[Blympie]

So I have now offically owned my Superhawk for 72 hours. I have two problems with the bike. One is I have fully blasted the bike in first gear and my front wheel does not touch the ground until i shft. This is a big big problem as I can not get a sh*t eating grin off my face for alteast an hour.

Secondly I am in the progress of changing all the fluids and cleaning the carbs and balancing the carbs. I have had the bike just die on me a few times. once was on the corner while i let off the throttle. the other time was just sitting at idle in neutral at a light. I have read in a few places that cleaning and balancing the carbs fixes the issues. Is there anything I am missing? Sorry I just have a feeling that the bike was sitting where I bought it for a while. I know that the fuel could be bad as well. Also anyone have any recommendations on jets cause this thing is running rich.

[Jetpilot07]

give it a good cleaning (carbs) and change the plugs and air filter, after that, it will make diagnosing it alot easier.

[fortyd]

I just bought a 2002 VTR1000 superhawk and I did something really stupid. I killed my battery. When I charged it up it kept dying by the next morning. I finally decided to charge it the let it run for a while. So I openned the choke turned the bike on and went inside. A few minutes later I realized I did not turn the choke off. When I came out of the house it was pouring boiling coolant down the driveway. I turned the choke off and the coolant stopped bubling over and a few minutes later I turned the bike off. I turned the bike on the next day and it seemed fine but I am scared to screw it up worse by riding it. Does anyone think the boiling coolant is an issue or should the bike be OK?

[JohnnySpeed954]

Originally Posted by Blympie

So I have now offically owned my Superhawk for 72 hours. I have two problems with the bike. One is I have fully blasted the bike in first gear and my front wheel does not touch the ground until i shft. This is a big big problem as I can not get a sh*t eating grin off my face for alteast an hour.

This is a serious problem but it can be corrected. I would suggest shifting to second and staying in the throttle with a little more lean back. This will reduce the sh*t eating grin. It may however be replaced with other issues ranging from giggling like a little school girl to uncontrolled laughing. Watch for this and adjust accordingly!!!

Secondly I am in the progress of changing all the fluids and cleaning the carbs and balancing the carbs. I have had the bike just die on me a few times. once was on the corner while i let off the throttle. the other time was just sitting at idle in neutral at a light. I have read in a few places that cleaning and balancing the carbs fixes the issues. Is there anything I am missing? Sorry I just have a feeling that the bike was sitting where I bought it for a while. I know that the fuel could be bad as well. Also anyone have any recommendations on jets cause this thing is running rich.

Sounds like carbs are your issues so you are headed in the right direction. Make sure you balance/sync the carbs well and get the idle set properly. Make sure you don't have a stuck or hanging rev to idle drop. As for the jetting ... if you don't have a dyno to give you a solid A/F reading it's a trial and error kinda thing like the old school days. Drop a couple jet sizes each time till you get it right but you'll also have to drill out and adjust your A/F screws to fine tune it.

Good luck and enjoy the addiction!!!