blackhawkxx

You are going to put mudflaps on a Bird? :icon_slap:

I replaced the plug. I will try the wire swap when I get time. Taking the tank off is a pain because Honda made the fuel tank in two halfs and put the connector fuel hose under the frame.

My CL-350 seems to be running on only one cylinder (one pipe never heats up). I rebuilt the carbs and don't think fuel is the problem. While running, if you take the plug wire off of the spark plug but hold it close, the spark will jump from wire to plug and that cylinder will start to run (with increased rpm). Push the wire on the plug, stops firing, pull the wire just off the plug, it will fire. I am not getting this, maybe some kind of coil issue?

They are so much better than a v twin cruiser. And you know that motor will run forever.

So very cool!!! Keep them coming.

Now that is what I call having your cake and eatting to. Why buy a new ugly green bike when you can have this black beauty? Can I ask why are you parting with something soooo nice?

I will be interested to see when you peen the rivit, will it break? Our chain is pretty high strength.

We need details.

I have had this more than once with car batteries. Crank fine when cold, wouldn't crank when hot, let cool off and it would crank again. When in doubt, throw it out.

Really, Rosie??? I think the 14 is stone ugly but no way I would ever go that low to call it Rosie ugly, man.

I don't know if they changed it, but it was bad stuff. I use the Honda stuff.

If you know someone who isn't too busy, you can offer them some of the take to do all the work boxing and sending. I did that for someone. BTW-looks like you won't be coming back to the XX again by selling off all your stash.

Not that it would make the tire hop but do you always run such low tire pressure on the street?

If it is a 97-98, they do have a flat spot about that RPM but not the kind that you could feel in neutral. What year is it?

I love my little red dot.

I remember a guy on here that patched his tire from the outside. :icon_silenced:

That is not what he asked.

I would think that it might. You could jack up the front from the oil pan and then put the stand under the forks.

I have the Dyno Jet on my 97 and it works perfect. Some 98's already have the holes enlarged. You can't tell until you take it apart but it is no big deal, really easy.

That is why I said that I replaced mine with Motorcraft wires. Got them from Rock Auto in a couple of days.

You don't state the year or motor size but I have a Ranger and was having problems that seemed like yours. It surged under load. Putting new Motorcraft plug wires on fixed it.

Jetting the bike stock or other wise, takes the flat spot out at about 5-K. If you are not looking for more power or noise, maybe you should ride it a while then make the decision about the pipes. I'm not sure you will notice the difference in weight of the pipes.

97-98 is different from the other years.

Not me.

I would think that the most telling thing would be taking it for a test ride. Can you do that? Other than that, you just have to look over the bike to see of any signs of it being dropped. Look for any leaks or strange wear patterns on the tires and listen to the motor run.