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High Desert
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Help! No acceleration
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November 20, 2024, 02:02:18 PM »
Greetings!
My beautiful bike has no power.
Possible contributing info:
A few months ago, I removed the tank to retrieve a piece of plastic leather thT I dropped into it by accident. (I have successfully removed and reinstalled the tank a couple of times before. )
I haven’t ridden it since around that time due to a shoulder injury. Was running fantastic before then. I added fuel to it a couple of days ago and it dripped a little around where the hoses connect to the stopcock assembly. I tightened those and added more fuel today. No leaks.
Turned on choke, cranked it up. Let it warm while checking for a drip again. No drips. Warmed up nicely. Drove it around the neighborhood and it seemed to get progressively more sluggish. Thought I might have heard some light clicking like valves? Restarts fine. It no or slow power. Have to rev slowly. Thoughts or ideas to try?
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Skinhead
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J. A. B. O. A.
Troy, MI
Re: Help! No acceleration
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November 20, 2024, 02:32:31 PM »
Kinked fuel line or cracked vacuum line to petcock, or kinked vent line to tank.
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Troy, MI
Chrisj CMA
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Crestview (Panhandle) Florida
Re: Help! No acceleration
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November 20, 2024, 02:32:57 PM »
Did you forget to take the choke off?
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High Desert
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Re: Help! No acceleration
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November 20, 2024, 05:04:02 PM »
I did take off the choke but I don’t I’ll ensure it’s working properly. Great suggestions both. I will look into them. It’s prime riding weather here so thx for the quick responses!
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ridingron
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Orlando
Re: Help! No acceleration
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November 20, 2024, 05:39:28 PM »
General rule of thumb.
Look at the last thing worked on.
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