Motorcycle Repair: lost power !?!?!?!?1?, kawasaki ninja, check fuel


Question
........95 Kawasaki ninja 250ex...........
i was riding my bike to work, and as i pulled up someone told me it sounded like my bike was loosing power. well sure as heck two days later i'm on the freeway when it wont go over 75mph. i slowed down to get off the freeway and after switching lanes a tried to speed up but could not, it stayed at about 50mph then shut off. five min later it started backup i was driving home and it did the same thing again. it starts every time but then slowly looses power after a few min then it shuts down. maybe cylinder?????

Answer
Chris,
Have you checked your gas tank venting?
Sometimes they get plugged and create
a vacuum in the tank which stops gas flow.
Check fuel filter/fuel flow.
Check spark plug color- white=too hot or lean fuel.
Check top end for oil flow.
Check compression, if low, could be partial piston
seizure.
If it runs good cold, could be an ignition pulse coil
cutting out when hot.