f7 175 bogs down

[sjc56]

I have put about 40 miles on it and man this thing is geared low, you can get away starting in second and at 45 in fifth you are doing about 5K. And brakes, back tire locks pretty easy and I think there is a front. Gets to 55 okay then it is a slog to 60 motor sounds okay. At 7K on it could it us a set of rings?

[cgk64]

Originally Posted by sjc56

I cut a pice A little wide so it would seal the on ends of the air box, then I glued the ends together with contact cement. It has held for a year so far.

Thanks for the info.

[cgk64]

Originally Posted by cgk64

I need the foam. Just got it back from the shop yesterday and they replaced the rubber intake boot, ran good at the shop ,get it home now it won't idle again.I need to find a good 2-stroke mechanic in my area.

Well I can tell that Its been a long time since I've been riding. found out why the bike was not running right, I should of checked the fuel level in the tank, switched it from ON to RES and now it run good.I also might have a problem with the automatic fuel cock. I'll take it for a spin tomorrow and see how it goes. So the mechanic did his job right.

[JeffS77]

moral of the story...always check the obvious first..

its cool we have all done something similar at some point

[sjc56]

I did the 80 mile tiddler tour yesterday, what a fun day buzzing the back roads of CT with old Hondas,Jawa's, Moto Guzzi's
and one ZX14 that followed us out of curiosity.
The F7 ran okay, seems to carburate okay, not much power under 4 grand, first is so low I just use it to get rolling them up to second. I seem to be leaking oil from the shifter shaft seal. I would say I am getting around 45 mpg about, what I get with my Buell Uly.

[sjc56]

Video of ride.
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http://youtu.be/T3Zlks1RI5Y