REJECTED this morning

[paddling_man]

Hmmm... odd. It's never done this before TR morning but I guess there is always something new.

Friday, I removed the seat then tightened the battery connections. Started her up. Still a bit rough but not like before. Voltage at the battery prior to starting: 12.7 vdc. At idle, 12.5vdc. At 3k rpm, 14.5vdc.

She continued to run rough but broke out of it pretty quickly. I did notice just a touch of black smoke, under throttle, from the upper left (clutch side) exhaust pipe. After a couple of minutes, she seemed to clear up completely.

I rode about 30 miles and, except for a couple of rough spots in the first five minutes, she is back to normal!

Bad gas/sediment stir up? Who knows? Thanks for your help guys! I rode another 20 miles to work where I'm typing this out now!

[Greg Cothern]

Get some Seafoam and run it in the tank (follow can instructions on mixing ratio, in rough situations I have doubled the strength but no more) and run it till you go through the can should make some improvements.

Your R/R sounds like it is doing its job correctly wouldnt worry about it. 

The auto fuel shutoff diaphragm can and has in the past caused an intermittent issue.  Acts like the bike is running out of fuel, let it sit and cool off some and it fires and runs, then does it again.  Only cure is to replace.

[paddling_man]

Thanks! Sounds like a plan!

[Chad in Michigan]

if the diaphram is bad, let me know. i have one i took off my bike (i eliminated it, changed the routing of the fuel lines) and it is good. i'll send it to you for shipping costs.

chadschloss78@aol.com