Hello from Yakima

[zman]

Ride Now » Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:30 am[/url]":4jeuk3be]

bronko37 » 44 minutes ago[/url]":4jeuk3be]
Welcome to classics and nice bike there.

I just did the carb rack on y '84 and all my pilot screws were also different like that so that seems common from Honda and I wouldnt worry about them too much. Seems like the problem may be in the rack itself if its laboring on acceleration. Maybe your additive will work for you tho. Did the bike sit for a long time? Maybe you will get lucky and it will free itself up, but that rack is pretty easy to do. In the mean time, nothing better for it than just ridding the piss out of it.

It's just a little bit flat on hard acceleration from low to mid rpm and makes a chuff sound through the carb(s) at very low rpm when accelerating, like in town 90 degree corners. Gonna have my friend, a retired Honda mechanic, give it the once over in the carbs department; he has a couple of ideas. Did you do the "idle drop" setting or just tune the pilot screws by ear? :thanks:

I have seen shade tree mechanics stuff a rag in the intake horns of the air cleaner while running, it starves the carbs for air and pulls hard from the jets(in theory), seen some utube videos of guys doing it, they stuff the towel rev it a little till it dies.Never tried it but my dad says it does work sometimes. For me , I need to be sure and always remove carbs and clean out.
[video]https://youtu.be/mUZ83lxx9-4[/video]

 

[bronko37]

I just reset my pilot screws to the original settings as the bike runs really well there.

These bikes don't like a lot of throttle at low rpms. They will do it but chug a lug when you try. If your going around some curvy roads try to stay like 3rd or 4th gear. Keep the bike over 2500 rpm. I run mine around my dads lake (really curvy road) and keep it in 3rd gear the whole time. Then I'm right in the power band, my motor engine brakes when I need it but I still have plenty of power to accelerate out of the turns. Sounds like there might not be anything wrong and maybe you just need some getting used to what the engine likes. RPMs aint gonna hurt that old Honda.

A Harley tops out around 5500rpm so they dont lug so much, but they arent "performance" engines.

Try keeping her at a higher rpm and see what happens. I stay out of 5th unless im cruizing at a constant speed. Nothing wrong with driving in 3rd n 4th gear.

The 1000's are even worse. I try not to spend any time below 3000rpm on my 76.

 

[toytender01]

Welcome from central Calif. Been to Yakama many times. My uncle sent me there for practice back in the erly 60's. I get there every so often when I go to see my son in Desmoines, near Sea-Tack. When I leave there I sometimes go to Eastern Oregon through Yakama. Nice bike.

 

[Ansimp]

bronko37 » Wed Apr 15, 2015 2:24 am[/url]":32rxa107]
I just reset my pilot screws to the original settings as the bike runs really well there.

These bikes don't like a lot of throttle at low rpms. They will do it but chug a lug when you try. If your going around some curvy roads try to stay like 3rd or 4th gear. Keep the bike over 2500 rpm. I run mine around my dads lake (really curvy road) and keep it in 3rd gear the whole time. Then I'm right in the power band, my motor engine brakes when I need it but I still have plenty of power to accelerate out of the turns. Sounds like there might not be anything wrong and maybe you just need some getting used to what the engine likes. RPMs aint gonna hurt that old Honda.

A Harley tops out around 5500rpm so they dont lug so much, but they arent "performance" engines.

Try keeping her at a higher rpm and see what happens. I stay out of 5th unless im cruizing at a constant speed. Nothing wrong with driving in 3rd n 4th gear.

The 1000's are even worse. I try not to spend any time below 3000rpm on my 76.

+1
You can hear that dreaded low rev high torque clutch basket rattle ( death rattle to me) when I try and take off on the hill with too much back brake dragging so that I don't lose traction :yes:
[video]https://youtu.be/THWmYTIZM7w[/video]

 

[Ride Now]

bronko37 » Today, 9:24 am[/url]":3uaqf06c]
These bikes don't like a lot of throttle at low rpms. They will do it but chug a lug when you try. If your going around some curvy roads try to stay like 3rd or 4th gear. Keep the bike over 2500 rpm. I run mine around my dads lake (really curvy road) and keep it in 3rd gear the whole time. Then I'm right in the power band, my motor engine brakes when I need it but I still have plenty of power to accelerate out of the turns.

Interesting that you bring up the curvy road thing. I was just doing this very thing on Sunday, scrubbing in the new tires. :music: And I was riding it exactly as you describe, not very much time below 3000 rpm. I also like to have engine braking & acceleration immediately available. Braking or downshifting in a corner is a no no for me. Thanks for your insight in this matter; any and all info is appreciated. :thanks:

 

[Ride Now]

A Harley tops out around 5500rpm so they dont lug so much, but they arent "performance" engines.

The 1000's are even worse. I try not to spend any time below 3000rpm on my 76.

+1
You can hear that dreaded low rev high torque clutch basket rattle ( death rattle to me) when I try and take off on the hill with too much back brake dragging so that I don't lose traction :yes:

My 83 Interstate did the same thing; slipping the clutch was bad thing. :shock:

Interesting that you mention the Harley thing. I still own a 97 Fatboy and a 09 Suzuki DR650. Both very low rpm/high torque engines meant to be short shifted. Definitely gotta rethink what I'm doin' when when I switch from one of these to the Oldwing. :rtfm: :mrgreen:

 

[bronko37]

A goldwing engine is a much sportier set up for sure.

 

[Ansimp]

When I rode it today ( the first ride after that night on the dreaded driveway) I felt the clutch slip a little around 6k revs. After a couple of times it settled in nicely without any more slipping. Obviously I was very hard on the clutch :head bang:

 

[Winger 82]

Welcome :hi: