sasquatch
03-05-2008, 09:17 PM
Hello all,
I am kind of new to the world of the VTX and new to this site. My first bike was a 87' Suzuki Savage single cylinder 650 that I rebuilt from the ground up. There is obviously a drastic difference between the bikes and now I'm not really keen on working on a V-Twin. I own a 2004 VTX 1300 C and I am having an issue (1) with with a non responsive throttle which tends to take more time than desired to warm up before rides. Once it warms up it seems to do fine and will run on the crack of a whip, but when running at a high rpm and let off the throttle is tends to sound funny...kind of like a cough and small backfiring. This could simply be my inexperience with a bigger engine. My thoughts were maybe it needs a carb adjustment or possibly just a tune up. It does have aftermarket pipes (not sure of brand) that were on the bike when I purchased it. Another issue (2) is that there is a slow leak right above the choke pull. This area I believe is called the pet**** (at least thats what Ive been told) where the adjustments for the gas tank are (on, off, reserve). It is a bronze(ish) color and seems to drip on the choke pull. I attempted to tighten the screws that were there but it didnt seem to make much difference.
I realize I am new here and have written a short story, but if someone would be willing to donate a few minutes to my issue I would greatly appreciate it. Cheers!
:cheers:
I am kind of new to the world of the VTX and new to this site. My first bike was a 87' Suzuki Savage single cylinder 650 that I rebuilt from the ground up. There is obviously a drastic difference between the bikes and now I'm not really keen on working on a V-Twin. I own a 2004 VTX 1300 C and I am having an issue (1) with with a non responsive throttle which tends to take more time than desired to warm up before rides. Once it warms up it seems to do fine and will run on the crack of a whip, but when running at a high rpm and let off the throttle is tends to sound funny...kind of like a cough and small backfiring. This could simply be my inexperience with a bigger engine. My thoughts were maybe it needs a carb adjustment or possibly just a tune up. It does have aftermarket pipes (not sure of brand) that were on the bike when I purchased it. Another issue (2) is that there is a slow leak right above the choke pull. This area I believe is called the pet**** (at least thats what Ive been told) where the adjustments for the gas tank are (on, off, reserve). It is a bronze(ish) color and seems to drip on the choke pull. I attempted to tighten the screws that were there but it didnt seem to make much difference.
I realize I am new here and have written a short story, but if someone would be willing to donate a few minutes to my issue I would greatly appreciate it. Cheers!
:cheers: