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From: bob@madvax.UUCP (Bob Palin)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: How should a bike act when cold?
Message-ID: <448@madvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 22-Sep-86 16:43:18 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 22 16:43:18 1986
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Organization: Varian, Walnut Creek, CA
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> 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.....
> -- 
I had this stop/go problem with my Honda CB175 and CB400 in England and 
eventually found that the insulation on the coils where the cables entered
had broken down slightly and that with a combination of road muck and rain
caused them to short out.  I removed the coils ( in their black plastic case)
washed them and dried them completely, then wrapped them in thick plastic
bags and never had a problem again.  Apparently this was very common with 
Honda CB models where any salt was used on the road.

Bob Palin, Varian Instruments, Walnut Creek, Ca. zehntel!varian!bob