I think I parked next to a 550 yesterday on Campus... didn't have time to stop and check it out, though.
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 4:45 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > 550 Brother's Unite > > > Aug 12, 2010 11:23:58 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > I had this problem on my 550. My brother took the cdi box apart and did some > re soldering and sealed it back up and I'v had no problems now. > > rodhall > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Allen Thomas > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, Aug 12, 2010 4:13 pm > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: sluggish an acceleration.stops suddenly? > input from you guys? > > Ok, I'm going to take a stab at describing what my bike was like stock as it > may help. Mine stock when cold would require riding with the choke on for > roughtly 5 minutes, or at idle for minimum 15 minutes. Otherwise it would > stumble on accelleration, if it was really cold outside <50 degrees F I > might not take it off the choke at all. If it was cold I could not twist the > throttle quickly or it would shut off. Could it just be that the engine is > not warm enough? Also I had an inline fuel filter for a while that was > pinching the fuel line. I didn't pinch it enough to cause any issues until I > attempted extended highway riding, it would just run out of gas and shut > down. When I pulled over the float bowls would fill up and away I'd go until > it shut down again. so check you're fuel line for sharp bends, the stock one > is molded and a PO could have replaced it with a straight line that > restricts flow. Lastly if your bike is really rich it could shut off when > you come to a stop, or hesitate when you start off from a stop. A rich > running engine just feels like it looses power as the engine warms up, or on > a hot day. A lean engine will stumble on acceleration. Hope that helps > somewhat, the only thing else I could add would be some sort of an > electrical issue like on the key switch, the kill switch, bad ground on the > engine, something that is affected by vibration which fixes its self when > you come to a stop. > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:38 PM, dapperdan7 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> it shuts off randomly when i am riding it. i noticed when i flip the >> petcock to reserve it starts right up. i checked the plugs they are >> fine.it hesitates on accelerates at times also. >> >> On Aug 10, 9:12 pm, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: >> > It shuts off on you? Please give better details, as well as the >> > circumstance that will produce the problem. >> > >> > On 8/10/10, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > Maybe a leaky vacuum line from the carbs to the fuelcock? >> > >> > > -Kyle >> > >> > > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> >> > > wrote: >> > >> > >> Dan, >> > >> Sounds carb related or perhaps spark plugs. >> > >> Spark plugs are cheap - and I'd throw a can of SeaFoam in it >> > >> and >> > >> let it clean out from the inside out. >> > >> Thoughts? >> > >> -Joey >> > >> > >> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 3:02 PM, dapperdan7 <[email protected]> >> > >> wrote: >> > >> > >>> is this most likely a carberator issue? i have had bike two years >> > >>> but >> > >>> it sat before i bought it.any help? >> > >> > >>> thanx >> > >>> dan >> > >> > >>> -- >> > >>> 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]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >> > >>> . >> > >>> For more options, visit this group at >> > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > >> > >> -- >> > >> -Joey Kelley >> > >> Need Computer Technical support? >> > >>http://www.crossloop.com/JoeyKelleyComputerServices >> > >> At your service - via remote control! >> > >> > >> -- >> > >> 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]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >> > >> . >> > >> For more options, visit this group at >> > >>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > >> > > -- >> > > 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. >> > >> > -- >> > Sent from my mobile device >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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