ST1100 - still flooded?

Of course, I checked cable itself and also cap itself, I already cut small piece from both cables and prepare it for new caps, 1 died - no resistance at all. 3 other are good.

First I think exactly this because of wiggling with it (it happen all the time on bikes) but no, somehow 1 cap died during all the operations and working around (or simply died by age, who knows :) )

It´s written NICHIWA XC05FMGA on them, that doesn´t sound like OEM to me, but maybe they are.
 
ST_SVK said:
It´s written NICHIWA XC05FMGA on them, that doesn´t sound like OEM to me, but maybe they are.
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that picture looks stock to me and the part number looks like what's on my bike, which has the stock parts.
 
Finally I got my new Honda spark caps today (40€/pc) and machine starts like charm. I just needed to adjust idle, which was totally off.
I ride 15kms (still not good conditions) and it rides great. So thanks everyone for help and guidance.:thumb:

Here she is :) (lower fairing is still off).

Only thing which is different is clutch feeling, it is working too late for me (70% of its movement is dead), so I have to bleed it again and I hope it will help.

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That's just how the clutch feels. You may not need to bleed it again or see any improvement.
 
That is a nice looking bike, if that is a OEM color we did not get that in the usa!

I'm glad you are able to ride now.
 
Oh, so I just get to use to that clutch, OK. :)

@PhotoDoctor: I like that color also. It is called Midi Blue Metallic (B-162M) and Honda used it from 1999 - 2002.
Front fairings are customized, that golden stripes are added, all other parts are OEM color.
 
ST_SVK said:
Hi ST owners.

After a years I finally fulfill my childhood dream and I finaly found and bought an ST1100.

She is 1999, without ABS, 47000km on the clock.
When I took her home, I disassemble all fairings and look for all leaks and potential problems.

What I´ve done so far:
New engine oil + filter + O-ring on oil check eye + new sealing on clutch (small leak here and there)
Fully restored clutch slave cylinder (small brake fluid leak) + new clutch fluid
Rear wheel disassembly - everything cleaned and properly lubricated according to Honda specs
New rear brake pads + fresh brake fluid (rear)
New spark plugs
New front brake pads + reworked both brake shoes
New thermostat + fresh coolant
Checked timing belt
Old fuel out - 15 litres of new fuel in.

After all of this I wanted to start the bike, but when it starts, it stalled immediatelly (but it starts). So I tried again and also stalled. After this it can´t start at all. I checked spark plugs and I found out, they are completely flooded. So I dried and cleaned them and I tried again - but again same scenario - spark plugs flooded, but no will to start.

I checked owners manual, and there is written, when something like this happend, you have to close choke, turn OFF start switch and then crank engine for 5 seconds with throttle fully open. But here is a problem - when start swith (red one) is OFF, bike wont crank because of it.

So, my 2 questions:

1st. Is there something wrong what I can check, when bike wont crank with switch OFF (or there is an error at manual?)
2nd. Why is engine flooded so quickly (when I ran bike before, it rides really smoothly, good power, good start - from that moment bike stand 1 month in the garage). Can be something sticky inside carbs for example? One extra info maybe - when I crank it after few days after purchase it runs for a while on 3 cylinders, after a 30 seconds it changed its sounds and runs smoothly again, I took it for short ride and everything runs well, after that I parked it inside my garage and start doing maintenance.

Also I can tell, it is quiet cold still (around 7°C), but I tried to heat up air around the bike with heat gun.

I just let it be with spark plugs out and let it evaporate all fuel out from engine for a day.

Thank anyone for any answer to this topic, maybe it is just I am doing something wrong, but I don´t want to disassemble anything before some advice from someone experienced with this glorious machines. :)

Also I hope my English is understandable, its not my native language. :)
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Hello, can you please tell me more about power reduction? I also have a swiss model rv.91

Som z Prešova.
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Not sure what brake disk you have there, but it's not from a ST1100...... My disks are solidly fixed to the wheel, - yours are floating. That might explain your alignment problem....
 
@fuchsotik: ahoj, Švajčiarske modely mali kvôli ich predpisom iný kód motora a nižší výkon, viac o tom neviem. :)

@Roger : I already changed them to original Honda discs and it looks same way than before, but everything works fine, so I´m OK with it. :)
 
Nazdar, už som zistil, že treba vymeniť karburátor a bude mať plný výkon.
 
fuchsotik said:
Nazdar, už som zistil, že treba vymeniť karburátor a bude mať plný výkon
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What makes you think it is the Carb, What was discussed on the other thread is that the Carb Boots could be replaced not the carbs.

As far as I know you would need 4 of these
CARBURETOR INSULATOR
16211-MT3-000
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@ST_SVK : Thanks to your perseverance, you find the problem and you fix it !
Congratulation ! :hat3:

So, it was the spark plug cap connector ?
Wow...

Interesting.... And you find it just with an Ohm meter... :thumb:
 
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