hey allen what "50" are you referring to? a scooter?
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: > ** > I agree that it could be a lack of letting the bike warm up fully, or the > stock lean settings. But on my 50 I got average 47-48 MPG stock, and 45-46 > after installing a uni air filter, hodge mod on the exhaust, richening the > pilots, washering the needles, and installing larger main jets. The bike > ran much better after the mods. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * nighthawkin <gswannab...@gmail.com> > *Sender: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Date: *Thu, 15 Aug 2013 09:23:32 -0400 > *To: *<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > *ReplyTo: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Acceleration or Throttle problem in > lower gears > > I wouldn't do any adjustment to the carbs. I honestly believe its normal > Honda lean setup for maximum mpg's and just remember to use the choke first > couple of miles till its fully warmed up. unless your not concerned about > mpg's? then you can do as allen suggested and/or adjust the a/f screws out > a half a turn? > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> ** >> Due to gearing the flat spot is less noticeable in higher gears. Does it >> do it if the bike has been ridden for a while? Putting shims under the >> needles fixed that for me with my 750. Google washer mod. >> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >> ------------------------------ >> *From: * Rachel Campbell <likethes...@gmail.com> >> *Sender: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >> *Date: *Wed, 14 Aug 2013 18:21:23 -0700 (PDT) >> *To: *<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> >> *ReplyTo: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >> *Subject: *[Nighthawk Lovers] Acceleration or Throttle problem in lower >> gears >> >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
