verslagen1 wrote on 09/14/10 at 20:20:23:Not unusual to twist the throttle when you push in the choke.
On mine when it's warm, the idle speed picks up quite a bit.
So you might leave it in till either the rpm's pick up or it starts to bog down.
2. turn the idle speed up a little so it's a little more forgiving at stop signs.
she has a natural tendency to drop the rpm's when bringing her to a stop.
3. congrats on making it around the block w/o dropping it or getting run over, stalling it is quite acceptable for someone of your skill level. wholly recommend the msf basic rider course.
How many miles?
did change the for the 1st time yet?
Its an 2003 with almost 17,000 on it. The PO had it since 70, said it was his only vehicle for awhile and for a year on a half rode it back and forth from dickinson Texas to hobby area. He is a member of this board I'm assuming because he referred me to this site. There is a MSF class coming up at the college I plan on taking. This site is awesome, full of useful information. I plan on changing my oil this weekend, he gave me a oil filter. Any special things I should be aware of? Looks pretty easy, I have a repair manual that I picked up that seems to be useful.
Quote:Watch out for speed bumps in small neighborhood streets! Had a wild time when I first hit one practicing taking off making a left turn.
Thats sucks dude! There are no speed bumps or dips in my neighborhood, I wish they did though to keep all these idiots from flying down the road. The kids will be outside riding there bicycles and there is always someone speeding through.