Sounds like the carbs are leaned out from gunk. Your best bet is to just pull them and clean them.
Allen Thomas On Jun 22, 2014 12:42 PM, "Todd" <[email protected]> wrote: > I started my '83 CB650 up after a long winter here in MN. I rode it a low > speeds around the neighborhood for less than a mile, and it was fine. It > sat in the garage for a month before I got it out to ride again. Now, it > starts OK but never gets to the point where I can turn off the choke. RPMs > will increase as it warms up to about 2800 rpm. I I try to give it any > throttle, it will kill. Doesn't seem to matter how long it sits and idles. > This is in neutral - I can actually ride it albeit very slowly, in first > gear at that rpm. An throttle will cause a stall. I removed the air cleaner > and checked for obstructions, and tried running without it. No change. I > did not drain the carbs for winter, but added sea foam to the gas and ran > it through before putting the cycle away. This has been sufficient in the > past. I plan on draining the gas and carbs and trying fresh gas, but > thought I'd ask if anyone has experienced this before and had suggestions > to try. Yes, I have searched previous posts, but didn't find this specific > problem. > Thanks for any help. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
