Newbie - daft question about KIPS
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Newbie - daft question about KIPS
Hi all - firstly a big hello. I'm new - both to here and to KR1-S ownership.
Daft question, really but here goes: the KIPS valve - should it initialise upon turning the ignition on?
Mine doesn't seem to be (at least I can't hear it doing so). The battery isn't great and needs replacing - but the bike seems to be running and starting fine. (I'm impressed with how rapid these little bikes are!)
Cheers guys!
Daft question, really but here goes: the KIPS valve - should it initialise upon turning the ignition on?
Mine doesn't seem to be (at least I can't hear it doing so). The battery isn't great and needs replacing - but the bike seems to be running and starting fine. (I'm impressed with how rapid these little bikes are!)
Cheers guys!
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Hi, and welcome to the forum, re the kips, yep it should open and then close on turning on the ignition. However unlike the ypvs system it's pretty silent in operation so you wouldn't hear the 'whir whir whir' like noise associated with that.
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Hey with the KIPS valves they should open and close when you turn on the ignition. However if they don't the bike will still start and run fine as their "idle" position is normal for operation up to 5500rpm or 6500rpm on the sports model however once you increase the revs beyond that you'll notice a major lapse in power and an absolutly horrible noise. this can also contribute to engine damage.
I also had a problem with a dicky battery and i'm too cheap to buy a new one. So what i would suggest would be to start the engine warm it up below 5500rpm then stop it, turn the ignition off and on again and then which will get the KIPS valves working with the little bit of charge you've given the battery and your good to go. But under NO circumstances should you actually ride the bike without the powervalves working!
You will seriously f$%& up your engine.
I also had a problem with a dicky battery and i'm too cheap to buy a new one. So what i would suggest would be to start the engine warm it up below 5500rpm then stop it, turn the ignition off and on again and then which will get the KIPS valves working with the little bit of charge you've given the battery and your good to go. But under NO circumstances should you actually ride the bike without the powervalves working!
You will seriously f$%& up your engine.
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That is true for RGV's but the KR is a better designthe_bard wrote: But under NO circumstances should you actually ride the bike without the powervalves working!
You will seriously f$%& up your engine.
You can ride safely without the valves working, if they are in the closed position it will run fine up to 8000 rpm but then be gutless, if in the open position then you'll have nothing low down but it'll pull well at the top end.
Racers just used to wire them open as they never needed the bottom end.
I'm guessing that if it feels as lively as you suggest then all is fine.
Oh, and welcome!
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Deffo, lube the cables and slacken them off -or even remove them completely- just to check that your motor or CDI aint mullered, if the motor works re-attach the cables and tension them up but remember - too tight and the lot locks solid!KR-1R wrote:when you turn the ignition on
IF THEY DONT MOVE - FIRST HAVE A PLAY WITH THE TWO PUSH/PULL CABLES LEAVING THE SERVO MOTOR - INCORRECT OR UNEVEN TENSION AND THE MOTOR WONT SERVICE CHECK THE POWER VALVES
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Thing to remeber is that the cables run over the top of the engine and are subject to a fiar bit of heat so they need plenty of lubication and fairly often as well. Just spray WD40 down the ends while pulling the cable backwards and forwards by hand.
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