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Am I killing my bike or am I being paraniod? (Read 669 times)
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Am I killing my bike or am I being paraniod?
04/09/08 at 10:56:54
Thanks to every one that helped me withthe last problem I had. Seems to be fine now.
However recently I have noticed that there seems to be a hell of a vibration on the frount end i assume as i can feel it through the handle bars abd foot pegs, maybe this has been there all along and ive only just noticed but is there a possibility that theres a problem?
Also she seems to feel like shes missing from time to time even when warm but weve checked the plug and its okay.
Now this bit couold be where the paranoia comes in because the gears feel clunky (she hates going into 1st when shes going a little too fast which is understandable and so she crunches to let me know that shes unhappy could this have caused a problem?) and she dosent seem to pull as well as I thought she did before. Im new to this all so it could be my inexperience or paranoia, please honestly tell me what you think.
My last bike was notorious for problems so I watch for any with this one and you know what its like when you watch for a problem, you normally convince yourself there is one. :'(
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04/09/08 at 11:28:22
So, what did you do to fix the last problem you had?
How many Kilo's?
Bad vibes? How bad? Bad enough that if a cup of water were placed on the handlebars the water would fly out? Or just stir it? (that idea just came to me, got to try it out, was thinking harley bad or shaft bad)
And "not pulling as well as before", before what?
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04/09/08 at 11:33:50
You could check air in tires,run some carb cleaner in the gas,maybe your driving it faster,It does vibrate at higher speeds
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04/09/08 at 11:38:32
Dont quite know what we done to fix last problem. We cleaned carb and fule lines and filters etc ( not that there appeared to be anything there) and its fine.
I think if i put a cup of water on the handle bars then it would fall over.
A couple of days ago she pulled very well but she doesnt appear to have as much power. Half the problem is I dont quite know how fast (MPH) I should be getting up to in each gear as I havent got a clue and im a bit of a nuts rider.
What does how many kilo's mean?
She just passed an MOT yesterday, so it cant be anything too bad.
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04/09/08 at 11:43:01
You don't need to go very fast in the gears at all it's got a lot of low end power
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04/09/08 at 11:47:17
Thanx but im always being told that im changing gear too early, but i find the engine so noisy that I tend to chamge gear as soon as it starts what i call getting noisy but what other people call going through the rev range (i think).
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04/09/08 at 11:53:44
manual says shift at 20 30 40 50 km 12 19 25 31 mph
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Thanks , they all seem a little low? or am i reading it wrong?
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04/09/08 at 11:59:30
so long as youre not lugging the engine, or shifting so early that you can hear and feel the piston jerking up and down before it smoothes out, i would doubt its your shifting style thats causing your problems (real or imagined). when you say "noisy" is that just normal engine noise, or some sort of clicking or grinding etc?
what was the last problem?
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Your reading it right
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Normal engine noise its just the way i describe it being a women with a loud noise intolerence.
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Do you have a loud muffler.the oil all right right
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04/09/08 at 12:29:49
Whats lugging the engine mean?
The last problem was that she was starting to die on me suddenly after about 8-10 miles she would start bucking and dying, at first when i changed down a gear and then up she was fine but after a bit when you changed down to change up she died completly, she wouldnt start at all untill you put her onto reserve or PRI and pulled choke out.
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I dont know about the muffler, Im going to check the oil in the morning. Do you think it could be the oil?
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04/09/08 at 14:32:31
All the symptoms that you described is normal for this type of bike. As my bike get older (more mileage on the engine) the more vibration I'll get on the handle bar and right foot rest. Shifting all the way down to 1st should only be done if you travel less than 10 MPH; otherwise stay in 2nd as long as you can and take off from there. Tapping sounds and squeaking front brake are normal.
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