Okay, when I ride my stock (except for K&N stock filter replacement and electrix R/R) 1100E at highway speeds (or faster depending on where I am riding) for a while my oil temp starts to rise. Eventually getting upto around 265 degrees. My bike doesn't run badly or any different at this temp, but from other posts I know this is to high. The carbs have been synchronised, rebuilt, etc., and my charging system is in good condition. Timing is correct (should an inductive timing light work I couldn't get it to so I had to use a direct hook-up light?) I do kind of wonder if my valves are off. I did adjust them like some previous posts suggest: on the tight side of .005. Whereas, I could get the .005 in the gap with rough drag, and .003 not seeming to touch at all. This was less than 300 miles ago. The previous time I adjusted them I set them a bit looser, and still had high temps, but only upto about 240-245. Also, I cannot get the plugs to a tan color. They tend to stay dark gray. The mixture screws are around 2.5 turns out each adjusted to where the idle seemed best.
I feel that my bike is running well although I have never ridden any other except a 550 for a few months. It pulls through all of the gears, right upto redline (well if I do wind it up before I change gears I only let it get to about 8000 rpm). It idles between 800 and 900 rpm, and after readjusting my floats to a more precise 22mm and cleaning my sparkplug boot caps she seems to start with no to very little choke. There is no bogging hesitation or any difference in the engine performance when it is hot compared to when it is just warmed up. Also, the petcock functions properly, and after taking the fuel cap off and apart it seems to be unobstructed and in working order.
Hopefully someone can give me some suggestions.
Thank you,
Billy Miles
I feel that my bike is running well although I have never ridden any other except a 550 for a few months. It pulls through all of the gears, right upto redline (well if I do wind it up before I change gears I only let it get to about 8000 rpm). It idles between 800 and 900 rpm, and after readjusting my floats to a more precise 22mm and cleaning my sparkplug boot caps she seems to start with no to very little choke. There is no bogging hesitation or any difference in the engine performance when it is hot compared to when it is just warmed up. Also, the petcock functions properly, and after taking the fuel cap off and apart it seems to be unobstructed and in working order.
Hopefully someone can give me some suggestions.
Thank you,
Billy Miles
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