blackhawkxx

I have to try one of those some day.

Being a little quicker in bracket racing doesn't make you a winner but I suppose you know that.

:icon_clap: Anyone can go buy one of those ugly other two bikes. Like you said, the idea of going to a race track is to win. My 97 does.

Not going to find a better deal than that.

I was talking to a guy the other day that was driving a old Mazda B3000 V6. It has 259,000 and still running. American junk.

+1 My truck did that a few months ago.

Just as a follow up, I got around to ripping it apart. Removed the bottom plastic and changed to a known good set of plugs, no difference. Ripped the top plastic off and got the air box off(had 4 vac. hoses, a hot air tube like a car and wires). My heart sank, if there is a way to remove the carbs without taking the motor out, I don't know how. They sit way down between the huge frame rails and must have 20 hoses going to them not counting the cables. It is a CA model, don't know if that makes a difference. The thing is that you can not touch most of them. How do you remove something that you can't touch? Anyway, I took a shot and sprayed carb cleaner from the top into every hole I could find. Fired it up and it ran perfect. Thanked the Lord. I sprayed some more with it running and started to put it back together. I hope to never had to replace those carbs.

Stock Bird seat in very good condition. Selling for a friend. PM if interested and I'll hook you up with him. $65 or Best Reasonable Offer.

That is nice.

Do they really need repacking? My Yosh's have close about 15 K on them and they don't need it. Also, mine have screws, yours have rivets?

Thanks for the ideas. For some reason, I just hate to rip into all that plastic but got to do something.

1500 Wing, low miles, great shape. Last year I got gas and within a half of mile, the bike was running really bad. Dumped about a half of a can of Sea Foam in it and within five minutes, everything was great. Early this year, about half way through a tank of gas and it did the same thing. More Sea Foam and life was good. Last week, about a quarter way into a tank and the same thing. Put in about a third can of Sea Foam, nothing. Added another half can of foam and nothing. The 1500 Wing has to be the most pain to work on because everything is covered with plastic and all the bolts are hidden. It starts right up but don't sound right (like it running on three cylinders) and idles real low and doesn't have any power. It doesn't pop, or stumble when you rev it. Seems to run better at the very end of the rev range. It feels and sounds just like it did the other two times when Sea Foam fixed it, why doesn't it fix it this time? Any thoughts before I rip into it? Thanks.

I would contact HEL and ask them to be sure.

Sounds like it would still be cheaper for him, right?

I'm not saying that is what the problem is but I had a 78 Honda 750 that died and restarted just like that. I was lucky because I was just about to enter a dark tunnel on interstate 70 in Wheeling WV. It made it to Evansville IN cutting out sometimes. Changed it and never had anymore trouble.

How can that be?

Once they go Wing they never go back.

My boy had this system on his F4-I, it really woke it up.

If they don't, you can make your own, I did.

I also always wanted to know the real performance difference. They have claimed the FI header losses HP up top but gains it in the midrange. Also would like to try a Carb. header on a FI bike.

My wife says (as a passenger) that once you go Wing you can't go back. She loves it.

At what weight is the stock fronts springs good for?

A member here G Man hit a deer big time last month and totaled the bike. He is not going to ride any more and is still unable to leave the house (wheel chair bound) so I am going to post up his extra stuff that was not on the bike at the time of the wreck to help him out. He is on the computer so you can ask questions of him. All prices are plus shipping to the lower 48. I like to include shipping in the prices but I don't know what current prices are. I would prefer post office money order but I do have paypal. The bike was a 2002. 1999-up Honda (Blackbird) service manual $10 (forgot to take photo) OEM windshield $25 (nice condition) (sold) Zero Gravity double bubble windshield (tinted) $20 (sold) Silver grab handle $10 (sold) Renntec luggage rack (black) $35 (sold) OEM clip-ons $25/pair with stock hand grips, bar ends and weights Stock exhaust cans- make offer (shipping would be $$$) He also has a stock seat that is covered in sheepskin (I have photos if interested) He may also have some clothing stuff if not sold locally.

They look like the ones on this bike in this link: http://www.cbr1100xx.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=63061

32 psi is too low for normal riding IMHO. On the track it might be fine but with every day riding, you are creating more heat, more wear and less mpg.