Dalan
Supercharged
Have not had the pleasure of being around other rocketeers. So, I have a vague idea of what is normal and what is not.
We have about a half mile of steep road (16% +\-) down hill to our driveway and a half mile on gravel to the house. When the engine was new, it stalled a few times going downhill, with throttle closed. Bike has about 2,800 miles now. I lose about 1,200 feet in elevation headed into town about six miles. Engine pops a bit into town when it is headed downhill. And, I feel some driveline lash. I guess you would describe it as bucking a bit.
The bike smooths out under load. I ran her out to the coast last week. She seemed perfectly happy at 80-90 mph. Even got 38+ mpg.
I had been running premium non ethanol gas, because of the rainy weather, and have been using it in small engines. And switching back and forth with ethanol regular, when I could not get to the other station.
Heading from town, uphill to the house, engine is smooth as silk. Really does not matter what gear, the engine always has it in every gear.
Not sure if I am creating a problem switching fuels, and unsure if it causes issues with the fuel injection. Or, have things running too lean, or it is normal. The Goldwing seemed mostly indifferent on the same route, but I burned only ethanol in it.
Any thoughts? I generally go downhill at minimal or no throttle. We have a gravel drive, often wet, and I creep onto it. The rocket tends to wallow around a bit off the pavement.
We have about a half mile of steep road (16% +\-) down hill to our driveway and a half mile on gravel to the house. When the engine was new, it stalled a few times going downhill, with throttle closed. Bike has about 2,800 miles now. I lose about 1,200 feet in elevation headed into town about six miles. Engine pops a bit into town when it is headed downhill. And, I feel some driveline lash. I guess you would describe it as bucking a bit.
The bike smooths out under load. I ran her out to the coast last week. She seemed perfectly happy at 80-90 mph. Even got 38+ mpg.
I had been running premium non ethanol gas, because of the rainy weather, and have been using it in small engines. And switching back and forth with ethanol regular, when I could not get to the other station.
Heading from town, uphill to the house, engine is smooth as silk. Really does not matter what gear, the engine always has it in every gear.
Not sure if I am creating a problem switching fuels, and unsure if it causes issues with the fuel injection. Or, have things running too lean, or it is normal. The Goldwing seemed mostly indifferent on the same route, but I burned only ethanol in it.
Any thoughts? I generally go downhill at minimal or no throttle. We have a gravel drive, often wet, and I creep onto it. The rocket tends to wallow around a bit off the pavement.
