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From: pag00@amdahl.UUCP (Pria Graves)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: How should a bike act when cold?
Message-ID: <3728@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 19-Sep-86 11:28:19 EDT
Article-I.D.: amdahl.3728
Posted: Fri Sep 19 11:28:19 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 28-Sep-86 00:32:10 EDT
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Reply-To: pag00@amdahl.UUCP (Pria Graves)
Organization: Amdahl Corp, UTS Products Group
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Keywords: drizzle humidity

In article <1970@mtuxo.UUCP> hsc@mtuxo.UUCP (h.cohen) writes:

> On my last three bikes (all Hondas), I have found that this balkiness
> when cold and/or when humidity is high seems to be caused by the
> paper air filter.  I have had very good results with K&N direct
> replacement filters (same shape as stock filter; *not* the little
> things that clamp onto the carbs).
> Harvey S. Cohen, mtuxo!hsc, Lincroft, NJ

That did not solve my problem with my first bike, a Honda 550 Supersport.
Touring in the northwest was a real pain since the bike ran very
rough whenever it was damp even after the paper filter was replaced
with a K&N.  The solution I finally found was to buy a BMW.....
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