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It's 72 here. If it is not warm where you are, I am truly, truly sorry. It is sooo nice I took my XS11 for its first real ride today.
Holy shi*t. I have a Peugeot 103 moped. I have a 1975 Honda CB750K. I have my XS. I have others, but for this illustration I will consider only those three.
There is as much difference in performance between my Peugeot and my Honda and there is between my Honda and my XS. Holy shi*t this bike is fun.
I have a couple of issues to address before the bike gets its hardcore 200 mile shakedown cruise. First, recommendations please:
1. The XS, while it kicks butt is all gears and pulls strong all the way to redline, does not want to idle below 2000 rpm. The throttle screw is all the way relieved. Think it's the synch or is there another issue I should look at. It's firing on all four and the timing appears to be perfect. Whe I got it, though, the timing arrow arm was bent, so it may be off. Would high idle be the result or advanced or retarded timing?
2. Possibly related. When I start the bike with te idle full on, after a few second the idlestarts to clibs rapidly. If I put it on half choke the idle returns to high normal until it get warm and then the idle climbs again until I take off the choke completely. When the engine is warm, the diel stays above 2000.
3. There is a body shudder when I really lay on it. Nothing scary, and it seems to be diminishing wth use. I think it might just be the front forks getting the new oil where it needs to be. I'll get back to you if it doesn't go away.
4. The clutch wants to kill the engine coming off the line. I have to rev it higher than I want to get it going. It doesn't slip at high rpm, however, and grabs in all gears very, very well once it is moving. Clutch plates getting used to each other maybe?
Hey Webbcraft, if I get these little issues sorted out and the weather cooperates, want to ride around the Hill Country next weekend?
Patrick
Holy shi*t. I have a Peugeot 103 moped. I have a 1975 Honda CB750K. I have my XS. I have others, but for this illustration I will consider only those three.
There is as much difference in performance between my Peugeot and my Honda and there is between my Honda and my XS. Holy shi*t this bike is fun.
I have a couple of issues to address before the bike gets its hardcore 200 mile shakedown cruise. First, recommendations please:
1. The XS, while it kicks butt is all gears and pulls strong all the way to redline, does not want to idle below 2000 rpm. The throttle screw is all the way relieved. Think it's the synch or is there another issue I should look at. It's firing on all four and the timing appears to be perfect. Whe I got it, though, the timing arrow arm was bent, so it may be off. Would high idle be the result or advanced or retarded timing?
2. Possibly related. When I start the bike with te idle full on, after a few second the idlestarts to clibs rapidly. If I put it on half choke the idle returns to high normal until it get warm and then the idle climbs again until I take off the choke completely. When the engine is warm, the diel stays above 2000.
3. There is a body shudder when I really lay on it. Nothing scary, and it seems to be diminishing wth use. I think it might just be the front forks getting the new oil where it needs to be. I'll get back to you if it doesn't go away.
4. The clutch wants to kill the engine coming off the line. I have to rev it higher than I want to get it going. It doesn't slip at high rpm, however, and grabs in all gears very, very well once it is moving. Clutch plates getting used to each other maybe?
Hey Webbcraft, if I get these little issues sorted out and the weather cooperates, want to ride around the Hill Country next weekend?
Patrick
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