Hi, I thought this was just an RG-thing, until talking to another owner, who said his RG was a breeze to launch.
Normally I have to rev it to 4krpm then slip the clutch quite a bit to take off, even when warm. If I accidently drop it under 4krpm when taking off, it seems to go into a defiant "I'm not gonna play fair" mood and all power dies away. If this happens, I have to back off, clutch in, and start again. Not fun in traffic on a hill!
Its my first bike, so this made learning to ride a bit of a bastard! I'm getting quite good at it now, but if theres something wrong with the bike, then I'd like to fix it before selling later this year.
A brief history: I bought it, and like most things I buy, I took it apart. New plugs, new thermostat (didn't even have one to start with!), new gear/clutch oil, fixed a broken power valve, checked reed valves, check rings, cleaned piston, cleaned carb out completely, and new exhaust pipe gasket.
There are only 3 things I can think of:
1) Ignition system not giving good spark below 4krpm
2) Carb set wrong
3) Theres a good 3mm of carbon buildup in the exhaust, which is a mutha trucker to get out. Maybe thats stuffing up the exhaust resonance (I'm clutching at straws here)
Oh yeah, and also its tricky to start. To begin with, I'd pump the kickstarter like I was pedaling a bicycle up a hill, until either I collapsed or it gave a spark of life and then slowly filled the neighbourhood with smoke and chugged up the rev-range. Now days, I give it 2 or 3 slow cycles of the kickstarter, then give 1 normal one, and it springs into life. Just wondering if thats a 2-stoke trait, or part of the problem too.
Has anyone else had these issues, or can lend me some advice?
Cheers guys
Chris
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