Did the bike sit for a period of time before you bought it? Does the problem persist after a few miles of riding or does it go away? Have you tried leaving the choke on for a few minutes after taking off? These questions aren't in the right order but the answers will help us know what's going on. By the way where are you? Graham
On Aug 14, 2013, at 9:21 PM, Rachel Campbell wrote: > Hi! I am a new rider and have an '08 Nighthawk 250. This is my first bike, > and I'm having some trouble with it. From a cold start, I let the bike warm > up for a few minutes. Then, when I take off, after shifting into 2nd, when I > roll on the throttle there is like a dead zone where I get no acceleration; > if I roll on a little bit more, then the bike surges a bit. 3rd to 4th and > 4th to 5th, I don't seem to have this problem. I assume I should be getting > constant, gradual acceleration throughout the throttle position, yes? What > can I do to fix this? I'm not very mechanically inclined but I'm hoping > someone can point me in the right direction. > > Thanks! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
