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#5702 102inch (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 55 Re:cold weather problems 6 Years ago   [size=2]Make sure the mechanics richen your bike up a little, tell tale sign, when you turn the engine off after hot do you hear a spin back of the motor??? if so you are running way to lean. hope this helps?! Michael[/size][/quote] I heard the motor spin back since day one right off the show room floor? And i know with the stock jetting and pipes it's not too lean.. Post edited by: 102inch, at: 2006/05/15 21:45[quote]<br><br>Post edited by: 102inch, at: 2006/05/15 21:46   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #5703 Thom M (User) When the going gets weird, the RoadStar gets going Gold Boarder Posts: 916 Re:cold weather problems 6 Years ago   Just wondering, when you say you hear the motor spin after you shut it down are you talking about the starter gears spinning? Thats what I hear with mine sinse I baught it. Sometimes it is very short in duration (a couple of seconds) and sometimes it's a little longer, bugs the hell out of me though.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #201670 hoadman (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 14 Re:cold weather problems 2 Years, 11 Months ago   i have a 04 and i live in northern wisconsin. i work night shift so cold to work and cold back. cough and sputter under 45 deg. think i mite not make it some days, not loven it! i found that my left front plug showed signs of fouling. i changed plugs and tried a hotter plug. helped for 50 miles and now its back to old trix. thinking maby a coil prob. did you find a fix? thanks   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #201688 DocShadow (Admin) Hmmmm .... send beer Admin Posts: 17615 Re:cold weather problems 2 Years, 11 Months ago   I ride below 32 and don't really have any problems. Usually I require full choke to start. As the temps decrease, I need to leave full choke on longer, but at freezing it may be on for only a minute max. I usually take off within a minute with half choke. The bike will not respond to hard throttle inputs at this time, especially the colder it gets. At 70, half choke is off within a mile'; at freezing it take about 2 miles. If you idle is set too low you'll have even more problems the colder it gets. Proper idle is an evenly running motor. Doc   Logged     My Bike Website   The administrator has disabled public write access. #201696 Yakman (User) Expert Boarder Posts: 410 Re:cold weather problems 2 Years, 11 Months ago   Holy cow, I was wondering why we were seeing a post about "cold weather problems" at this time of the year.....then I see you are from northern Wisconsin. Having grown up in the neck of the woods, I fully understand it can be cool/cold up there at night regardless of the time of year.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #203720 hoadman (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 14 Re:cold weather problems 2 Years, 11 Months ago   ok so the temp was 80 here in northern wisconsin, went for a ride thinking this should prove one way or the other. i think it actualy got worse so now i am looking at the coil. going to swop the wires side to side and see if the other side fouls. looked at the coils and wraped the one in question but i dont see any damage or arcing.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #203739 hoadman (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 14 Re:cold weather problems 2 Years, 11 Months ago   ok so we are gonna chang a coil   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #203746 Flashback (Moderator) Just the facts, Ma'am.. Moderator Posts: 9221 Re:cold weather problems 2 Years, 11 Months ago   What happened when you swapped wires..?   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #203758 hoadman (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 14 Re:cold weather problems 2 Years, 11 Months ago   as soon as it wormed up 3 miles or so it coughed and spuderd. i limped it home. it cleared for a bit and dropped out. i think its gotta be a coil. now both plugs seem to be fowling. may be a bad wire? but i dont see any sign of arcing?   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #203830 Flashback (Moderator) Just the facts, Ma'am.. Moderator Posts: 9221 Re:cold weather problems 2 Years, 11 Months ago   I would try a shock treatment with some seafoam first, It might save you the cost of new coils. could be you have a build up of carbon on the valves which would cause it to run bad..   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access.

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