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Re:What are the symptoms of running lean? 3 Months, 1 Week ago
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As it gets colder out your bike will run leaner. You will notice it more then.
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Re:What are the symptoms of running lean? 3 Months ago
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Okay... What if I'm running rich? What are the symptoms?
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Mrs. Barlow, I never, and I repeat never, ever pissed in your steam iron.
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Re:What are the symptoms of running lean? 3 Months ago
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starts easy, need little choke, lots of smoke out of exhaust, poor fuel mileage, carbon build-up, can lead to SVS.
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Re:What are the symptoms of running lean? 3 Months ago
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Well.... I think I'm running rich then, but I really don't get a lot of smoke, and I have to warm it up a bit, as the temperature is falling. In the afternoons, I don't need any choke. I went to check my exhaust to see how much carbon was built up inside, and it's filthy. How much is due to how I'm running it, and how much is attributed to the previous owner, I don't know.
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Mrs. Barlow, I never, and I repeat never, ever pissed in your steam iron.
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Re:What are the symptoms of running lean? 3 Months ago
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You should need the choke every time you start it cold..no matter if its 30 or 90 degrees out...It may start and hit a few licks and then stall if you don't use the choke..  but what you want is for it to start with the choke without touching the throttle...as it warms up, you ease the choke in a bit, you can hear the change it the exhaust as it gets more even... 
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Re:What are the symptoms of running lean? 3 Months ago
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Hrmmm... When it's dead cold, after sitting all night, I need the choke. No throttle, starts on the first lick, just as you describe. In the afternoon, if the day has been hot, then I usually don't need the choke. Now that temps are down to a more reasonable level (70's and 80's in the afternoon), then I need the choke in the afternoon, too.
What I'm thinking, from your post, is that I'm running just a tad rich. Is that a correct conclusion?
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Mrs. Barlow, I never, and I repeat never, ever pissed in your steam iron.
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Re:What are the symptoms of running lean? 3 Months ago
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No .... you're OK ..... or if rich then only a 'tad'. Nothing to worry about.
Most folks make the mistake of running these bikes on the rich side. I guess it's an hold-over from the days when we all worried about burning holes in the tops of the pistons
These bikes will tolerate running quite lean before they run badly enough to ruin the engine. My advice is to run a lean as you can ... it will choke on you before it runs bad enough to cause damage.
Doc
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Re:What are the symptoms of running lean? 3 Months ago
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If you come to a stop sign and feel molten metal running over our boots, your probably a bit lean. 
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Re:What are the symptoms of running lean? 3 Months ago
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Thanks, Doc.  The previous owner ran it so lean, he burnt the pipes, even through to the heat shield! 
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Re:What are the symptoms of running lean? 3 Months ago
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