david (02/24/83)
I am the proud owner of a 1979 Suzuki 850. Since that
was the first year of the EPA crunch, the carbs are running
quite lean to make emissions requirements. Has anyone had
experience rejetting this bike? It has the usual lean running
symptoms of hard starting, slow warmup, surging, and running
hot. Any info would be helpful.
This bike also has a sticker under the seat that
recommends using the highest octane UNleaded available. I was
told it was to keep the plugs clean.
I have been reading net.auto lately about some sort
of performance cars. The real performance is just down the street at
your local motorcycle shop. Honda, Kawasaki, and Suzuki all
offer 1100 cc machines that will run around 11.00 seconds at 120+
mph in the quarter mile. This might not impress some folks,
but this is truly retina detaching performance, all for the low
price of 4-5 k bucks. Would any of the folks in net.auto
like to tell us what you have to do to a car to see 11 flat at
120 in the quarter?? (Drop it off a cliff!!)
My vote for the meanest machine this year goes to the
new Suzuki 1100. Midrange punch to flatten your face.
Any other opinions on your favorite machines?
Posting results anyone's gaga about it,
Dave Hayes
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