11-07-2017, 12:09 PM | #1 |
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So in the mornings when I take my hawk to work the first street I hit the speed limit is 45. For some reason the bike acts like it doesn't catch and just kinda revs at about 35mph. I have to just cruise for about 5 min and then it'll start riding normally and it'll let me go faster than 35-45 mph. Is this normal to do this on initial warm up it doesn't seem to do it in the evening when I leave work. Just in the morning. My second question is I take my bike in the mud quite often and usually wash it right after. What should I do about my chain after I wash it? Usually I'll wash the bike and just spray the chain with wd-40. I would like to just wash the bike and that's it but it seems like I should be taking the chain off and soaking in lube. What do y'all do about cleaning chain?
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11-07-2017, 01:30 PM | #2 | |
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11-08-2017, 03:48 AM | #5 |
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wondering if the clutch slips till the oil warms up
& thins out....Oil not squessing out from between the plates while cold/thicker.. It can make a big diffrents... the Auto clutchs in my 2 bikes if i set them with cold oil they slip... warm the oil up then adjust them & the clutches bite hard.. I just have to use them as a manual till the oil warm up.. So hot & cold oil makes a big diffrents... ..
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11-08-2017, 09:21 AM | #6 |
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I would never trust a chain with a straightened link to not fail. Metal has been stressed. I would either replace the bent link with a new master link, or buy a new chain. Glad you tried the graphite treatment, it always worked very well for me...ARH
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11-09-2017, 12:11 PM | #7 |
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Thanks ARH I will definitely try your chain method. I definitely think my clutch is slipping till it warms up I also have no play in my clutch so I will adjust that. What oil do y'all use in your hawk? I'm using the rotella 15w40 for diesal, is this recommended. Now to a new problem, this morning on my way in to work I noticed my speedometer not working ugh. I didn't drive it yesterday but the day before I did and it was working fine. The last thing I did to it Tuesday night was wash it. Anybody know why it would suddenly stop working. Thanks guys.
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11-09-2017, 01:10 PM | #8 | |
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11-09-2017, 01:34 PM | #9 |
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Yes I checked both ends were tight I even unscrewed them and tightened up again.
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11-09-2017, 01:42 PM | #10 |
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Did you pull the cable out to see if is broken? if it is I have a cable I can send you. If it's the speedometer you may want to consider upgrading to the digital cluster. Stock clusters are way off. I have the stock cluster I pulled off my bike if you need it.
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Thanks Jerry, From what I saw it didn't look broke but I'll have to take another look to make sure. I do want a digital cluster eventually I just can't afford it at the time. I'll take another look at it later when I get off work. If it's not the cable and does end up being the cluster is it repairable. Ever since I got the bike it was off by 10mph but it also bounced around a lot. Is this normal for it to bounce so much? I'm thinking not and maybe I just got a faulty cluster.
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The real key to this oil working so well is also its complete lack of friction modifiers. In many automotive oils, they add substances to help make the oil more slippery. The issue with these additives is that they make wet clutch discs more slippery, and as a result - you guessed it - the clutch slips. That is why motorcycle oils list if they are safe for wet clutches (not all are!) This wet clutch rating is also known as JASO MA certified. If you look at the back of the bottle on Rotella T4 and T6, you will find that JASO MA certification on the bottle.
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11-09-2017, 07:37 PM | #14 |
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I know your right , cheap enough too. Will get another coming
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