Can you provide more detail on what you mean by "taking off too slow"? I wouldn't say that mine is slow, but I guess it might be if you were comparing it to something like launching an F-18 off of the deck of an aircraft carrier (which jumps the aircraft from 0 to about 140 in about 1.5 seconds). Joking aside, if I start out in first and give it a normal amount of throttle (defined as no wheelies or spinning rear tires), it will accelerate through first evenly and rather quickly (guessing in maybe 30 yards or so). I also don't wind it out too far, typically changing gears in the 4000 to 5000 rpm range (I think... I've never paid close attention to rpm's, as I use sound not gauges).
- Matt On Sep 10, 12:51 pm, Angela Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote: > what about the bike taking off too slow? Do any off you guys have that issue > and is that normal > or is it just me? ;-) maybe I should be taking off in 2nd gear more?? > > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I also have a very similar starting process on my '96 750. I haven't take > > the times, but I don't think it takes me 5-7 min, but much less than that. > > In fact, for morning temperatures above 70F, I do not need choke at all the > > first 5 seconds: it does start right away, but after few seconds the rpm's > > keep going down and if I let go it will stall. So I just give about half > > choke to keep the rpm's stable and that is. > > Now in past few days I can't do this anymore since morning temps are > > getting a little bit below 70F (I guess the same where you are Matt). > > However, I still use half choke to start, and for the time I put my helmet > > and gloves on it is ready for rock n' roll. > > > Javier. > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Mine's about the same ('02 750). I start it the same way - full > >> choke, no throttle, it starts at the touch of the button. When revs > >> climb to about 3k I start dropping the choke back till it idles > >> without the choke (about 5 to 7 minutes) and then I can go. Even > >> then I may have to give it a little choke for the first mile or two > >> unless I'm going straight out onto the open road. > >> Mine is never ready from cold within seconds. My 700 is however, > >> very different, Graham > > >> On Sep 10, 2009, at 8:26 AM, mhillard wrote: > > >> > I practice a starting regimine very similar to what surfswab just > >> > detailed but my '03 750 takes minutes, not seconds, to be actually > >> > "ride ready". When it's cold, I turn the choke to full-on and the > >> > bike will start with very little cranking (and no throttle). I let it > >> > idle at full-choke until the rpm's climb to about 3000, then move it > >> > to half- choke. The idle speed will drop back down, then slowly climb > >> > up again. Once the rpm's hit around 2500 a second time the bike is > >> > ready to go. I've never timed it, but I would say the whole process > >> > takes 5 to 7 minutes. But that's also about how long it takes me to > >> > get my riding gear on and the gates opened at my house, so when I'm > >> > ready the bike is. It seems that anything less causes the bike to > >> > barely want to move. If you drop it into first and give it throttle, > >> > the engine sounds like it's about to stall out when you start to let > >> > the clutch out. I may be wrong, but I thought this was just a > >> > characteristic of the Nighthawks. I've got less than 4K miles on it, > >> > and otherwise it runs well. > > >> > - mhillard- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
