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First Ride of 2019

Started by Millietant, March 30, 2019, 01:45:37 PM

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Millietant

March 30, 2019, 01:45:37 PM
With the sun shining today, I decide to get the FJ out for it's firstride of the year.

After sitting since Dec 24th, with fuel stabiliser and super unleaded in the tank, I expected it to start easily and run beautifully - but guess what, I was slightly wrong !!

It fired up quickly, but wouldn't run properly on choke and then ran roughly at low throttle/revs without the choke when warm. Not a disaster, it still ran smoothly and accelerated and cruised well, it just popped and farted a bit at low speed. So it looks like the carbs are coming off again for a thorough cleaning and another check-over of everything.

Anyway, as the bike was running nice everywhere except very small throttle openings I decide to give it a run out and "clear it's throat".

Ended up doing 165 miles, using just over 3/4 of a tank of fuel and I got yet another reminder of why I love this bike.

I thought I'd take some photo's of the bike and the obligatory lovely scenery, but realised when I tried that I live in the Midlands - no hills, valleys, forests and nothing in the way of mountain passes or beautiful lakes  :dash2: - so I ended up with these !






Dean

'89 FJ 1200 3CV - owned from new.
'89 FJ 1200 3CV - no engine, tank, seat....parts bike for the future.
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - complete runner 2024 resto project
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - became a race bike, no longer with us.
'86 FJ 1200 1TX - sold to my boss to finance the '89 3CV I still own.
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