Ok guys, two questions here.

1) Another rider pulled up alongside me today and said "you have gas in your exhaust, you might want to get a tune up because its pretty powerful from behind you" and i kinda gave him a thumbs up/blank stare.

that being said, i was riding between copious amounts of traffic in LA in a gear lower than normal so people would hear me coming - dont know if that would effect the gas being used vs expelled... any ideas?

2) I've only been back up for about two weeks (I took a spill and had to rebuild) and it was also the hottest day of these two weeks. This is also the first time I've ever had my right leg sweating whilst riding. granted, i dont have the side fairings on - but at the same time, i wasnt on the highway or even pushing it at all and it felt much hotter than usual.

am I crazy? or should i be concerned here?

thanks for taking the time to read
B

 

1. are you running rich? btw, half the people you are riding by can't even hear you given that cars have more sound proofing.

2. get used to it. riding in summer you'll feel more than just your leg getting baked. it's normal because the ambient air temp is higher and the engine is not getting cooled as much as it would during the cooler months and then you have the hot air streaming from the engine compartment feeling like a furnace. add to that you are riding slower and so you feel more of the heat. unless your bike is on fire, it's okay.

 

If you're running rich at idle, you can tell because the exhaust will have a gassy smell. Maybe you can turn the idle mixture screws in a quarter of a turn at a time or something until you feel better about it.

 

The location of the idle screw is under the left fairing, below the carbs. Its a black little ****, you turn. You should be idling around 1300-1500 rpms. Make sure the bikes warm before you adjust it.

 

Great, thanks gents. Sorry it took me so long to get back on here - since I've written I've had a bunch more issues and haven't had a chance to get back! :x

B

 

I don't really mean the Black idle screw, like hR said, but rather, the mixture screws which control the mixture from idle to about midway through the RPM range.

 

ahh, thanks for clarifying, because i was wondering! I'll have to look closer for that screw.
fantastic
b

 

btw, michigan, ive read your response a few times and each time i've laughed outloud ha!
b