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Had another 200 mile ride today, this time with Laura with me. At least 50 miles of it was as curvy as the Dragon and most of it was 55mph. It is amazing that North Carolina has some really snakey curvy roads thru the mountains with 55mph speed limits that you could not go that fast with a Lambrogini. I saw the 80º on my thermometer as I was coming into Asheville and it felt sooooo good. This gave me a little better workout with the new Elite III on the front and it also felt good. RandyA
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When I was a lad I had a neighbor who had a first gen Venture, I loved that bike and told myself that someday I would have one. 24 years later I found and bought my Venture from a BMW dealer who had it stored in his garage in pristine (honestly like new) condition with an original 8500 miles on it, it was his personal bike before he got into BMW's and I cannot stress just how nice it is, but was it ever dusty! I drove it the 60 miles home and it purred like a kitten, shifted beautifully, wandered a bit on the highway (25lbs air in both front and back tires, who thinks to check that? oops) Anyway! I decided to take all the plastic off the bike, clean, polish, touch-up, change the battery, oil, filters, plugs, wires etc etc... I spent an entire week, dawn to dusk on that bike, and when I was done, whoa! It looked like it just came off the showroom floor and I was very pleased, right up until I rode it. Before I describe the problem, I wish to point out that I am not a mechanic, on a knowledge scale of 1 to 10 (ten being a pro mechanic) I am about a 3, when it comes to electrical, I am more like an 8 or 9. The problem: Ok, choke the engine and start, it fires before 2 revs, warm up engine and turn off choke. Hop on and and begin to ride, acceleration is very smooth, here is where the "issue" starts. Ok, as you accelerate to say 55mph, you go thru the gears and you reach that 55mph, at the very moment that you reach your speed you let off ever so slightly on the throttle and you feel the inertia of the bike meet the declining engine RPM, in other words you are no longer accelerating and you are not slowing either, it is at that very moment that the engine begins to bog or act as if it is starving for air or gas or spark or???? It continues to go down the road, only once has it backfired, one pop while moving out to pass a car. When I accelerate from the 55mph, there is a 1/2 second delay in throttle response, and for just a moment it seems to "chug" up to speed then accelerate smoothly and normally. Saturday night on the way home from work I tried an experiment, I had driven about 10 miles so engine was fully warm, I would accelerate and experience the above, so I cut in about 1/4" of the choke lever and it accelerated very smooth! It did not "cure" the problem, but made it 75% better.. With the exception of new plugs (I believe I gapped them properly) and wires, battery, oil and filters, I didn't even touch the engine or carbs, but maybe I dislodged a hose, or??? I don't know, I don't "see" anything out of the norm but this is making me crazy! PLEASE, if you have a suggestion or have experienced similar, I can sure use your advice. Thank you muchly! John KB7VZL 73's
