I had the same bog down problem. I found out that the filter in the tank had a split in it that allowed the rubbish through, which then clogged up the petcock filter.
> On 22 Aug 2021, at 01:32, 'AGL' via Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The bike sat for 20 something years with 14,000 miles before I got ahold of > it I cleaned the carbs twice but didn't separate them. Now it runs decent > smells a little rich at times, but the spark plugs don't indicate it. > Sometimes when its colder, I need to give it a little throttle to even get it > started then I'll add some choke until it warms up this is when it usually > smells rich. Also, last night when I was on the highway doing 70-80 mph it > bogged down and died 3 times but started right back up on the side of the > road. This is the first time I've had any issues on the highway as I've put > about 2000 miles on it so far. > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/e0ae290b-ee80-4642-b897-798cc19504b9n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/67BD7282-5EF1-4EF5-AA03-7338830A4C1F%40btinternet.com.
