I had a GL1200 for a while that needed the carbs cleaned when I got
it and like you Javier it was the last thing I wanted to do. I kept
running it with seafoam and eventually it cleared enough that I was
satisfied with it's performance. If it is the main jets, enough
cleaner in the gas should eventually clear them, but .... Graham
On Oct 7, 2011, at 10:28 AM, Javier Garcia wrote:
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.
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