Wont go off idle

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Wont go off idle

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Ive got a 98 750 nighthawk that will idle fine sounds good as soon as I give it any trottle it dies no sputter or anything just stops.Any leads would be great. Im normaly not bad at this but Im alittle lost. Help please .thanks Bobdog

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Carb cleaning maybe? :?

I dunno...sounds like something carb related at least

(sorry for the lack of any real answer...but at least it's a start...maybe...lol)
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I took off the tank and put my air to the fuel line. Then opened each drain on the carbs one at a time and bingo it runs great. Im not sure what was clogged but it came out.Thanks for the reply. I was surprised at how nice of a bike this 750 is . It goes good handles ok . I m used to my 800lb valkyrie.

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Re: Thanks

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bobdog wrote:I took off the tank and put my air to the fuel line. Then opened each drain on the carbs one at a time and bingo it runs great. Im not sure what was clogged but it came out.Thanks for the reply. I was surprised at how nice of a bike this 750 is . It goes good handles ok . I m used to my 800lb valkyrie.
Sounds like you might have had water in the carbs. You might want to drain the tank as your reserve could be of no value to you (It might be water). Tanks can get condensation in them if the bike sits. Depends on humidity and temperature. Worth a look anyway. :?
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Thats a good Idiea all do that. Thanks Bob

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