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Today SWMBO insisted I take at least of couple of hours and go riding today. What a sweetheart.
I was riding the Venturer northbound along the Lake Huron shoreline. After 30-45 minutes, I stopped at the Rogers City marina for a Coke, then continued northbound.
I am tooling along 65-70MPH on a two-lane highway, and I notice the engine doesn't seem to have full power during those subtle throttle adjustments. I give it more gas and it bogs. I decide I should pull over and stop immediately because I was in a favorable spot to do that for only a few more seconds.
As I pull in the clutch to slow down, the engine dies immediately.
I coast off the road and it smells like something is burning down around the engine. Uh-oh!
I get off to inspect, and I notice gas dripping.....and the source appears to be the airbox. I shut off the petcocks, put it on the centerstand, and put a rock under the front tire. Checked the oil level and it's normal. (whew!)
For an unrelated reason, I have my biggest screwdriver in the bag. So I smack the rubber handle on each side of the carbs and they stop leaking.
I had to be patient to restart it. It wouldn't start right away. Instead of running the battery down and burning up the starter, I had to try to start it (briefly) every few minutes, with the throttle wide open. After about 15 minutes, it started and it was good as new after that.
I was relieved that was the only problem, because I was a long way from home.
Isn't that a fluke to have carb float(s) stick when tooling along at 65MPH?
I was riding the Venturer northbound along the Lake Huron shoreline. After 30-45 minutes, I stopped at the Rogers City marina for a Coke, then continued northbound.
I am tooling along 65-70MPH on a two-lane highway, and I notice the engine doesn't seem to have full power during those subtle throttle adjustments. I give it more gas and it bogs. I decide I should pull over and stop immediately because I was in a favorable spot to do that for only a few more seconds.
As I pull in the clutch to slow down, the engine dies immediately.
I coast off the road and it smells like something is burning down around the engine. Uh-oh!
I get off to inspect, and I notice gas dripping.....and the source appears to be the airbox. I shut off the petcocks, put it on the centerstand, and put a rock under the front tire. Checked the oil level and it's normal. (whew!)
For an unrelated reason, I have my biggest screwdriver in the bag. So I smack the rubber handle on each side of the carbs and they stop leaking.
I had to be patient to restart it. It wouldn't start right away. Instead of running the battery down and burning up the starter, I had to try to start it (briefly) every few minutes, with the throttle wide open. After about 15 minutes, it started and it was good as new after that.
I was relieved that was the only problem, because I was a long way from home.
Isn't that a fluke to have carb float(s) stick when tooling along at 65MPH?
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