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Old 05-30-2010, 07:10 PM   #61
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Re: Please help me get my bike started

Glad to see we got you going again.
Was down towards your way over the weekend on a sailing trip, Sarris is not too far away. C'mon down when you go to FSU, it's almost on the way home.
And ride the bike regularly, that's the best way to keep it going. Use the Seafoam 1 oz/gal gas every 4 -5 tankfuls, you don't need it all the time.



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Old 05-31-2010, 11:02 AM   #62
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Got on it last evening. Ran fine but of course I didn't go much over 20. Out this morning and it was lurching a bit and stalled a couple times but started right back up. Took it out on the big road (only my neighborhood - 30 mph) and it seemed to lose power in third and stalled. Started up and turned back onto the "little" streets. Cut off again. I'm sitting under a shady tree now because it wouldn't start anymore. Don't want to push this thing back home. (. My fun was short lived. Where's the gunk clogging now?!?!?!!!
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Old 05-31-2010, 12:17 PM   #63
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My fun was short lived. Where's the gunk clogging now?!?!?!!!
Well it was a good try.
You may still be having float/needle trouble, putting excess gas into the engine.

YOU MAY BE DAMAGING THE ENGINE BY RIDING IT LIKE THIS.

Read the above line until it sinks in......please. This is improtant.

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Old 05-31-2010, 12:18 PM   #64
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(only my neighborhood - 30 mph) and it seemed to lose power in third and stalled.
Not trying to be argumentative, but you do know how to use a manual gearbox? A lot of Americans only seem to understand automatics. If you're only doing 20/30 mph I can't understand why you'd be in the higher gears. Do you realise that you've got to keep the revs up, or the bike will lose power/stall. :??:
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Old 05-31-2010, 02:03 PM   #65
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Do you realise that you've got to keep the revs up, or the bike will lose power/stall. :??:
That might be a good catch......except that a stock GZ should be quite happy in 3rd at 30 MPH.
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Old 05-31-2010, 05:49 PM   #66
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Just for laughs. see if you can start the bike again, after 30 seconds or so of running it to warm it up, with no choke on, see if it revs up with no problem and will run that way for 20-30 secs. If so, there may not be any more "gunk" in the carb. You may just be overloading the engine at too slow a speed in too high a gear and stalling it. If it will run and run at high speed (rpms), you may have to adjust your shifting patterns. You may be going slower than you think in third gear. If it runs OK, go around the neighborhood in second gear and see if it stalls.
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Old 06-03-2010, 09:25 AM   #67
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OK, again, so what happened? Does it run, did you get it fixed, whatever it was?
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Old 06-09-2010, 08:00 AM   #68
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Damn, I run at 30/32 MPH in fourth!
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Old 06-09-2010, 09:28 AM   #69
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Damn, I run at 30/32 MPH in fourth!
Yes, but I bet you change down when you slow down. There's no guarantee that jake's doing that automatically.
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Old 06-10-2010, 10:12 AM   #70
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yeah thats true - just trying to keep the revs down and save a bit of petrol but as soon as it looks like dropping below 30mph i'm straight down to third
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