daveyamaha
New member
my 2000 sxr 500 all of a sudden is not wanting to idle. it tends to die out, but first, the rpms go down to zero and it does not sound right. it normally sounds like banging on tin cans. when i throttle up it tends to bog and then dies. when i have the choke on, it works fine. i have changed the plugs but it did not make a difference. when i get it revving, it sounds awesome, the way it should. when i open it up at full throttle, there is no stopping it. everything else works well. do i need to clean the carbs? i just hit 4000 kms. any help?
still doing it. when i flip the choke on, it runs normally, flip the choke off and then it dies again. anything?
still doing it. when i flip the choke on, it runs normally, flip the choke off and then it dies again. anything?
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Mine was doing the same at beginning of season. Probably plugged pilot jets. Pull the carbs and clean all the jets good and all your passages.
Sinjin
New member
sounds like carbs to me probably dirty pilot jets
RIVERRUNNER
Active member
Yep....clean those carbs!!!
Is there an Echo in here?? 
I think it's unanimous!
daveyamaha
New member
cleaned the carbs. throttle cable did not pull all the way. i tightened backed out the screw and took out the slack. now when pinned at full throttle, it opens all the way. took the sled out. starts better. runs better. better response. much faster. i think i found a couple hundred cc's somewhere. the other thing about this 500. i changed my sliders and it seems my fuel economy got better. this sled is awesome on fuel. thanks for the tip boys. it was so easy that i will clean my carbs more often.