Underneath the handlebar on the throttle side, there should be an L-shaped tube with an adjustment nut that holds the throttle cable away from the tank when the handlebars are turned full right. If that nut is loose, it can allow the tube to move back and forth as the bars are turned during normal riding, which has the effect of shortening/lengthening the cable, allowing the excess rev issue you're describing. Adjusting the tube and tightening that nut should fix it.
On Sunday, August 10, 2014 11:51:35 AM UTC-4, DoomSmt wrote: > I got everything put back together, new battery charged up, got the bike > started, and went for a spin around my neighborhood. Initially I had some > trouble with low rpm idling. 400-700. I adjusted that and got it where I > wanted. > There was some white smoke as I revved the engine a bit getting warmed up > and testing things out. I figure it's burning off some PB blaster, seafoam, > or other crud from sitting for so long. First time being ridden in almost > 10 years. I had checked the air filter and re-checked it after. It looks > fine. > I had quite a bit of trouble just getting in to 1st gear, very touchy, > stalled out over and over. I chalked it up to lack of experience, but a > more experienced rider friend gave it a whirl and also had trouble at the > get go. Maybe I just need more practice to get used to it. > The thing that worries me the most, and this happened to me and my friend, > when we were returning home and downshifting and pulling into the driveway, > the engine acted as though we were revving hard. 4-5k rpms or more with out > touching the throttle. Quite a lot of white smoke. > So shifting, throttle, revving, and white smoke. Any thoughts. > -- 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/d/optout.
