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Birdy
Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 04:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Rode in to work though a real bad fog...had to ride by braille! But after work I took her on my first ride. Did about 60 miles and even made it a point to hit the dirt roads. This thing moves on out at any RPM and sounds like a million bucks!

I did notice that she was loaded up when I left work and did not want to run. I wicked her up and she popped cleared out and ran fine. Is this common? I know I was babying it a bit and this morning was not a good day to ride in because of the fog, if a deer ran out in front of me the first I'd known was when I TASTED it!

Birdy
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Buellerandy
Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 04:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Could it be the motor was still cold?
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Rocksham
Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 05:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

On mine it helps to let it idle for 30 seconds or so, then take off.
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M1combat
Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 05:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Let it warm up for a FULL minute.
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Luxor
Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 05:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

+1 let her warm up.

OH, and NEVER blip the throttle on start up, you will foul a plug.

And congrats on your new baby.: )
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 09:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

RIDING on dirt will do that. Esp if you feather the clutch through the rough chunky stuff and/or power slide through the corners, you rev the motor vs traction and spin, you will notice alot of popping on decell after ridin on forest roads/dirt/whoopdees. But it is too much fun to avoid. Welcome to the dirty lil secret about Buell. (they go off road well enough!)
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