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Alright, so I've spent all week taming the beast in my neighborhood. One thing that helped tremendously - turning the choke off once the bike warmed up. No wonder the thing kept taking off on me. I'm thinking of taking a ride tomorrow into the street to gas up the bike - It should go ok (light traffic and nothing over 40 mph) what do yall think?

go for it. the only way to get proficient at riding in a variety of situations is to ride in a variety of situations.

atom wrote:go for it. the only way to get proficient at riding in a variety of situations is to ride in a variety of situations.

+1 as long as you try to change only one variable at a time.......

true dat... I took my first road ride this morning. All straight roads, no traffic or tight corners. I got some confidence in shifting up through the gears and keeping that throttle steady. Tons of fun man. Biking is great. I just can believe all the bare heads and flip flops - idiots

ledzep12184 wrote:Alright, so I've spent all week taming the beast in my neighborhood. One thing that helped tremendously - turning the choke off once the bike warmed up. No wonder the thing kept taking off on me. I'm thinking of taking a ride tomorrow into the street to gas up the bike - It should go ok (light traffic and nothing over 40 mph) what do yall think?

I had an 84 VF700F Interceptor as my third bike (exactly the same as the 750, just 50 ccs less due to an import tariff at the time), definitely respect this machine. That 750 is probably pushing around 80hp, and has more than enough to surprise you. Thankfully, as long as your bike is stock, the power delivery should be quite linear.

I read your other thread, as for the burning smell, check your regulator/rectifier (metal finned box under the left side cover). Those are notorious for burning up... I did a custom fix with mine by running a thicker gauge wire so the heat would dissapate faster. This is a common problem, and it well documented across the net.

If you have any questions about the bike, let me know.

ledzep12184 wrote:true dat... I took my first road ride this morning. All straight roads, no traffic or tight corners. I got some confidence in shifting up through the gears and keeping that throttle steady. Tons of fun man. Biking is great. I just can believe all the bare heads and flip flops - idiots

I can.. I've only been riding for 2 weeks and already feel cocky enough to take off my helmet, and shirt. Then again, I didn't say I was stupid enough to do that.

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ledzep12184 wrote:Alright, so I've spent all week taming the beast in my neighborhood. One thing that helped tremendously - turning the choke off once the bike warmed up. No wonder the thing kept taking off on me. I'm thinking of taking a ride tomorrow into the street to gas up the bike - It should go ok (light traffic and nothing over 40 mph) what do yall think?

I had an 84 VF700F Interceptor as my third bike (exactly the same as the 750, just 50 ccs less due to an import tariff at the time), definitely respect this machine. That 750 is probably pushing around 80hp, and has more than enough to surprise you. Thankfully, as long as your bike is stock, the power delivery should be quite linear.

I read your other thread, as for the burning smell, check your regulator/rectifier (metal finned box under the left side cover). Those are notorious for burning up... I did a custom fix with mine by running a thicker gauge wire so the heat would dissapate faster. This is a common problem, and it well documented across the net.

If you have any questions about the bike, let me know.

I took the thing apart today to kinda conquer my fear of maintence... so I changed the plugs (nicer idle now) and tried to get the electrical working (I got a few more lights working but still dont have any gauges )