Well Javiers bike is slow to rev down like it is lean on the pilot jets, but it smells like it is dumping fuel, and his gas mileage is only in the high 20 range. Riding home I took a road in a valley by a stream and the air temp dropped off sharply, the bike started running stronger so that tells me it is rich in the mid range, also the power actually drops off if you give it 3/4+ throttle so I'd really like to see what jets it has in it, and the condition of the needles. I keep trying to talk him into tearing the carbs off and give them a good cleaning and inspection, (Nudge, Nudge) but he has been told that getting the carbs off an on are a total PITA.
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 9:47 PM, [email protected] <[email protected] > wrote: > Its suposed to be a glide down the road bike. I also have carb isues right > now, and my power feels like half of what it should and i have to keep it > throtled to keep it running. But thats all carb stuff > --- Sent with mail@metro, Real Life Real Time Mobile --- > > > ---Original Message--- > From: [email protected] > Sent: 10/6/2011 9:41 pm > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got to ride Javier's GL1200 tonight- Ride > report > > Yea we have some carb issues to sort on it, but it is good to know that it > should be smoother running. Neither Javier or I know any one in the area > with one to use as a measure of how they should run. My NH750 with its 75 > HP > would eat this thing for lunch in a drag race, so if it is supposed to have > 98 HP it should be pulling a lot harder. We just figured that it was meant > to be a "chug on down the road" type of bike. > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 9:35 PM, [email protected] < > [email protected] > > wrote: > > > Much like my gl1200. But mines not thumpy and rated at 98 hp > > --- Sent with mail@metro, Real Life Real Time Mobile --- > > > > > > ---Original Message--- > > From: [email protected] > > Sent: 10/6/2011 9:31 pm > > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got to ride Javier's GL1200 tonight- Ride > > report > > > > While I hate the handle bars, and the fact that the engine gets in the > way > > of putting your feet down when you go to stop. I have to say over all I > > liked it! The engine is kind of wierd feeling especially at idle, it is > > thumpy like a V-twin but not quite. Actually the engine reminds me of my > > old > > Karmann Ghia, which shouldn't be much of a surprise. It doesn't have much > > horsepower, but the torque is good and it is happy as a clam to just put > > around at 2k-3k RPM, and if you keep it in a good power band it can roll > > out > > fairly well. But the thing that struck me by surprise is how nimble it is > > to > > ride. At a stop it feels heavy and cumbersome, but once your rolling down > > the road it is as smooth as butter, and I took some pretty twisty roads, > > and > > never hit the brakes, it just swooshes right on through them. The > > ergonomics > > are nice though the handlebar placement made my shoulder hurt a bit > within > > a > > half an hour ride, also the handlebar placement made it impossible for me > > with my long legs to use the highway pegs. With a different set of bars > > that > > make you sit more upright I think I could really dig having one of them. > > > > -- > > 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. 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.
