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Acceleration Problem

  • Thread starter Thread starter Anthony
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This is true. I thought about that, for sure. It's kinda like an investment for that tool really, because I'll have to do it at another point in time. I just need to be able to fork out 64 British Pounds for the Morgan CarbTune Pro :P
 
The tools are well worth the investment. Every time I buy a tool I look at it as so many cartons of cigs or bottles of whisky. Which will last longer? Buy good ones and they will last a lifetime. When I did my carbs I must have taken them off a dozen times before I got them right. This year I started using Shell V power gas- after several tankfulls I am starting to notice a real difference in performance. This gas has cleaners that clean the valves, and no ethanol. I am not sure but I think they are also keeping the carbs clean as well. My bike had not run for 20 years and I rebuilt it a few years ago, but did not tear down the engine. The valves looked dirty but next time I pull the carbs off I will look again to see what difference the V-power gas makes. The first time you do some of the work it may seem intimidating, but you will eventually gain a particular knowledge that most of the new school of modern motorcycle mechanics do not have.
 
Phred said:
The tools are well worth the investment. Every time I buy a tool I look at it as so many cartons of cigs or bottles of whisky. Which will last longer? Buy good ones and they will last a lifetime. When I did my carbs I must have taken them off a dozen times before I got them right. This year I started using Shell V power gas- after several tankfulls I am starting to notice a real difference in performance. This gas has cleaners that clean the valves, and no ethanol. I am not sure but I think they are also keeping the carbs clean as well. My bike had not run for 20 years and I rebuilt it a few years ago, but did not tear down the engine. The valves looked dirty but next time I pull the carbs off I will look again to see what difference the V-power gas makes. The first time you do some of the work it may seem intimidating, but you will eventually gain a particular knowledge that most of the new school of modern motorcycle mechanics do not have.
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Thanks Phred for the insight! Definitely worth noting.
 
Do a couple of your buddy's bikes for a small fee and it's paid for. Even better let them pay you in beer and they will keep coming back to give you more.
 
tkent02 said:
Do a couple of your buddy's bikes for a small fee and it's paid for. Even better let them pay you in beer and they will keep coming back to give you more.
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Genius! Haha that's quite a good idea actually. I will report back with this problem if it continues after the maintenance.
 
tkent02 said:
Cheapest would be to buy a well maintained machine to ride while this one is down for maintenance. Or just work fast and do it all at once. Riding it as is and burning stuff up is not economical.
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buying another machine is cheapest? I dont think so. Itll cost very little to do it himself.
 
And I'm currently in the process of waiting for parts to come in for my carb re-build. Then I move onto my air filter options. Already did the valve adjustment and checked the cam chain timing. So yay for waiting!
 
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