04honda

I bought this bike 6 weeks ago and this is really the 1st time I got it out. I havn't thought it had ran right since I got it. It wouldn't pull itself with more than 1/4 throttle with the restrictor cap on the airbox it would sputter and barely run. I pulled it off and once the engine gets really warm it runs ok. If I hit the throttle all at once the engine will die but it seems to run ok if I ease the throttle to it. If I turn the choke on 1/2 way it will rev as fast as I can hit the throttle but start sputtering at 1/2 throttle. I hate to drive all the way back to the dealer for them to look at and them tell me theres nothing wrong with it even though I don't think it is running correct. I just need to know if it has a problem or not. I think it has a carb problem. If I buy a OEM honda service manual for this bike. Will it show me how to take the carb off and where all the jets are and how many turns to put them back in ect so that maybe I can clean the carb myself? THANKS!!! Here is a vid I took this morning on a side road by my house and it was about 28 degrees out. Does it look like it is running like it should? THANKS!!!

toodeep

Take the pilot screw (5 and follow the line to the location on the pic) out a half a turn and see how it does. You might also need to lower the clip (raise the needle) one groove. #2 and is in the throttle slide.

04honda

Well I took the pilot screw out 1/2 turn and it didn't help it so I put it back to where it was. I didn't mess with the clip/needle today. I actually was only able to kill it 1 time by hitting the throttle all at once all the other times it just bogged for a second and started revving fine even with me on it it wouldn't die while I was taking off at full throttle all at once just hesitate a second then go. It was about 43 degrees out today when I did that vs about 28 when I took the vid of it dieing. Do you think where it was warmer outside it kept it from killing the engine when I hit the throttle all at once? Do you think it will do better when it gets even warmer out this spring/summer? I took the plug out and looked at it and it was just a little black on the end of it. Does this sound like the mixture is correct on it? Maybe it is running like it should? When I switch the plug back to a 7 instead of the 6 I put in it do you think it will cause it to run any different? THANKS!!!

happyeaglesfan

Is the ducting to the airbox / filter in place the way it should be. Is it all stock and all clamps are tight. I tried running my quad in my garage with out the air box and filter installed correctly and it stalled when I gave it gas just like in your video?

04honda

As far as I know everything is in place as it should. It is brand new!