Has This Ever Happned to You?
06-07-2015, 10:26 AM
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Has This Ever Happned to You?
I went out riding today. It air temperature was about 95 degrees. I was on a flat level road, in top gear, turning about 4K. I noticed that it seem to be laboring or maybe just not pulling. It didn't slow it just felt like it was not pulling as well as it might. I didn't do anything. I didn't touch the throttle or change anything but all of a sudden it came on. I never did it again. Could a slide be sticking?
06-07-2015, 06:07 PM
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'Yes, that's what it felt like. Like hitting the wall with noting left. And then it just came back on. It could have been a low fuel issue. The tank was 3/4 full.
06-07-2015, 06:48 PM
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I really dont mean to sound like a douche here... but unrelated to your problem;
top gear as in 6th gear? at 4k? fifth and 6th are so close in gear ratio I wont touch 6th unless I hit 10k in 5th in which case I'm somewhere near 7-8k(IRRC)
just curious how you ride I guess... do you prefer to keep it at low RPM's in every gear?
top gear as in 6th gear? at 4k? fifth and 6th are so close in gear ratio I wont touch 6th unless I hit 10k in 5th in which case I'm somewhere near 7-8k(IRRC)
just curious how you ride I guess... do you prefer to keep it at low RPM's in every gear?
06-07-2015, 07:33 PM
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I really dont mean to sound like a douche here... but unrelated to your problem;
top gear as in 6th gear? at 4k? fifth and 6th are so close in gear ratio I wont touch 6th unless I hit 10k in 5th in which case I'm somewhere near 7-8k(IRRC)
just curious how you ride I guess... do you prefer to keep it at low RPM's in every gear?
top gear as in 6th gear? at 4k? fifth and 6th are so close in gear ratio I wont touch 6th unless I hit 10k in 5th in which case I'm somewhere near 7-8k(IRRC)
just curious how you ride I guess... do you prefer to keep it at low RPM's in every gear?
Rebuilding the petcock is a good idea. I have to go back and pull the air box for breather hose mods so I will just do it then. It's funny but when you buy a bike unridden and untested these issues are bound to crop up.
06-07-2015, 09:59 PM
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Usually I prefer to ride in the 5K plus range which, as you say, puts me in 5th or even 4th gear for legal running. I had shifted up to 6th because the road was so flat and straight and smooth. It was just plonking along on torque but not under any particular load. It is bad form I know.
Rebuilding the petcock is a good idea. I have to go back and pull the air box for breather hose mods so I will just do it then. It's funny but when you buy a bike unridden and untested these issues are bound to crop up.
Rebuilding the petcock is a good idea. I have to go back and pull the air box for breather hose mods so I will just do it then. It's funny but when you buy a bike unridden and untested these issues are bound to crop up.
Strangely enough, I'd say the VTR runs happier at low revs than my VFR, which feels pretty lumpy anywhere under 4k, with fewer cylinders I expected the reverse.
Jim when you come to look at the petcock, you'll be shocked at the OEM replacement part cost (for the VTR they only sell the whole assembly). Honda do make a kit of just the diaphragm and it's shell, part number 16953 MLO 034 which I think is off a Goldwing, I ordered and installed one of these, perfect fit.
06-18-2015, 09:45 PM
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I am going to take the VTR out again when the weather drys up a bit. I think the flat spot might have been a non issue. I think it was more of me picking nits with a bike I do not trust yet.
06-19-2015, 10:04 AM
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Well there really should be no reason to "need" to wring the bikes neck to get it to run correctly. Though they do run well once you get them spinning.
As long as you are turning 3K, in any gear, you should be able to just roll on the throttle and smoothly pull away.
When these bikes came out they held the roll on record from 60-80 mph....yes in 6th. Also remember this is in complete stock condition.
A properly tuned VTR should be making right around 50 ft\lbs of torque at 3K.
So if your bike doesn't pull down low, then it is not tuned correctly IMHO.
FYI, my bike can pull from around 2K in any gear without complaints or hick ups of any kind.
As long as you are turning 3K, in any gear, you should be able to just roll on the throttle and smoothly pull away.
When these bikes came out they held the roll on record from 60-80 mph....yes in 6th. Also remember this is in complete stock condition.
A properly tuned VTR should be making right around 50 ft\lbs of torque at 3K.
So if your bike doesn't pull down low, then it is not tuned correctly IMHO.
FYI, my bike can pull from around 2K in any gear without complaints or hick ups of any kind.
06-19-2015, 10:08 AM
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As for the original issue, I would start with the float needles if it acts up again.
They are often overlooked when going through the carbs.
The rubber tip can get either hard or a bit funky and they also can stick if any crud gets trapped by the seat.
Run some sea foam or techroline through it and there is a good chance it won't happen again.
They are often overlooked when going through the carbs.
The rubber tip can get either hard or a bit funky and they also can stick if any crud gets trapped by the seat.
Run some sea foam or techroline through it and there is a good chance it won't happen again.
06-22-2015, 07:48 PM
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I am pretty sure it was a one time thing for that road at that time. I have not had a chance to get much seat time on it. Every time i have a free day to ride it rains buckets. It's not usually an issue in my part of the world but this year the rivers are over their banks and the lakes are at 120% of capacity.
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