First Bike in the USA (Knoxville TN)
08-24-2007, 01:17 PM
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First Bike in the USA (Knoxville TN)
Hi ...i recently purchased a 2000 Superhawk from a 68 year old man ...the vehicle sounds great when started up and i got a decent price for it ...
i only got a chance to ride it a few times and i notice a few things that i am not sure if i should worry abt
(1) the owner said something like having tuned it like a rc51 ...the bike is mostly stock ...now i find it hard to ride around town or under 3ooo rpm ..i bring it to school and all the time i seem to be slowing down ?
(2) there are some sudden surges that happen once in a while ...cant explain it ..i pull in the clutch and let her hiccup and go from there
(3) when i start the bike after a while ...she kinda coughs and misses ...even if i stop for say 30 minutes this happens...i am not able to just jump on the bike and fly ...when i engage my second gear ...this vroooooom pfft pfft vrrooom pfft vrooooom pfft vrroom happens ...not as animated as mentioned here ...but i hope i am painting a fairly clear picture here...
i was wanting to find if it was normal ? what is the best way to set the bike to street riding ....i ride a 45 mph zone for 12 miles daily ...
I would like to show this to another superhawk owner ..is there any one from knoxville tn here...who wouldnt mind talking to me for say 20 minutes....
Please let me know
cheers
Hari
i only got a chance to ride it a few times and i notice a few things that i am not sure if i should worry abt
(1) the owner said something like having tuned it like a rc51 ...the bike is mostly stock ...now i find it hard to ride around town or under 3ooo rpm ..i bring it to school and all the time i seem to be slowing down ?
(2) there are some sudden surges that happen once in a while ...cant explain it ..i pull in the clutch and let her hiccup and go from there
(3) when i start the bike after a while ...she kinda coughs and misses ...even if i stop for say 30 minutes this happens...i am not able to just jump on the bike and fly ...when i engage my second gear ...this vroooooom pfft pfft vrrooom pfft vrooooom pfft vrroom happens ...not as animated as mentioned here ...but i hope i am painting a fairly clear picture here...
i was wanting to find if it was normal ? what is the best way to set the bike to street riding ....i ride a 45 mph zone for 12 miles daily ...
I would like to show this to another superhawk owner ..is there any one from knoxville tn here...who wouldnt mind talking to me for say 20 minutes....
Please let me know
cheers
Hari
08-24-2007, 03:06 PM
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I'm thousands of miles from Knoxville but do you have a phone # for the previous owner? I'd call him and ask him what "tuned like an RC51" means. What did he actually do? Sounds like the carbs are probably jetted wrong but I'd start by asking him what he did and ask him to be a specific as possible and write it all down.
08-24-2007, 04:30 PM
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My guess is that "tuned like an RC51" means the carbs are improperly jetted. That sounds kind of like how mine was running when I got it. Mine was basically unrideable under 4k. The PO had the air screw turned out all the way and everything else about the carbs screwed up. Rejet and I think you should be fine.
08-24-2007, 08:03 PM
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do let me know..
cheers
hari
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