lonestarmedic Posted February 18, 2008 Share #1 Posted February 18, 2008 So, I put the tags on, changed oil, filter, and seafoamed the fuel. Took off and proceeded to run 1 1/2 tanks of fuel through today. Come out to 366 miles. Went to Austin on the interstate, over to Canyon Lake, went and met JRichard, then went to Perdenales State park. Met some Valkyrie riders and rode with a few Harleys. Mocha is running top notch. After the SeaFoam and Marvel mystery oil in the crankcase the idle went from 950 to 1100. Gonna change plugs and put in synthetic this week. Bought a set of Morgan carbtune II's just to finish it off. Looking forward to next weekend and more hill country. Oh for the northern folks, my thermometer registered 78 in the back yard today. JRichard-you missed a great ride!!! JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeM8560 Posted February 18, 2008 Share #2 Posted February 18, 2008 my thermometer registered 78 in the back yard today. Dontcha just love it I was woking on the AC in my boat today had to make few rides to the hardware store 71 º tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeS Posted February 18, 2008 Share #3 Posted February 18, 2008 Carb sync, and it will be running like the , as mentioned watch. You will notice the difference, probably better then new. !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86er Posted February 18, 2008 Share #4 Posted February 18, 2008 Glad you got "The Queen" out on the road, JB! You're just celebrating 'cause we took those storms off ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestarmedic Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted February 18, 2008 You can keep the storms!! Saturday afternoon was windy, cold, and rainy. However I still put Mocha in the driveway and flushed the oil off. Used aome stuff from the Yamaha shop. Smells like pink bubblegum. Cost $13.50 for the gallon. Cut it in half with water and sprayed it on. Then cut it again for the rest of the bike. Works great and rinsed clean. Cheated and used the leaf blower for the water. The JB Weld and fiberglass cloth worked great. I sanded. drilled and filed new tabs for several of the lower fairing pieces. THanks for the tip Todd. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted February 18, 2008 Share #6 Posted February 18, 2008 Good to hear you got some wind in your face, I could definitely use some myself 1 word of caution, you mentioned about putting Synthetic in the bike. You may find that when you do this the engine will start to leak. It will clean all the old oil from in between the cracks in the gaskets and start seeping out....Just something to think about:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Popeye Posted February 18, 2008 Share #7 Posted February 18, 2008 When I tried synthetic, my clutch began to slip while accelerating while 2up. Went back to bike oil & was good again, after a while. I took my new scoot for state inspection, register [diff county], then to the shop for new tires/brakes/speedo cable/check-up/etc. It was up to 38*F, so I took the long way around to everywhere. Sure felt GREAT. Long time until next ride, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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