They are staring you in the face, what makes it so hard to pull them, the linkages? Advice would be greatly appreciated.
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:21 PM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Yes getting to the carbs is a major PITA but verry well worth it. Mine took > us overnight. > > --- Sent with mail@metro, Real Life Real Time Mobile --- > > ---Original Message--- > From: [email protected] > Sent: 10/6/2011 9:58 pm > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got to ride Javier's GL1200 tonight- Ride > report > > 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. > > -- > 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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