OT--Some repairs are just unbelievable

Jiles · Sep 23, 2011

My father-in -law went to a nursing home and he gave me his Honda V45 Motorcycle. The bike had not been ridden in quite some time and did not run worth a crap!
I am not new to motorcycles and I have cleaned many carburetors, but these, and the V65, are very complicated, especially concerning removal.
I THOROUGHLY cleaned the carburetors and installed the expensive kits but could not get the "bog" during acceleration, eliminated.
After the THIRD tear down of the carburetors, I was flustrated that the bog was still persistant.
I decided to give up and sell it like it is.
I replaced the air cleaner assembly and it set for about two days when I decided to ride to the gas station for a fillup.
To my amazement--it ran perfect. The last two teardowns were unnecessary! It apparently needed the intake restriction!
The buyer of the motorcycle has ridden it several hundred miles with no problems.
In all my 50 years of machinery repair--I have never run into this situation.

ShadetreeRet · Sep 23, 2011

Just when you think you've seen it all, something else shows up! Sounds like it wasn't really "bogging down", it was actually starving for fuel.

RN · Sep 23, 2011

Some of the later Honda"s are known for the aircleaner needed on tuneups. Couple of the Honda trouble shooting guides have that as a second thing to check on poor power on road. Specific notes for Honda shop mechs included the check for custom aircleaners and cover leaks for a few models. RN

RN · Sep 23, 2011

Some of the later Honda"s are known for the aircleaner needed on tuneups. Couple of the Honda trouble shooting guides have that as a second thing to check on poor power on road. Specific notes for Honda shop mechs included the check for custom aircleaners and cover leaks for a few models. RN

Rob Hartman · Sep 23, 2011

Those V4's are very well built and very reliable. The biggest b#tch is working on them. Everything has to be just perfect for them to perform at their peak. I own a V65.

Jiles · Sep 23, 2011

(quoted from post at 20:05:27 09/23/11) Those V4's are very well built and very reliable. The biggest b#tch is working on them. Everything has to be just perfect for them to perform at their peak. I own a V65.

I have owned two V65 and one V45. They were fantastic bikes. Out of curiousity, next time you have the aircleaner removed ride the bike and see if there is a difference.
May have just been this bike.
I am 66 years old and I do not ride anymore, because of health problems, but I still Love them with the same passion as Tractors and Automobiles!

Mike M · Sep 23, 2011

Fixed jet carbs are funny that way.

I had a JD LA tractor that would not run right until I put the air cleaner on.

cole in mo. · Sep 23, 2011

A guy called me about a late 80s toyota pickup him and his friend had overhauled, but it wouldn't start. I was close to his place so I stopped by, it was computer controled, and the first thing I saw was the intake pipe was left off. I told them to put that back on and try it, almost as soon as he hit the starter off it went. Like to blew their minds, I never did tell them why it needed it.

Wayta · Sep 23, 2011

I quit teaching college in 1976 due to my purchase of a Honda mc dealership! I remember so well a young mechanic who had a lot of tear down experience on his mx bikes. A farmer customer brought in a 175 from his barn - like some old tractors, it had been there for years. The young mechanic worked and worked on everything but one -yep, I walked back, asked him to remove the side cover, and there was a bird's nest. All it needed was to clean out the restriction.
P.S. I'm blessed. Turned 80 in August and still do it - tractors or bikes.

old · Sep 23, 2011

Yep on many bikes the stock air cleaner is there for a reason and if you mess with them the engine does not and will not run well due to the fact it gets to much air and not enough fuel. Only way to fix that in turn is if you go with after market filters is to also change the jets in the carb to run it half choked

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