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Just Shaping a Milestone
- cbclemmens
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- cbclemmens
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Re: Just Shaping a Milestone
I parked it just before Christmas resting on the side stand. Last week it got back up above 50 so I rolled it out, checked the tire pressure and all the fluids, charged the battery and started it up. It started up ok but ran rough. I opened the choke up and it was still running real rough, like only one cylinder was firing. I let it warm up and the dew started boiling off the right side but not the left. I shut it down and pulled the left plug. It was wet and oily so I cleaned it on the wire wheel, hooked it back up and set it on the jug. I started it up and watched the spark. It was there but very weak. I put the plug back in and started it up. It ran a little better but still a little rough. I decided to drive it around a bit and warm it up. It ran a little better as I did and every once and a while it would surge for a second or 2. After 3 or 4 miles I stopped at a stop sign and then pulled out onto the highway. It was running better but still not quite right. I accelerated up to 4,500 RMP and shifted into second. I cracked the throttle and it almost pulled both arms out of their sockets. Obviously the engine had gotten hot enough for the left plug to start firing full time. About 5 miles down the road I stopped for gas. When I started back up it was rough again for a minute or 2. Since then it has run just fine, a little rough at starting but after the choke comes off - just fine.
I'm thinking I oil fouled the plug ( brand new about 1,000 miles ago), and running it cleared that up. Any other ideas?
Craig
- wa1nca
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Re: Just Shaping a Milestone
My R75/6 smokes on the left side if parked on the side stand(spark plug ok)
Ok if parked on the center side
I. was told they all do that
54 R51/3, 55 R50/Velorex 560 sidecar, 64 R27, 68 R69US, 75 R75/6
Ashfield, Ma
USA
- srankin
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Re: Just Shaping a Milestone
At least we don't have to prop through the bikes like they did radial engines in airplanes, LOL.
Since I started using ride off stands and haven't used the side stand regularly for years, I haven't had a smoke issue. St.
- cbclemmens
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Re: Just Shaping a Milestone
Craig
- srankin
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