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On Apr 10, 2011, at 4:25 PM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got a 1986 Rebel that takes ages to warm up and then has a bit of a dead > spot although the bike may just need some more riding. It's done less than > 20 miles since I got it going - want to see it? OK here it is, Graham > > <Rprofile.JPG> > On Apr 10, 2011, at 7:10 PM, Allen Thomas wrote: > >> Yea I wasn't implying that it should run bad at below 3K, mine will take a >> 1K roll on fine , it just doesn't have much power down that low. +1 for the >> comment about them being cold blooded stock as well, because the factory has >> them too lean. Mine stock did have a 2500 or so RPM stumble, I think the >> washer mod fixed that. Adjusting the pilots made it warm up much faster and >> now it only needs choke when it is like 40 degrees or colder. >> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >> >> From: Javier Garcia <[email protected]> >> Sender: [email protected] >> Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:29:17 -0400 >> To: <[email protected]> >> ReplyTo: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Running a Bike >> >> Although it is true these bikes go better above 2k rpm's, I don't think they >> should run bad at lower rpm. My 750 runs just fine at low rpm, and I think >> Allen's bike too. I would recommend Seafoam, cleaning the carbs (since you >> said it is a new bike for you, you might not know how it was treated >> before), and yes, the washer mod. It is a very cheap, easy to implement >> modification which I love. It really changes the character of the bike, but >> in a very subtle way. I also apply the washer mod in my wife's Suzuki >> gs500e, and it makes run much better too. >> >> Javier. >> >> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> On the topic of recovering seats, I did my own with a seat cover from an >> e-bay seller. The cover was ~$50, all you needed was a pair of needlenose >> pliers (to get the old cover's staples off) and a staple gun (hand squeeze >> type was fine). I added an extra layer of carpet foam to certain areas, >> since my existing foam was in reasonably good shape. I picked up mine from a >> seller named "gumtwo," and it went on easily and seems to be really well >> constructed. >> >> -Kurt >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
