Help! No power!

[bigdano711]

Originally Posted by Do©Hawk

I'm one of those noobs. I'm trying to figure my shit out. Sometimes I just blurt out thoughts especially when the topic is relatable. I apologize for making things confusing.

I deleted my previous post.

I can't be sure, but I don't think he was referring to you or me. If he was, well, that's just downright passive aggressive.


I used to censor my thoughts...until I realized I was censoring my thoughts. Now I just let 'em fly and if I'm wrong, no sweat. I've never had a problem admitting when I'm wrong. It's the only way we learn, is it not?

[Thumper]

No way...You guys aren't new !

And you don't come off as punching above your grade. The main reasons I try to stick to stuff I have clue about is that I won't mislead folks and make a fool out of myself, and I don't want to contribute to the confusion. I delete my mistakes if they turn out to be stupid

Opinions and suggestions are fine, but a couple of these new members spout off like they are certified motorcycle mechanics with decades of experience, even while they don't even know the difference between a valve and a carb slide! Teenagers probably.

[Do©Hawk]

I'm never afraid to admit that I'm wrong. It happens often.

I posted my relatable problem, but named parts incorrectly, then added a picture and was wrong about what it was...I figured all this out on my own after my post. It was better off deleted to avoid more confusion.
I am not a mechanic and certainly not an engineer so while I know enough to "git'r'dun", I don't always convey it well. I was completely new to motorcycles less than a year ago. I am enthusiastic about it though.

[buzz]

If you never done nothing wrong,you never did anything.

[bigdano711]

Everything I've learned about carburetors started about 3 years ago when I inherited an old lawn mower that needed the carb cleaned. All I did was pull it apart, clean it, and put it back together. Bam, she worked. That and an air filter replacement. Still running to this day.


Then I bought the Hawk almost one year ago and studied hard and got the Nibbi dialed in pretty good. She's a little rich on the main jet, but I'm ok with that for now. Just about due for an oil change and I'm switching to Valvoline Full Synthetic Motorcycle 4-Stroke 10W-40. Hoping that will help out the clutch but will order the springs just to have them on hand.


I wouldn't even know to do that, or the fork oil change, if it wasn't for this place and some YouTube videos. I am very grateful for the knowledge shared.

[flopsweat]

I'm enjoying the advice column this post turned into. That's my big grief with the dandanthefireman discord chat I'm on, one person asks a simple question and gets 30 competing answers. I do my best to only share something that I personally had experience with, and still you get snarky comments like "good for you, want a cookie?" when you're just telling a new rider what speed you change gears at. And pretty much anything I've learned about how a motorcycle works has came from here.



That covers my wrenching questions, DDFM videos covers the cognitive stage of burning images of thousands of crashes and close calls into my brain, which have for sure saved my butt more than once.

[bigdano711]

Originally Posted by buzz

If you never done nothing wrong,you never did anything.

That reminds of one of the greatest quotes I ever heard at a 12 step meeting.


"If you don't do nothin', won't nothin' happen."
-Ray P. with like 127 years sober