Hey all,
So, no one shoot me for this, but I picked up another bike and it's a honda shadow spirit 1100 (2000). I'm having an issue with it, and did post my question on a shadow forum, but NO ONE there replies. I was hopeing you guys would be willing to help me figure this one out......I still have the savage.
The bike seems to be running really lean. It has Cobra 2" drag pipes (after market obviously, and k&n airfilter), and even when just sitting and warming up the bike (carb'd) for a few minutes, the first 6" or so of the pipes turned red hot. It was to the point where it'd be kinda hard to see during the day, but in the evening/night it's obvious. I pulled the plugs, and the two plugs in the rear cylinder were very white, the front two were also white, but not as bad. So it is running lean.
Now, the guy said that when the exhaust and air cleaner were put on that it was also rejetted. I didn't get the jet sizes from him (but will call and ask), and for all I know it may not have been jetted/tuned.
Out here it's a few weeks wait just to get your bike looked at by a mechanic, and it'll cost me $300-$500 to put it on the dyno, check it, tune, check tune....etc.
Thoughts on what I could check/ do myself to try and fix this would be GREATLY appreciated.
THANK YOU