Carbs (not the food kind)
Road Warrior
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From: Diamond Bar, California
RE: Carbs (not the food kind)
I scrambled to buy my 05 when i heard that was going to be it for carbed bikes!
I mean some things are better left as they are. the basic bike design is 70 yrs old or so.
when I get ready to leave I imagine a WWI bi-plane pilot checking his plane preparing to fly off!
I prefer a little interaction with mymachines, you know: Compression releases down...CK
choke out.....CK, fuelON....CK, ignition ON...CK, FLaps down..CK
CONTACT!!!
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMLBLE RUMBLE!
Everything todaydose everything WTF
hell, half thenew cars out now all but drive themselves, how about thenew Lexus that parks it self, my god what are we reducing ourselves too!
OK Harley...take me to the bar... nowtake me to the poker ride....now take me to Sturgis...OK now park you self and change you oil.[:'(]
I have seen navigation for bikes alot latley too, what ever happend to just getting lost!
That is the REASON we started to ride, for adventure! well
Ill get off my soap box now!
I mean some things are better left as they are. the basic bike design is 70 yrs old or so.
when I get ready to leave I imagine a WWI bi-plane pilot checking his plane preparing to fly off!
I prefer a little interaction with mymachines, you know: Compression releases down...CK
choke out.....CK, fuelON....CK, ignition ON...CK, FLaps down..CK
CONTACT!!!
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMLBLE RUMBLE!
Everything todaydose everything WTF
hell, half thenew cars out now all but drive themselves, how about thenew Lexus that parks it self, my god what are we reducing ourselves too!
OK Harley...take me to the bar... nowtake me to the poker ride....now take me to Sturgis...OK now park you self and change you oil.[:'(]
I have seen navigation for bikes alot latley too, what ever happend to just getting lost!
That is the REASON we started to ride, for adventure! well
Ill get off my soap box now!
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From: Charlotte
RE: Carbs (not the food kind)
not for nothin but screw the neighbors!! you gotta do what you gotta do. i just turn my little sporty on and let her run while i'm gettin' "duded" up. i've gotten some dirty looks from the lady walking the **** tzu but it's her problem for having a damn yippy dog that's afraid of bikes. Anyway, i'm just not a big fan of dealing with moody little carb farts that early in the morning so i just let her run till she's ready!
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RE: Carbs (not the food kind)
I do an earlier commute than some of you it appears.. I choke out and fire it up to scramble out of the neighborhood for peace with the neighbors. I ride at least a mile before I push it in any at all, and then just 1/4-1/2 way. I typically don't push it in all the way until I;ve gone around 3miles.
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From: Oregon
RE: Carbs (not the food kind)
How to warm up a carbed bike:
1. Pull Choke Out all the way.
2. Turn Bike on (starter/kick start)
3. Wait a half min or so
4. Push Choke half way back in
5. Wait 1-5minutes untill Bike's Cylinders are warm to the palm of your hand
6. Push Choke back in from half way.
7. Go Ride Somewhere
1. Pull Choke Out all the way.
2. Turn Bike on (starter/kick start)
3. Wait a half min or so
4. Push Choke half way back in
5. Wait 1-5minutes untill Bike's Cylinders are warm to the palm of your hand
6. Push Choke back in from half way.
7. Go Ride Somewhere
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RE: Carbs (not the food kind)
I have a carbed an another with EFI. love the sound of the carbed bike and the looks of a show polished carb
but inmy opinion with the advance in EFI technology it's simpler and less likely to break down
added to that the industry catching up and in the hands of a great tuner it will provide better results.
Just my 2 cents
but inmy opinion with the advance in EFI technology it's simpler and less likely to break down
added to that the industry catching up and in the hands of a great tuner it will provide better results.
Just my 2 cents
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From: Reading, PA
RE: Carbs (not the food kind)
ORIGINAL: darkside
I love my bike but I too think about how it would be nice sometimes to have a carb.It Kinda sucks to have to spend so much money every time you change something on the bike.Sure fuel injection provides some good points but their are days I want to take the whole thing apart and go with a carb and a magneto.Simple and to the point ,with less to worry about when I'm on the road.
I love my bike but I too think about how it would be nice sometimes to have a carb.It Kinda sucks to have to spend so much money every time you change something on the bike.Sure fuel injection provides some good points but their are days I want to take the whole thing apart and go with a carb and a magneto.Simple and to the point ,with less to worry about when I'm on the road.
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RE: Carbs (not the food kind)
Good point Panhead
Darkside you must have never been on a kicker
or had a set of burnt or fouled points before
Darkside you must have never been on a kicker
or had a set of burnt or fouled points before
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RE: Carbs (not the food kind)
I don't know about everybody else but the reason I like carbs over efi is because I haven't got the efi figured out yet.So instead of saying"I don't know" I can just say carbs rule!EFI sucks.Eventually, I'll have to give in and read up on it.
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RE: Carbs (not the food kind)
ORIGINAL: bgismo20
Am I the only one thats kinda bummed about HD pretty much eliminating carbuerated bikes?
Am I the only one thats kinda bummed about HD pretty much eliminating carbuerated bikes?