Just bought a bike...

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Triple

I let the dealer know what happened and so far they seem pretty cooperative. They agreed to cover my motel and truck rental expenses.

Wow, way to take accountability! Go them

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Wow, way to take accountability! Go them

Seriously... that's pretty fucking awesome and really surprising!

[Triple]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Seriously... that's pretty fucking awesome and really surprising!

It's more than I expected, but so far it's just words. I'll start with the praise once I've received a check.

[Smittie61984]

That sucks man.

And Fuck You for finding a $138 ticket to Chicago. It's always $400+RT whenever I have to fly out there.

[Triple]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

And Fuck You for finding a $138 ticket to Chicago. It's always $400+RT whenever I have to fly out there.

Orbitz.com is your friend.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by Triple

Orbitz.com is your friend.

I always do Kayak which I think uses Orbitz. I've also heard that flying into/out of Atlanta is pretty expensive compared to other airports (I don't know wether that is true or not). I really hope they expand the Lawrenceville Airport for commercial flight. Hell a flight from Atlanta to Savannah costs more than a trip to California with Hartsfield-Jackson-Atlanta-(insert other politician name)-Airport.

Also sweet bike. I love the 955s!

[Triple]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Wow, way to take accountability! Go them

Big surprise, no check as of yet and now they are ignoring my emails.

Bike stumbles at idle and the throttle grip is very sticky. Took it apart last night, lubed it and the throttle cable, but no difference. Makes for a herky-jerky ride at low speeds, as smooth throttle imputs are impossible.

At least she's pretty...

[caveman]

Originally Posted by Triple

Big surprise, no check as of yet and now they are ignoring my emails.

Bike stumbles at idle and the throttle grip is very sticky. Took it apart last night, lubed it and the throttle cable, but no difference. Makes for a herky-jerky ride at low speeds, as smooth throttle imputs are impossible.

At least she's pretty...

sticky throttle issues could be the cables are bent too severe to let the cable move freely, or the adjustment on the carb/throttle body could need tweaking. as for lubing the grip, Gas Man and I have come to the conclusion that you should not lube the throttle on the handlebar. Just clean it up real good and make sure it is moving smoothly. Lube in there would just gather dirt and cause some sticky sticky. When we put the mini apes on his wifes Nightster we had to make several adjustments to how the cables were routed to make the cables slide smoothly in housings. Make sure the inside of the housings do get some cable lube and work it in really good.
The stumbling, if its carbed, could be a clogged jet. If its injected, then could be a clogged fuel rail, or injectors.
Hope this helps.

[Triple]

Originally Posted by caveman

sticky throttle issues could be the cables are bent too severe to let the cable move freely, or the adjustment on the carb/throttle body could need tweaking. as for lubing the grip, Gas Man and I have come to the conclusion that you should not lube the throttle on the handlebar. Just clean it up real good and make sure it is moving smoothly. Lube in there would just gather dirt and cause some sticky sticky. When we put the mini apes on his wifes Nightster we had to make several adjustments to how the cables were routed to make the cables slide smoothly in housings. Make sure the inside of the housings do get some cable lube and work it in really good.
The stumbling, if its carbed, could be a clogged jet. If its injected, then could be a clogged fuel rail, or injectors.
Hope this helps.

I bought the bike with less than 600 miles showing, so I'd hoped the cables weren't worn or bent. Dry maybe, but not worn out. As for lubing the grip, I only use dry lubes (like graphite powder) for such applications.

The bike is fuel-injected. I'll be performing a full tune-up soon with plugs, air/fuel filters, etc. If it still runs rough after that, I'll try some detergent in the fuel to clean out the varnished injectors. This thing likely sat for years with the same old fuel in the tank. The fuel pump has been replaced but I'm pretty sure the filter is original.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Triple

I bought the bike with less than 600 miles showing, so I'd hoped the cables weren't worn or bent. Dry maybe, but not worn out. As for lubing the grip, I only use dry lubes (like graphite powder) for such applications.

The bike is fuel-injected. I'll be performing a full tune-up soon with plugs, air/fuel filters, etc. If it still runs rough after that, I'll try some detergent in the fuel to clean out the varnished injectors. This thing likely sat for years with the same old fuel in the tank. The fuel pump has been replaced but I'm pretty sure the filter is original.

Make sure the cables aren't too tight to the throttle bodies - that would cause the throttle to stick as well. Someone may have tried to adjust the cables and done a piss-poor job.