Cleaning the carbs is only a few steps more then just a sync. And with them clean you know there good --- Sent with mail@metro, Real Life Real Time Mobile ---
---Original Message--- From: [email protected] Sent: 10/7/2011 10:28 am To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] I got to ride Javier's GL1200 tonight- Ride report Allen, about the bars and highway pegs: I moved the bars a bit down, so you could bring them up again by unscrewing the bolts in the center near where you put the key. That way you will have the grips higher, but also a bit forward. I like the current position much better, but feel free to change it as to like. Those highway pegs are not the best idea. In fact, the one that most GW owners use are placed to the sides n the crash bars, not forward and above as those. I tried a couple of times to use them, and besides the fact that the position is very weird, it feels extremely unsafe. With respect to the carbs, I was told this by the gurus of some GW forums: you don't take the carbs apart unless is absolutely necessary. Try everything else and then that. But clearly, we want to make it run as it should, so if it has to be done, we shall do it then. I guess I was waiting to get the carbs sync before taking any other major steps. Javier. On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
