Re: Bypassing the AIS on a FZ16 Apologies for coming back to this so late. By the time i reached the mechanic to take pictures he had closed up the bike and said it was all working fine.
But obviously im replying with more info cause it aint fine. I keep hearing noises every few minutes (incontinently) like gas escaping. The mech insists its a electrical problem leading to a misfire but when i left the bike with him he kept it for a week and did not do anything to troubleshoot it. Suffice to say i wont be going back to him anymore. I decided to open up the tank enclosure myself so i could take the photos and post them here for your help. There seem some inconsistencies that i would like help clearing up.
So as you can see the two marks. the one on the right leads to the metal pipe that i am assuming leads to the AIS filter. this seems to have been capped with a bolt. the circle on the left is a nozzle which is coming out of the head and has a rubber hose which connects to the air filter box. dunno what that is or if it should be there.
In the image of the air filter box the top opening is connecting to the nozzle coming out of the back of the cylinder head (indicated as the box on the left of the first picture). there is another hose on the side or so which is just basically sealed on the other end, the sealed end is sitting somewhere on top of the cylinder head and is seen dangling on the side of the first picture. there is a plastic cap on a nozzle at the bottom which i assume the mech assumed to be the point where the exhaust from the AIS filter enters the air filter enclosure.
I've noticed that in the indicated position on the inside of the left engine air scoop in other FZ's that i have seen there is another hose that sits there. which is obviously missing on my bike.
I ran the engine for several minutes with the tank panels and side shields off to see if i could locate where the air leaking kind of noise was coming from but it just did not occur during that time.
Would appreciate any help with fixing this. The bike runs mostly okay apart from the frequent loss of pressure in the tires (need to get the wheels fixed if possible or replace them, ive noticed the edges of the alloys are bent) but only returns about 25 km to a litre even with mostly sedate riding. :( |