I picked up the bike for $1200.00 bucks at the beginning of August with 12k miles on the odom. She ran decent but needed a valve adjustment. She does in fact have a very loud chatter coming from the top of the motor. Previous owner said that he never did adjust the valves. Tank has light rust towards the filler cap. No gear issues.
Since then I have attended and past the MSF course..woot! Changed the oil to Mobile MX4T, filter and Air Filter with a stock replacement.
On Tuesday I took the bike out for its first long ride. She didn't want to start and hold idle at all. Gave some choke and let her sit for 3-5 min. Removed choke and throttled it a bit and she held. A weak idle but held idle none the less. Went to work and when about to leave she was giving me the same issue with idle. So I left a little choke on and headed home. Parked her that night and started to troll these forums. Found out that riding with choke on was extremely bad due to gas leak down so she will sit until I figure out whats wrong with the idle.
Last night I ditched class to go home and work on the bike after work. Started her up with a little choke and sprayed starter fluid around the vac lines under the tank for a possible leak. Nothing happened.
I did notice that with 5 min of little choke and some throttling the first exhaust pipe was sizzling hot and the other three were hot but not as hot as the first. By first I mean the left most while sitting on the bike.
So I drained and pulled the tank off. Removed the Air Filter to check for any puddling in the air box. No fluids in the box at all but I did notice that the box itself was split down the middle. Right were the seems are at the top. I don't know if this is normal construction of the air box or if it has in fact split and is in need of repair.
I checked the petcock and noticed that my settings are different from what most list as the normal settings. My "Res" is at the 0300 position, "Prime" is at 0900 and my "On" is at the 1200. This kinda throws me for a loop. I have three lines coming from my Petcock to the carbs. I assume this is correct.
The previous owner stated that he had the carbs cleaned but they were never synced.
I did not get the chance to check the spark plugs last night. That will be first on my list for Friday night.
Any possible reason why she will not hold idle. I plan on replacing the rubber fuel lines this weekend. I checked Ronayers.com and they want $9 for the front line and $5 for the back. I may just use some fuel hose from AutoZone unless that is a bad idea. Don't see why it would be though.
Any possible help that will shed some light on this would be greatly appreciated. I am itching like hell cause I want to ride this puppy.
Thanks!
-James
Since then I have attended and past the MSF course..woot! Changed the oil to Mobile MX4T, filter and Air Filter with a stock replacement.
On Tuesday I took the bike out for its first long ride. She didn't want to start and hold idle at all. Gave some choke and let her sit for 3-5 min. Removed choke and throttled it a bit and she held. A weak idle but held idle none the less. Went to work and when about to leave she was giving me the same issue with idle. So I left a little choke on and headed home. Parked her that night and started to troll these forums. Found out that riding with choke on was extremely bad due to gas leak down so she will sit until I figure out whats wrong with the idle.
Last night I ditched class to go home and work on the bike after work. Started her up with a little choke and sprayed starter fluid around the vac lines under the tank for a possible leak. Nothing happened.
I did notice that with 5 min of little choke and some throttling the first exhaust pipe was sizzling hot and the other three were hot but not as hot as the first. By first I mean the left most while sitting on the bike.
So I drained and pulled the tank off. Removed the Air Filter to check for any puddling in the air box. No fluids in the box at all but I did notice that the box itself was split down the middle. Right were the seems are at the top. I don't know if this is normal construction of the air box or if it has in fact split and is in need of repair.
I checked the petcock and noticed that my settings are different from what most list as the normal settings. My "Res" is at the 0300 position, "Prime" is at 0900 and my "On" is at the 1200. This kinda throws me for a loop. I have three lines coming from my Petcock to the carbs. I assume this is correct.
The previous owner stated that he had the carbs cleaned but they were never synced.
I did not get the chance to check the spark plugs last night. That will be first on my list for Friday night.
Any possible reason why she will not hold idle. I plan on replacing the rubber fuel lines this weekend. I checked Ronayers.com and they want $9 for the front line and $5 for the back. I may just use some fuel hose from AutoZone unless that is a bad idea. Don't see why it would be though.
Any possible help that will shed some light on this would be greatly appreciated. I am itching like hell cause I want to ride this puppy.
Thanks!
-James
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