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From: chateau.murray on 14 Mar 2007 11:51
On 14 Mar, 14:08, John Johnson <n...(a)invalid.com> wrote:
> In article
> <1huyevb.11py3wo1g8lfxgN%chateau.murray.takethis...(a)dsl.pipex.com>,
> chateau.murray.takethis...(a)dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
> > <bigblock_hotrodtr...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > I have a 1981 honda cb 650 costum,it idles fine but when you go down
> > > the road it cuts out real bad around 3500 rpms. It ran fine last
> > > summer but this morning it went south. does any-one out there have a
> > > recommendation on a home fix for this problem?
>
> > <Holds head in hands and whimpers>
>
> There, there, TOG, 3 fingers of single malt will set everything aright.
>
<Hopeful>

Are you offering?

From: John Johnson on 14 Mar 2007 14:08
In article <1173887499.653897.156320(a)y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
chateau.murray(a)btinternet.com, <chateau.murray(a)btinternet.com> wrote:

> On 14 Mar, 14:08, John Johnson <n...(a)invalid.com> wrote:
> > In article
> > <1huyevb.11py3wo1g8lfxgN%chateau.murray.takethis...(a)dsl.pipex.com>,
> > chateau.murray.takethis...(a)dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
> >
> > > <bigblock_hotrodtr...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > I have a 1981 honda cb 650 costum,it idles fine but when you go down
> > > > the road it cuts out real bad around 3500 rpms. It ran fine last
> > > > summer but this morning it went south. does any-one out there have a
> > > > recommendation on a home fix for this problem?
> >
> > > <Holds head in hands and whimpers>
> >
> > There, there, TOG, 3 fingers of single malt will set everything aright.
> >
> <Hopeful>
>
> Are you offering?

Man, you live closer to the stuff than I do! I'm more of a rum drinker
in any case. I will toast you next time I have a sip, though. :)

--
Later,
John

johajohn(a)indianahoosiers.edu

'indiana' is a 'nolnn' and 'hoosier' is a 'solkk'. Indiana doesn't solkk.
From: chateau.murray on 15 Mar 2007 05:20
On 14 Mar, 19:08, John Johnson <n...(a)invalid.com> wrote:
> In article <1173887499.653897.156...(a)y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
> chateau.mur...(a)btinternet.com, <chateau.mur...(a)btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>

> > > There, there, TOG, 3 fingers of single malt will set everything aright.
>
> > <Hopeful>
>
> > Are you offering?
>
> Man, you live closer to the stuff than I do! I'm more of a rum drinker
> in any case. I will toast you next time I have a sip, though. :)
>

I was sipping a lovely cask strength (56% ABV) Bowmore the other
day.... Nectar, it was.

From: John Johnson on 15 Mar 2007 16:05
In article <1173950417.427497.111970(a)e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
chateau.murray(a)btinternet.com, <chateau.murray(a)btinternet.com> wrote:

> On 14 Mar, 19:08, John Johnson <n...(a)invalid.com> wrote:
> > In article <1173887499.653897.156...(a)y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
> > chateau.mur...(a)btinternet.com, <chateau.mur...(a)btinternet.com> wrote:
> >
> >
>
> > > > There, there, TOG, 3 fingers of single malt will set everything aright.
> >
> > > <Hopeful>
> >
> > > Are you offering?
> >
> > Man, you live closer to the stuff than I do! I'm more of a rum drinker
> > in any case. I will toast you next time I have a sip, though. :)
> >
>
> I was sipping a lovely cask strength (56% ABV) Bowmore the other
> day.... Nectar, it was.

Funny. I've had two friends talk to me recently about Bowmore (one was
referring to their double barrel, IIRC. the other has a bottle of their
"Legend"). I'll keep an eye out for the cask-strength next time I'm
shopping.

--
Later,
John

johajohn(a)indianahoosiers.edu

'indiana' is a 'nolnn' and 'hoosier' is a 'solkk'. Indiana doesn't solkk.
From: holysmokes on 16 Mar 2007 18:41
how much charged is your bike producing, it needs over 13 volts to run and
fire correctly, check your charging rotor for resistance

Potage St. Germaine wrote:
>On Mar 13, 10:50?pm, bigblock_hotrodtr...(a)yahoo.com wrote:
>> I have a 1981 honda cb 650 costum,it idles fine but when you go down
>> the road it cuts out real bad around 3500 rpms. It ran fine last
>> summer but this morning it went south. does any-one out there have a
>> recommendation on a home fix for this problem?
>
>Pull the fuel hose off the carburetor and drain some gasoline into a
>clean container. Is there water or rust in the gasoline?
>
>If not, your idle jets and idle passages and ports are probably just
>getting plugged with gum and varnish.
>
>Riders who store their motorcycles over the winter without
>putting Stabil in the gasoline notice that the engine will start and
>idle, but won't run above about 1/4 throttle without cutting out due
>to fuel starvation...
>
>Run down to Wal*Mart or any good auto parts store and purchase a can
>of Berryman B-12 Choke and Carburetor Cleaner for about $3.25.
>
>The 15-oz. can of liquid B-12 works best, but if you can't get that,
>buy some B-12 or STP or GumOut carburetor cleaner in the aerosol can.
>
>They all contain xylene, methyl alcohol, toluene, acetone, etc, and
>those solvents will clean gum and varnish out of the carb as you ride.
>
>Don't buy Techron, or any fuel system cleaner that contains "petroleum
>distillates". Those cleaners are for fuel injectors.
>
>Carefully measure about 4 or 5 ounces of the carb cleaner into a
>container and pour it into a full tank of gasoline and go for a slow
>ride, using as little throttle as possible to make the carburetors
>suck gasoline through the idle jets.
>
>After several miles, you should notice that the engine is idling
>faster, so you can turn the master idle knob down.
>It's probably located between the two carbs on the right hand side of
>the motorcycle.
>
>If cleaning the carbs doesn't "get 'er done", it's possible that your
>spark plugs have reached the end of their service life. Spark plugs
>cost $2.50 to $3.00 each, so you're looking at $10 to $12 for spark
>plugs.
>
>But modern motorcycles with electronic ignitions don't
>have a lot of problems with spark plugs, rough running at low RPM is
>caused by dirty carburetors and cutting out at
>very high RPM is caused by old spark plugs.

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