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Title: power loss after highway cruise Post by nateordie on 05/29/13 at 01:16:00 If anyone can help I'd appreciate it. So I was riding on the freeway the other day and I had to pass a car to switch lanes so I gave it more throttle to pass picking the speed up to around 85. I held it there for about 20-30 seconds and then passed the car and went back down to 70. When I exited the freeway and got to the stop light it felt like my engine was dying. I know it wasn't out of gas cuz I literally filled it up right before I got on the freeway. Anyway the light turned green and then I had to give the bike about twice as much throttle as normal in order for it to accelerate. It just felt really dead and unresponsive. As if the engine went from a 650 to a 250. I got home and shut it off and that night about 5 hrs later I took it for a test ride. It was hard starting at first and it seemed a little weak in power but after 5 mins it seemed back to normal. Now it runs fine but I hear something like a faint buzzing noise coming from the left side of the engine. Can anyone make sense of what happened? Thanks. |
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Title: Re: power loss after highway cruise Post by mpescatori on 05/29/13 at 02:11:18 Check your oil level in the sump :-X 85mph on the Savage is more than light speed... more like "ludicrous speed". 30 seconds at WOT at full revs WILL be taxing on an air cooled single... :-/ |
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Title: Re: power loss after highway cruise Post by verslagen1 on 05/29/13 at 07:10:26 Really... 85? ;D don't ask, :-X don't tell... just grin ;D usually, that's outtadoor speed. but I do manage it in the morning ocassionally. ;D everybody notices when mr excite walks in. ;D will hurt your bike? don't think so. But you probably have some jetsome, or flotsome swimming around in your carb that got aggitated and sucked up into a jet. I'd drop the bowl and remove the slide, spray some carb cleaner, dislodge the dead cats, blow out the air filter and drain the airbox. |
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Title: Re: power loss after highway cruise Post by mpescatori on 05/29/13 at 08:10:48 So... let's see if I got this right.. 1. Drop the bowl... http://cdx.dexigner.com/article/11740/Drop_Paper_Bowl.jpg 2. Remove the slide... http://https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRIIgRCjxD6_dc-kI4tsbOOx14r9E-QCLJ_5xps1IFL4wh0_p5Z 3. Spray the cleaner... http://cdn103.iofferphoto.com/img3/item/179/011/571/free-ship-tear-lipstick-pepper-spray-10ml-1749.jpg 4. Dislodge the dead cats http://rickpdx.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/pellet-pellet-pellet-pellet-pellet-pellet-pellet.gif?w=500 [media]http://rickpdx.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/pellet-pellet-pellet-pellet-pellet-pellet-pellet.gif?w=500[/media] 5. Blow the air fliter http://iruntheinternet.com/lulzdump/images/gifs/kid-eats-dandelion-mouth-blow-1358294051Q.gif 6. Drain the airbox http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd31/whooshwhoosh/legharms023.jpg Whew ! Did I get this right ? :D |
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Title: Re: power loss after highway cruise Post by Dodgeman on 05/29/13 at 08:32:13 Do you still have a stock petcock on that bike? Some people have had problems with the diaphram going bad, and causing the bike to act wierd!! |
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Title: Re: power loss after highway cruise Post by Arnold on 05/29/13 at 08:45:28 When you gave it more throttle, did it go up in rpm though? |
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Title: Re: power loss after highway cruise Post by Dane Allen on 05/29/13 at 11:52:01 667B6E78686A7F6479620B0 wrote:
Wait, what?? I commute daily on the freeway and periodically am at this speed for 2-15 minutes. Is that damaging my engine? :o :o |
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Title: Re: power loss after highway cruise Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/29/13 at 11:59:02 IMHO, any time an engine is pressed beyond about 80% of its max its causing wear at a higher rate. Short bursts are no big deal, but extended operation at higher than 80% of max is just hurtful. That the crank & rod are on rollers is a good thing I think, |
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Title: Re: power loss after highway cruise Post by nateordie on 05/29/13 at 12:13:30 1D363D3E3C343837590 wrote:
Dodgeman: yes I still have stock petcock |
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Title: Re: power loss after highway cruise Post by nateordie on 05/29/13 at 12:14:31 786D7675757C6D7C6B190 wrote:
Yes it did go higher rpms. It felt like I had to give it gas to keep it alive. |
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