my tail section that werent connected to anything......lights work still so whatever i guess)

theres a right angle nozzle on the fuel pump. it points to the right side of the bike. Theres a green clippy thing on it and a red nozzle thing gets attached. the green part is supposed to hold it on.

the green part is a lazy asshole and does not hold anything in place the way it should.

I'm pretty sure thats a high pressure line, judging by how fuel shot all over the place when it failed to hold in place while i had the tank held up (lol). So i definitely cant just plug it and hope it stays on.


Options? a hose clamp (the metal kind, presumably) was suggested. Duct tape is always an option but not always the best option. i could also attempt some zip tie wizardry to force it to stay in one place long enough to take to the shop.

I feel like completely removing the red piece and using a hose clamp isnt the best idea just because that hose is already super short and wont really reach if i try to do it this way.

Here's some pics because my bike vocab is juvenille. http://imgur.com/a/X4zUq#2
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EDIT: The green part is in the wrong spot. It's hard to describe, but you need to pull it off and seat it back on the fuel line. Then push the high pressure fuel line onto the metal line until you heard an audible "click" noise and then check to make sure it is securely seated (will not come off no matter how hard you pull). Someone who knows what they are doing should be able to put it back together in a few seconds. I think there is also a little tab on the high pressure line that might be your red part? That is up before you push the line on and should be down when the line is secured.


If the green clip was damaged when the line was removed last it may not be holding and you need a new clip which you can get at dealer or order online.

I would not ride it until you are sure it is attached properly, it can cause your gsxr to burn to the ground.

The shop probably messed up when they re-attached the fuel line, if they had it apart is my guess.

Should look like this when properly seated:

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shrimants

shrimants

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Once you said the green part was "not on correctly", i took a closer look at it. I didnt realize it came off. Pulled it off, reseated it, it didnt CLICK into the red part but the red part wont come off no matter how hard i pull. the green piece probablyneeds a bit of replacement due to how old it is, but thats fine. for now its on there solidly and the bike turns on without orgasming gasoline everywhere.

Dear diary,

Today, I am a man.

Love,
Shrimants

PS: when i called motowrx the guy (james? i think?) said the same thing. "thats real easy to fix and we'll hook you up if you bring it in. but dont ride it because if that comes off on the highway, you and everything around you will catch fire." now that its solidly on there i can probably ride it to them and get a new part so that this sort of failure doesnt happen again.

theres a little metal ridge that the green part's inside is supposed to hold on to, really loosly, and the red part puts pressure on the entire fitting so that green cant move anywhere and red is stuck on there by green's tabs.

its actually a beautiful little fastener, gets my inner engineer all tingly.
 
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aram

aram

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shrimants said:
Once you said the green part was "not on correctly", i took a closer look at it. I didnt realize it came off. Pulled it off, reseated it, it didnt CLICK into the red part but the red part wont come off no matter how hard i pull. the green piece probablyneeds a bit of replacement due to how old it is, but thats fine. for now its on there solidly and the bike turns on without orgasming gasoline everywhere.

Dear diary,

Today, I am a man.

Love,
Shrimants

PS: when i called motowrx the guy (james? i think?) said the same thing. "thats real easy to fix and we'll hook you up if you bring it in. but dont ride it because if that comes off on the highway, you and everything around you will catch fire." now that its solidly on there i can probably ride it to them and get a new part so that this sort of failure doesnt happen again.

theres a little metal ridge that the green part's inside is supposed to hold on to, really loosly, and the red part puts pressure on the entire fitting so that green cant move anywhere and red is stuck on there by green's tabs.

its actually a beautiful little fastener, gets my inner engineer all tingly.
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If you wiggle, push it etc and it's on there snug you should be good to go, but every one I remember working with makes a nice noise to let you know it's 100% connected. Turn the key on and off to make the fuel pump cycle on and make sure it's not leaking at all. You can do this while pulling it out a little to see if the connection will come off.

Then I'd have the guys at the shop take a look at it and replace the clips if required.

Those quick connect fuel lines are awesome. So much better/faster than hose clamps or an fittings, but you really have to be careful to make sure they are absolutely connected correctly. It's kind of a bummer whoever worked on it last seems like they didn't know what they were doing. :(
 
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