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First ride of the year....horrible
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Irish Full Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250
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Posted: March 14, 2008, 3:35 pm Post subject: First ride of the year....horrible |
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Well I got out the old girl for a little zip around the block, ran terrible, seems the right and left cylinder took turns not running. On start up the right did not fire, after a min or two running on the left the right started running. As I rode the left and right took turns not running. With a angry twist of throttle they would both seem to come to life. Looks like another full carb tear down, boy it's really getting old. A new trouble free bike sure sounds good.
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weekendrider Support Staff
Joined: Apr 20, 2007 Posts: 1284 Location: SW MO 2x83SK 79F 78E
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Posted: March 14, 2008, 7:49 pm Post subject: Re: First ride of the year....horrible |
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Hope you get it worked out quick. Maybe replacing the gas with newer and a longer run would be a fix? Do you have manual or vacuum petcocks?
I'd like to shut mine off and run the carbs dry if it will sit for a week or so.
Hard to do with the vacuum petcocks.
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Cooltouch Full Member
Joined: Jan 07, 2007 Posts: 568 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: March 14, 2008, 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: First ride of the year....horrible |
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Not trying to be a smartass, really, but don't you guys who have to put up your bikes for the winter either completely drain your tank and carbs or use a fuel stabilizer?
Even down here in Houston, I've found that if I let my XS sit for more than a couple of months, I have to pull off the carbs and clean them. Gasoline nowadays -- at least around here -- is pure crapola.
Best,
ichael
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jayel 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Apr 16, 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: SE Iowa 1974 TX650A
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Posted: March 14, 2008, 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: First ride of the year....horrible |
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full tank with stablizer, a dry tank will rust, drain the carbs, battery on low current battery tender charger, started on second kick yesterday, I also kick it over about once a week during storage to keep cylinders oiled and rust off valve seats, after first start the electric start worked fine just like to start it the first time with the pedal------- as to the poor running I agree probably bad gas try new fuel and add some SeaFoam fuel conditioner to the gas it will clean out gum and varnish might not have to tear them down for cleaning, any good auto supply should have SeaFoam
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bulldog1980 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Mar 28, 2007 Posts: 175
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Posted: March 15, 2008, 1:39 am Post subject: Re: First ride of the year....horrible |
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Amen to seafoam... I never heard of the stuff till bout three years ago when my father in-law told me to try it on a vehicle of mine and it did wonders...
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Irish Full Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 250
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Posted: March 15, 2008, 7:40 am Post subject: Re: First ride of the year....horrible |
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put seafoam in it before it was parked for the winter
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