Tuesday, March 24, 2009
More sparks
Yay! So I loosened that thingy that sits around the screw and I have much less sparks. My friend Jason Short, who as far as I am concerned is the best motorcycle mechanic around (!!), told me "little bit of sparks" in a text-reply to my picture of the battery and a jolly "are there supposed to be sparks" text. So I started the bike back up and it ran for a solid 2 minutes before there were any sparks, and then there were only a few. So I'll call it a success, for now. Next, on to the idle problem! The first time I started it today, it idled around a clucking (cluck cluck like a really big chicken, the way I think it's supposed to sound) 1000 RPM. Then I barely touched the throttle and it shot up to 5000 RPM, and every time after that I started it, it went right up to 5000 RPM. So I'm thinking that cable replacement might come in handy soon. See ya.
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So I promised Jason I would correct this post when I saw him a couple of weekends ago (yay! If you haven't met our friends Tiffany and Jason, you should! Some of the best people I know). I assume what he meant by "little bit of sparks" was "it's OK if it sparks a little while you put the battery in place". My dad said something similar in Swedish, which loosely translates to "with motorcycles, you'll always have some thunder and lightning", which I thought was awesome. Of course Jason didn't think it was OK to have foot-long sparks shooting out from underneath the seat, but with motorcycles, from what I gather, sometimes there are some fireworks and loud noises, things that girls are usually afraid of. Tough girls on the other hand, like it, just like boys. So there, Jason, redeemed! Love ya!
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