Ok so i have defeated the odds and reached close to 2000kms on my hoot, and so far its holding up, but i just got back from a 4am ride with my buddy, and boy am i glad i got home.
its -15(with wind chill its -29) we were out for a good 5 hours and at around 3am i noticed something awry with my bike. we were about 15kms away from home in the middle of nowhere(rail trail its deserted late at night) and my bike started chugging, only in the low rpms and it wasnt to bad, i told my buddy we need to get home.
the further we rode the worse it became, i began to loose power and it has a horrible engine seizure like sound from 5kph to about 15kph. and it bogs and backfires and stalled a few times, it would chug and spit and pop and then gain a sudden few strokes of abnormally strong power but then subside. the first time it stalled i was about 7kms away from home and it took a good 6 pulls to start it with the throttle cranked. it stalled again and once again, then one last time when i pulled into the drive.
now im glad to have made it home. i was freezing to death so i put it in the garage and will have a look at it tomorrow, maybe its a bad plug or bad gas? could be something simple but i suspect it has to do with the valves. any input from you guys would be greatly appreciated.
~thanks in advance, Linnix13
its -15(with wind chill its -29) we were out for a good 5 hours and at around 3am i noticed something awry with my bike. we were about 15kms away from home in the middle of nowhere(rail trail its deserted late at night) and my bike started chugging, only in the low rpms and it wasnt to bad, i told my buddy we need to get home.
the further we rode the worse it became, i began to loose power and it has a horrible engine seizure like sound from 5kph to about 15kph. and it bogs and backfires and stalled a few times, it would chug and spit and pop and then gain a sudden few strokes of abnormally strong power but then subside. the first time it stalled i was about 7kms away from home and it took a good 6 pulls to start it with the throttle cranked. it stalled again and once again, then one last time when i pulled into the drive.
now im glad to have made it home. i was freezing to death so i put it in the garage and will have a look at it tomorrow, maybe its a bad plug or bad gas? could be something simple but i suspect it has to do with the valves. any input from you guys would be greatly appreciated.
~thanks in advance, Linnix13