What a way to start the day. Had a spare, so it added a few minutes to my morning. Carefully cleaned the dust from around the plug, swapped, started and rode.
NBD, but what the fuck?
What a way to start the day. Had a spare, so it added a few minutes to my morning. Carefully cleaned the dust from around the plug, swapped, started and rode.
NBD, but what the fuck?
Lucky you had a spare. There’s assholes everywhere, unfortunately
The weird part is, the rest of the plug is missing from the connector… Maybe a homeless dude wanted it for breaking windows?
Bike’s got a stock exhaust, hopefully it’s not a pissed neighbor from having to warm her up for a couple of minutes in the morning.
Stock exhaust on a two-banger being a problem? Unlikely, if it was built this century. Thanks for not being one of those attention-seeking bikers that give the rest of us a bad name.
ETA: I see it’s an 80s GS. Shouldn’t be very loud.
Not that it in any way justifies vandalism, but a guy who lived around the corner from my gf decided to park his bike right across the street from her place for a year or so and him starting up and idling like that, just outside the window, at around 6am every day…
…well…like I said, it doesn’t justify vandalism at all, but I can at least see why someone may feel that way.
It’s a 2 cylinder that idles pretty quiet… who’d be brave enough to get in a fist fight over a little noise at 7am or so?
E: guys, it’s a quiet put-put-put, I’m not revving or anything while cold as that does exactly the damage I’m trying to protect the engine from.
You’ve clearly never been chronically woken up by a sound you already didn’t want to hear while awake.
All it takes is one bad night and the average person loses their shit.
I grew up in NYC, so no, noise doesn’t bother me in spite of having lived next to several hospitals. I doubt it’s a neighbor at this point.
There’s no way around idling the bike in the morning for a couple of minutes? Seems weird to me. Pulling the choke and going easy the first couple of miles/km is the way to go, or am I wrong here?
Yeah, it’s a thing. I’m not a motorcycle person and don’t know exactly why but my dad always had to do it before driving to work when I was a kid
Honestly, that sounds like a mechanical issue that needs addressing. I haven’t had a bike for a while now, but my late 80’s GS 500 would always start up fine with a little (or a little more) choke, no matter the temperatures. I’d fire her up, slip into my gloves and be on my way.
I’m riding an early 80s GS, so you know how quiet these little fellas are. Like the other person said, it’s important to at least get the cylinder walls a little warm and expanded.
I notice the idle is a bit slower (read: resistant) at start between my mornings in soCal vs here in Seattle. All the more reason to run with coke for a few minutes.
Also, I’m doing this at 7 or 730, that’s not that early, right??
If you’re permanently in SoCal, you might want to adjust your carburetor a bit leaner (I think - it’s been a while since I had a carbureted bike). That said, an 80s two-cylinder isn’t going to be that loud with stock exhaust, even with the choke. Certainly, quieter and less annoying than a leaf-blower or a Harley-rider revving unnecessarily in their driveway.
Opposite, went from socal up north. She definitely likes the cooler, denser air.
Just gotta keep her covered overnight, not much else my broke ass can do.