First ride of the year!!

zimmy · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:22 pm Post subject: First ride of the year!!

Finally....I got a chance to get the old 750 out for a ride tonight. Put the battery in, turned on the gas valve and hit the button....vroom. Oh yeah, it has been a long winter. A short 10 mile ride, but it ran perfectly and felt great to get it out again.

Very Happy

Think Spring!

tjls8011 · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:22 pm Post subject:

I am hoping to do that this weekend. However i heard something about snow Crying or Very sad

fasterspider · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:28 pm Post subject:

Spring fully starts in 6 days, enjoy it.
Make sure to check the air in your tires and change that oil even if it was new when you stored the bike last fall.

650BILL · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:03 pm Post subject:

HEY ZIMMY, I've been ridin' a little over a week (SE, PA). It feels like youv'e been reborn, doesn't it??? Just watch out for CINDERS & SALT in the CURVES!!! GOOD LUCK & SAFE RIDIN"..650bill

davecycleman · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:10 pm Post subject: first ride

Hey,

I put the battery in the 360, turned on the gas and kicked a couple times. Vroom. I went for a short ride with no problems.

I put the battery in the 1200 and it fired right up too. I took it for a little longer ride than the 360. I have a little stumble off of idle, then it is smooth. Don't know exactly what that is about.

It felt good to get back in the saddle and make some noise again.

Dave

Russell · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:07 pm Post subject:

Try draining the float bowls and also perhaps put some methylated spirits in the gas tank,say 4-500 ml. Should take any water that has got into your system out through the combustion process.Chances are when you drain the float bowls you'll see some water come out first.It accumulates right under the main jet in many carbs so that you get it causing a miss just as the throttle needles begin to lift.

orlo · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:20 pm Post subject:

Went for a 1 hr ride myself today..beautiful 60 degrees here Very Happy

Dave, sounds like you may have a pilot jet issue..a little cleaning out should take care of it..

Mike.

05c50 · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:39 pm Post subject:

I've got about 60 miles on the bikes so far this year, that's at least 500 less then last year by this time, but I'm planning some serious riding this weekend!

.........Paul

Russell · Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:07 pm Post subject:

I'm just starting to get psyched for a 1100 km(680 miles) 2 up blast the length of our South Island on Good Friday...and home again on the Tuesday.In between the bike will do a shorter day trip of 700 km.So the V-Strom is going to age by 3,000 km or so in under a week.Then it might be several months before it does much else. So it goes.

tjls8011 · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:42 pm Post subject:

Got my first ride in today. It was great had not been able to ride for about 9 months can't wait to be riding all the time

05c50 · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:56 pm Post subject:

We had two great days this weekend, blue sky and sunshine. Took a couple hundred mile rides. OOOooooooooooohhhh what a feeling!!

..........Paul

Goss · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:13 am Post subject:

First time out on Sunday 28th, been a long time but it was great! Cool

Pulled up in the garage and nothing but rain since then......Hope it clears up for next week. Rolling Eyes

Regards

Goss

fasterspider · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:37 am Post subject:

Russell · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:03 pm Post subject:

..and tonight I load my bike for the first big ride for some time.Tomorrow night will see an almost 2 hr run down to the Ferry that crosses the Strait between our two main islands.In the morning we tour down the east coast of the South Island for nearly 4 hrs then duck inland and head along the lee side of the Southern Alps and across the Pass then to Wanaka, a beautiful lake township surrounded by mountains.All going well should be about 9-10 hours riding that day. Can't wait.

dorT500 · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:08 pm Post subject: