Vader hesitation during acceleration

prismways · 04-11-2017, 12:35 AM

So the bike starts fine and it idles fine. When it's in neutral and I give it gas, it does not seem to hesitate. But when I start to ride it, it seems to bog down as I'm giving it gas so I back off to avoid stalling the engine.

This happens in 2nd and 3rd gears.

It's still running the stock carb and air filter.

Thanks for the assistance!

veezx20 · 04-11-2017, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by prismways

So the bike starts fine and it idles fine. When it's in neutral and I give it gas, it does not seem to hesitate. But when I start to ride it, it seems to bog down as I'm giving it gas so I back off to avoid stalling the engine.

This happens in 2nd and 3rd gears.

It's still running the stock carb and air filter.

Thanks for the assistance!

Carb is junk!

prismways · 04-11-2017, 11:08 AM

Did you swap out the carb on your vader?

veezx20 · 04-11-2017, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by prismways

Did you swap out the carb on your vader?

Just ordered it last night gonna be a while

jsumd · 04-12-2017, 12:55 AM

It seems really hit or miss on the carbs for the vader. I had some very minor sputtering issues at speed when I first got mine but now it seems to be running great.

prismways · 04-12-2017, 09:52 AM

Yeah, it could just be that it needs to break in a little. I have a carb that I will swap out in the near future. Just wanted to see how it performs stock and I have to admit, it's pretty rough.

prismways · 04-16-2017, 03:42 PM

I am seeing that if I have the choke set halfway, it accelerates much better and I don't get the hesitation.

wheelbender6 · 04-16-2017, 10:38 PM

Try treating the fuel with Seafoam before tearing down the carb. It worked for me.

prismways · 04-17-2017, 09:21 AM

Thanks, I heard that too. Will give that a try. I did do research and found that the hesitation is due to gum up carb issue.

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prismways Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Boston area Posts: 171	Vader hesitation during acceleration So the bike starts fine and it idles fine. When it's in neutral and I give it gas, it does not seem to hesitate. But when I start to ride it, it seems to bog down as I'm giving it gas so I back off to avoid stalling the engine. This happens in 2nd and 3rd gears. It's still running the stock carb and air filter. Thanks for the assistance!
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04-12-2017, 12:55 AM	#5
jsumd Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 409	It seems really hit or miss on the carbs for the vader. I had some very minor sputtering issues at speed when I first got mine but now it seems to be running great. __________________ 2002 Harley Davidson XL883R 2012 Yamaha FZ6 2022 Hawk 250 2002 Yamaha R6 sold Vader 125cc sold after owning for many years 1997 Jeep Wrangler sold due to frame rot
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wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	Try treating the fuel with Seafoam before tearing down the carb. It worked for me. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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04-17-2017, 09:21 AM	#9
prismways Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Boston area Posts: 171	Thanks, I heard that too. Will give that a try. I did do research and found that the hesitation is due to gum up carb issue. Last edited by prismways; 04-17-2017 at 07:22 PM.
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04-11-2017, 11:08 AM	#3
prismways Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Boston area Posts: 171	Did you swap out the carb on your vader?
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04-12-2017, 09:52 AM	#6
prismways Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Boston area Posts: 171	Yeah, it could just be that it needs to break in a little. I have a carb that I will swap out in the near future. Just wanted to see how it performs stock and I have to admit, it's pretty rough.
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04-16-2017, 03:42 PM	#7
prismways Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Boston area Posts: 171	I am seeing that if I have the choke set halfway, it accelerates much better and I don't get the hesitation.
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