Hi to everybody,
I've never posted in these forums before and never knew they existed until I just recently came across a mint condition 86 Vulcan. The bike looks like it just rolled out of the showroom. I have a few questions and if anyone can answer them I'd greatly appreciate it.
I bought the bike from a guy who had it sitting in his garage for 15 years. It didn't run. All I did was change the fuel, and it started right up. To be safe, I put in some carb cleaner to burn up the gunk a little.
Now ... I noticed that more vapor is coming out of the exhaust on my left side than on my right. The left also gets hotter than the right. Could this be a carb issue, or be a bigger problem? Other than this, the bike is PRISTINE. I bought it for $1400 with 7k miles.
Any input? Suggestions? I really want to get this thing running smoothly.
Thanks,
John
I've never posted in these forums before and never knew they existed until I just recently came across a mint condition 86 Vulcan. The bike looks like it just rolled out of the showroom. I have a few questions and if anyone can answer them I'd greatly appreciate it.
I bought the bike from a guy who had it sitting in his garage for 15 years. It didn't run. All I did was change the fuel, and it started right up. To be safe, I put in some carb cleaner to burn up the gunk a little.
Now ... I noticed that more vapor is coming out of the exhaust on my left side than on my right. The left also gets hotter than the right. Could this be a carb issue, or be a bigger problem? Other than this, the bike is PRISTINE. I bought it for $1400 with 7k miles.
Any input? Suggestions? I really want to get this thing running smoothly.
Thanks,
John