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honda hawk? NT650

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Way too much money for the mileage. With that many miles, $1400 is probably the tops I'd pay if it was in perfect condition.
 
T2urtle said:
SV650 just made to the top of my list.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/mcy/2306669930.html

i'm a handy guy, never did carbs on a car or bike but how easy does this sound like to fix. I'm looking at it morrow in the AM.

yea pull and soak the carbs in cleaner. if that fails how hard is a rebuilt/clean or w.e it needs
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Most motorcycle carbs are not that hard to rebuild with a good kit. The biggest problem I see is getting them in sync and adjusted properly.
 
Marlin1975 said:
Most motorcycle carbs are not that hard to rebuild with a good kit. The biggest problem I see is getting them in sync and adjusted properly.
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Isn't he going to have to try different jets to get the mix right? The seller said it backfires after putting on the race pipe. There must be a jet and a couple of adjustment screws he'll have to sort out. I'm just guessing, I've never tuned a carbureted bike.
 
If he wants to do it right the main and needle definitely need adjusting and probably the pilot as well. That's why I suggested just swapping it for a stocker. The stock exhaust and jetting was just a little lean in the midrange but most people can't tell.
 
IMO you should get a first bike that already runs..


Shimming needles etc isn't difficult, but it's a lot to deal with on top of learning how to ride - particularly because it can screw with the way the motor runs.... (no power at all till 3/4 throttle then BOOM 100%...) just kinda makes things tricky when you already have a lot to deal with


As another said, syncing is somewhat of a pain since it requires float gauges.... A parallel twin can be done by sight, but not a V


This is assuming the previous owner hasn't 'tried' to fix it already and has messed with set screws making things even more of a PITA
 
rstrohkirch said:
If he wants to do it right the main and needle definitely need adjusting and probably the pilot as well. That's why I suggested just swapping it for a stocker. The stock exhaust and jetting was just a little lean in the midrange but most people can't tell.
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it appears to be unusual to mess with the pilot on a streetbike when playing with an aftermarket pipe.

it also sounds like if its RICH now, he messed with the carbs already, as if anything adding the pipe should push him lean
 
I guess the question is if the bike runs "rough" because he swapped exhausts or because of general bad maintenance. If you want a bike to ride now then obviously not the right choice. If you have a little bit of time and are handy then carbs on the gen1 are no biggie and mainly cost your time. Personally, I always look at tires, chain, sprockets, fork seals and brake pads as these cost money and time to replace.
 
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