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Alot of people are saying they use techron. Well which size? The stores here carry 12,16,20 oz. bottles. Also is there a good valk mechanic in North Carolina? The honda shops around here look at you like a dog looks at a whistle when you say valkyrie.
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Pete
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« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2010, 04:54:11 PM » |
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I buy the one that delivers the best price per oz. If I have a choice.
1/2 oz to gallon of gas for maint. use, 1 oz per gallon for heaver cleaning issues, straight from the bottle into the bowl for soaking.
Valkyrie mechanic???? Do not know one.
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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2010, 10:25:53 PM » |
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Both Chevron and Texaco add the Techron product to their gasolines. I take it you don't have these types of service stations out your way?
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« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2010, 09:20:00 AM » |
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Both Chevron and Texaco add the Techron product to their gasolines. I take it you don't have these types of service stations out your way?
But it's in much lower concentrations, read: "marketing gimmick" Techron also used to be sold relabeled as the OEM Toyota fuel system cleaner at their dealerships back in the 80's. Their techs wee trained to use it for one tankful at double the label concentration for carbon buildup at the top of the stroke in the 3L V-6 engines. Darned if it didn't stop the engine tapping in my 4-Runner in one tank! The real key is to measure carefully and put it in when you're going be able to run out the tank in a day or two, preferably at sustained higher (legal) speed and temps. |
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Sandy S.
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« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2010, 03:15:41 PM » |
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WHERE ARE YOU IN NORTH CAROLINA? AND WHAT TYPE WORK DO YOU NEED ON YOUR VALKYRIE? MY BROTHER AND I BOTH OWN VALKYRIES AND WORK ON OUR OWN BUT WE AREN'T MECHANICS BUT MIGHT CAN HELP. I LIVE AN HOUR EAST OF RALEIGH, NC.
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groundpounder01
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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2010, 06:05:05 PM » |
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WHERE ARE YOU IN NORTH CAROLINA? AND WHAT TYPE WORK DO YOU NEED ON YOUR VALKYRIE? MY BROTHER AND I BOTH OWN VALKYRIES AND WORK ON OUR OWN BUT WE AREN'T MECHANICS BUT MIGHT CAN HELP. I LIVE AN HOUR EAST OF RALEIGH, NC.
SANDY S.
Close to Hickory. I was thinking about sincrinizeing the carbs. |
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Sandy S.
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« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2010, 09:02:48 AM » |
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WE ARE A GOOD 3 HOURS RIDE AWAY. SYNCHING THE CARBS IS ONE THING I HAVEN'T DONE.
I HAVE HAD MY 1998 STANDARD SINCE 2000 AND HAVE 60,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD THE
CARBS SYNCHED ONCE. AFRAID I WOULDN'T BE ANY HELP WITH THAT. WE HAVE RELATIVES THAT LIVE IN VALDESE & CONOVER SO MAYBE WE CAN MEET UP SOMETIME AND RIDE. IT'S A
GREAT MOTORCYCLE AND WELCOME TO THE CLUB.
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« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2010, 10:42:33 AM » |
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Hey Sandy S., keeping your caplocks on is the same as yelling at people.
Marty
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« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2010, 10:57:10 AM » |
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As a rule of thumb, if you can do the "nickle trick", you don't need a carb sync... But it's fun to play sometimes, whether we need it or not!
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« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2010, 01:19:00 PM » |
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Groundpounder 01 A good shop in Asheville, is Hagens Cycles. Honest,and knowledgable (he owns a Valkyrie), has worked on mine and the work is done right the first time.His rates are reasonable and he works fast, so you don't pay for unnecessary labor charges. His address is 2000 Riverside Drive # 26 828 253 2636 Ask for Hagen (who else!)  Cheers Bill |
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groundpounder01
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« Reply #10 on: July 15, 2010, 07:01:05 PM » |
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As a rule of thumb, if you can do the "nickle trick", you don't need a carb sync... But it's fun to play sometimes, whether we need it or not!
Could you explain the nickle trick? And thanks for the help everyone, Boss Hoss I will give him a call. |
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