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Hi all, just bought a 00 Thunderbird at the Marin County Triumph dealer in San Rafael CA. Sadly, the bike is seriously messed up - which naturally, did not surface on the test ride.
When the bike heats up, the engine starts cutting out. Meaning, when I go from a stop to 20 MPH - if I am ANY less then 3000 RPM on the engine, and unless I let the clutch out very slowly - the engine starts sputtering and stalling. (absolutely forget about climbing any hills) If the engine is really hot, just turning the throttle will cause the engine to sputter a bit until it gets turning past 2000 RPM. (idles about 1500 RPM - seems to idle fine)
The net is that when it's cold, it starts fine - even at low RPM's it pulls the bike strongly from a stop with no problem. (ie. it drives normally) On the freeway it performs admirably - but when I get into San Francisco the bike is damn near impossible to drive from stop light to stop light without revving the thing past 5000 RPM and riding the clutch.
I have had it to the dealer two times, each time some idiot spends time adjusting the carb - the problem just gets worse.
Have any of you had a similar problem, what turned out to be the resolution?
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