just picked up 98 f3 starts great idles great but has no power. It just bogs out dont know much about bikes.When you get on the throtle it gets all jerky like it doesnt know what to do.When the rpms get high it starts to pick up but as soon as you shift no more power. Any comments would be great.I have cleaned the air filter and hoses also changed fuel filter.

 

Clean/sync the carbs

 

+1

 

thanks i am going to clean them out this weekend. see what happens

 

This will fix it without a doubt.

 

if cleaning your jets in you carbs doesn't fix it, change the spark plugs. after that you will be good to go.

 

Don't forget to sync them. I cleaned mine a few weeks back and it starts and idles fine but when i pull on the throttle it bogs a lot and sometimes cuts off. Syncing them is my job for next weekend.

 

I think you have bigger issues than just synching the carbs iRide. I can't imagine a set of carbs being so out of synch that it bogs and cuts off. Are you sure you got all the jets clean and all of the hoses hooked up correct? If I were you I'd put new plugs in too.

 

I am sure that everythings clean and connected properly. When I start the bike it will start and idle with no problems. Now that I think about it, when I pull on the throttle it actually only cut off before the bike warmed up some. When I let it sit for a while and then pulled the throttle it didnt cut off, but had a hard time revving until the RPM's had gotten to a higher level. Then it managed to clear up some. I am hoping that the sync corrects it, but if not....it still needed to be done and I will move on to the next step.

I recently put in new plugs so I hope thats not it. I actually recently put new plugs, oil filter, oil, fuel pump, relay and filter on it.

If there is anything else that you think that it could be please let me know.

 

Syncing them will make it run smoother but it won't fix all your problems. When we synced my carbs OMFG it brought back a lot of power. But gaining "lost" power doesn't fix the problem you had in the first place