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Hello again all, I've been fooling around on the bike these last couple days, figuring out what else needs to be done, to get it 100%.
The motor itself seems almost spot on, except for an intermittent popping back thru the carbs. It seems most prevalant when not completetly warmed up, and only between aprox. 1500-3000 rpm. I think this may be a low quality fuel problem, as I just dumped some in from my 5 gallon can for my mower which is regular grade, or 87 octane. The fuel light is on now so I'll fill a can with Super; 93 octane, and see if it improves before I go messing with the carbs.
My first priority however is the throttle cable, as the flexible tube is broken where it connects to the hardline 90* bend down by the carbs. It doesn't self return all the way to idle, and today, stuck @ part throttle while I was trying to brake, going around a corner. I hi-sided, turned the bike over, flew 10 feet into and thru the air, and hit the ground hard on my shoulder and head....of course I was "only taking it for a spin" so I didn't have my helmet on.
I'll be O.K. but I'm done riding it, until I get a new throttle cable. What throttle cable do you guys like? Do you run the stocker, or an aftermarket like Pro-Motion?
Thanks Ed3
The motor itself seems almost spot on, except for an intermittent popping back thru the carbs. It seems most prevalant when not completetly warmed up, and only between aprox. 1500-3000 rpm. I think this may be a low quality fuel problem, as I just dumped some in from my 5 gallon can for my mower which is regular grade, or 87 octane. The fuel light is on now so I'll fill a can with Super; 93 octane, and see if it improves before I go messing with the carbs.
My first priority however is the throttle cable, as the flexible tube is broken where it connects to the hardline 90* bend down by the carbs. It doesn't self return all the way to idle, and today, stuck @ part throttle while I was trying to brake, going around a corner. I hi-sided, turned the bike over, flew 10 feet into and thru the air, and hit the ground hard on my shoulder and head....of course I was "only taking it for a spin" so I didn't have my helmet on.
I'll be O.K. but I'm done riding it, until I get a new throttle cable. What throttle cable do you guys like? Do you run the stocker, or an aftermarket like Pro-Motion?
Thanks Ed3