97 Valkyrie Carb Question

[opas ride]

Sounds pretty normal to me for a 97 Valkyrie...My 99 did similar things on occasion and I put a 1/2 bottle of Seafoam in tank a couple of fill-ups and the thing ran fine until I traded it a couple years later.....Not discounting other things may be wrong, but my son-in-law in Oklahoma rides a 99 Valk which has 28,000 miles on it and he is now having carb issues and the dealer has also quoted him a pretty steep price to re-build/calibrate the carbs...I suppose that is why most bikes today have FI which seems to be much less hassles......

[Scotrod]

Will it idle after running?

[Phantom]

DO yourself a favor and use TECHRON , buy 2 bottles just in case. Try Auto Zone or Sam's Club. It does a better job than Seafoam.

OR if you have a connection with a auto repair facility, the BEST carb cleaner is BG 44K Fuel System Cleaner , you may not ever heard of it, but that is because it is not sold directly to the public through retail stores. You can find it on e-bay. I have used this and it is NOT cheap but a lot less than a rebuild, the results are amazing.

One of the quotes from the below link "well kept secret as BG only supply Dealerships, no auto parts supply stores have access to it"Read the following comments including post #8 ....

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...m-cleaner.html


Find a dealer near you that MIGHT be willing to sell a can over the counter ... http://www.bgfindashop.com/locator/index.php

[Phantom]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BG44K-BG-44K...b4c859&vxp=mtr

[Tbone56]

DO yourself a favor and use TECHRON , buy 2 bottles just in case. Try Auto Zone or Sam's Club. It does a better job than Seafoam.

OR if you have a connection with a auto repair facility, the BEST carb cleaner is BG 44K Fuel System Cleaner , you may not ever heard of it, but that is because it is not sold directly to the public through retail stores. You can find it on e-bay. I have used this and it is NOT cheap but a lot less than a rebuild, the results are amazing.

One of the quotes from the below link "well kept secret as BG only supply Dealerships, no auto parts supply stores have access to it"Read the following comments including post #8 ....

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...m-cleaner.html


Find a dealer near you that MIGHT be willing to sell a can over the counter ... http://www.bgfindashop.com/locator/index.php

My brother-in-law is a parts manager at the Ford dealer, so he may have it. Thanks.

[Steve 0080]

The BG product is very good... your low idle jets are gummed up.... drive around at low speeds.... under 45 and that will help clean the low speed jets... after about two tanks pull her down, if not running right, and D & C .... and ALWAYS use Stabil

[1951vbs]

DO yourself a favor and use TECHRON , buy 2 bottles just in case. Try Auto Zone or Sam's Club. It does a better job than Seafoam.

OR if you have a connection with a auto repair facility, the BEST carb cleaner is BG 44K Fuel System Cleaner , you may not ever heard of it, but that is because it is not sold directly to the public through retail stores. You can find it on e-bay. I have used this and it is NOT cheap but a lot less than a rebuild, the results are amazing.

One of the quotes from the below link "well kept secret as BG only supply Dealerships, no auto parts supply stores have access to it"Read the following comments including post #8 ....

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...m-cleaner.html


Find a dealer near you that MIGHT be willing to sell a can over the counter ... http://www.bgfindashop.com/locator/index.php

+1 on the TECHRON Saved the former owner's neglect on my Norton carb. Cleaned up the ethonol induced issues with my Vincent carbs and fixed my stalling problem with my BMW K1200GT....Really!

[Phantom]

If you are still not convinced about the BG44K, here are some more reviews ....

http://www.amazon.com/BG-44K-Fuel-Sy...owViewpoints=1


FYI, my Diesel Mechanic, Local Porsche Dealership, BMW and Mercedes Dealerships use it.
It wouldn't surprise me if one of these shade tree repair shops would charge their customer for a carburetor rebuild but instead use a can of BG44K to fix the problem. The product is that good.

[Scotrod]

Yep, idle circuit/jets plugged/restricted.

Tank flush / fresh gas wouldn't hurt.

Riding w/cleaners might work,,, worth a try.

Berryman's B-12 used to be pretty good.

[RickW]

Put a post on the Valkyrie Rider Cruiser Club Tech Board.

There are people there who are incredibly good with Valkyries and can help with anything.

Rick