alright you orrible lot!,im riding an 03 plate dtr ive had nothing but trouble with it to be honest!-new tank on yesterday cos it was petrol and now its dripping water!-andyway, my problem is none of those!-everytime the bike hits the powerband it splutters this happens in every gear!-id doesnt increase spead smoothly it just starts struggling until i change gear,then it will happen again once the revs climb!-i dont even know the first thing to check to be honest with you-thought about it possibly being the battery?-anyway hope someone can help me!-cheers
Try moving the circlip on the throttle needle down a position, if that fails try a bigger main jet. Or make sure the main jet you have in there already is not blocked.
Sounds like a fuel/air mixture gone wrong there mate. What has the bike got on it modifications wise i.e. DEP full system.
Be patient mate. You gotta remember that the bike is like 10 years old and probably owned by terrible teenagers who've shown it no respect what so ever. So expect a few problems. They're good bikes, when looked after properly.
cheers lads!-bikes got a full dep and thats all as far as im aware!-im an absolute novice with bikes!-changed my fuel tank the other day and thats it lol-how would I check to see if the main jet is blocked or move the circlip on the throttle needle down or check the fuel air mixture? lol- im perfectly happy to try cos we all have to learn dont we-just havnt got the slightest clue where to start haha. cheers
Take the seat off the bike first mate. You should see the top of the airbox. Does it have the snorkel in? Or can you see the air filter.
Snorkel should look like this:
If the snorkels still there. Take it out and go up the road. See if there's any improvement.
You might get away with just increasing the air flow. Sounds like it's just over fueling so giving it more air will let it run better. Otherwise needs to down jet or lower the needle. Means taking apart the carb. I'm sure there's a thread on this forum somewhere!
cheers mate,crackin info!-ill give it a go tomorrow!-and yeah been thinkin bout gettin a new range of bands,apparently there are gold ones out there which turn ur dt into an r1!!!-wish i could find one! apparently there was a lad on gumtree sellin a few a while back.