How often do you use 6th gear?

Energy One

badyellowvette

Active Member
When do you use 6th gear? I am running on two lane country roads always on the look out for cops, deer, elk, bear, turkeys and assorted varmints so I never go much over 60 mph. At 55-60 I have to run in 5th gear or the K9 seems like it is "lugging" in 6th. Is this normal or is there a problem with the carb adjustment air bleed or jets? The bike runs excellent as long as I am above 2000 rpm in 5-6 gear but in 6 that is going too fast. Last time I was on a 4 lane running 70 in 6th everything was fine. Always thinking I need to adjust the carb.

How do my plugs look? Front/Back cyl.
 

Mr. Wright

Knows some things
6th gear is for the open highway over 65. Under 65 in 6th gear will load the engine with oil. You need the RPM's to pump the oil back into the tank.
 

Sven

Well-Known Member
Under 65 in 6th gear will load the engine with oil. You need the RPM's to pump the oil back into the tank.
No offense, but I rather you explain how oil gets into an engine under load? The oil pump to engine rpm is a linear kind of follow the flow. There is rpm yes, but what does that have to do with 6th gear and oil in the engine part. I hope you have the linear oil pump figured out. So, without trying to offend, what is with the oil theory?

I'm curious about the plugs. Don't they look like it's running lean? No. Today's engine runs lean [is mean]. Less carbon, less emissions, etc. To read a plug, look all the way down at the bottom where porcelain meets metal.
Gray = Racing
White = Normal street emissions
Brown = Rich torque [wink-wink]
Black = Oh shit we have a problem.



How do my plugs look? Front/Back cyl.
Not good. Look at the left plug. We see the shinny oil around the end of the plug? Now, do we see it follow up the threads and oil out the hole? See how dry the white plug is thread wise?

We had the plugs out, we should check the health of the bike. What is compression?:

1. Either equal compression occurs, it's not the rings or valves, it's valve guides and/or dry seals [if apply].

2. If compression is low at the oiled cylinder in question, it's rings.

3. Upon cold start, do we see a puff of smoke and it goes away? = Guides.

4. Upon running, are we in a constant puffing out the tailpipe? = Rings.

5. I rely on one carb that flows to both cylinders equally.
a. Does my bike start right up? = No carb squidickering needed.
b. Does my bike fall on its face? = No? Desquid the fingerfucking off the carb.
c. Does my bike leave those jap bikes in the dust? No carb is going to help. It's not the carb. It's not the carb, only the squids goes for the carbs not the troubletree or some logic/common sense at it.

You stand on my red carpet [thinking you need to take it personally] and think I'm calling you out or the abstract presented. Not my fault you go running wit the big boys keeping you out of trouble and what to look for. :D
 
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