Hey guys, I just bought a 96 F3 last night, and it has been primed in, and has no directions as to which way is On/Off/Reserve on the shut off.

Maybe its the same on all bikes, but I had an 87 BMW K75S before this bike, and it was fuel injected, so the carburetion is a whole new thing for me.

I plan on posting pictures, and a build thread on the bike as soon as I can get some pictures in the light.

Also - does anyone have any suggestions on some preferred handle bar grips? I can find some anywhere of course, just wanted some opinions. My throttle side is loose and just slips when I try to accelerate.

Thanks in advance! Glad to be a new owner of an F3 - LOVING it so far.

 

also - when I am in the powerband RPMS (starting around 7k) the tachometer goes crazy, and just flaps all around. Im guessing maybe a corroded contact, but wasnt sure if its a common problem with these bikes with a quick easy fix.

 

6:00 O'clock for "ON", 12:00 o'clock for "Reserve" & 9:00 o'clock for "OFF"

 

On the grips, I like the pro-grip gels.

On the tach... yeah, probably a bad connection somewhere. That's a tough one because it could be in the cluster and hard to tell. Maybe try to run over some rumble strips or speed bumps?

 

I don't have a 'reserve' when I have it on reserve mode the bike doesn't get fuel, I must always have it up... weird but true :\

 

lol....you say you must have it up to get fuel, that is reserve (12:00) off is left(9:00) and down is on (6:00) like pace said. If you ride with it up you will run out of gas. gl