QuestionHello
First and foremost do you know any excellent old school motorcycle repair mechanics in NJ or PA with restoration references?
History- 5580 miles, carbs cleaned and rebuilt, new tires, new fork seals, with 1 year, fuel pump professionally checked excellent and original, added extra fuel filter to make sure fuel clean, been to Trapanis Motorcycle in Waretown NJ(Jersey Shore) repair three times with over $900 in repairs and the original repair problem still exists. Run super fuel with Marvels Mystery Oil with each tank fill up. I love the bike but I am beginning to not trust it and afraid of breakdown.
Problem- Bike was occasionally but now it happens frequently - cuts out and I have to run 4000 rpm or higher in lower gears( first , second, third) to get bike to limp home ( at 5-10 mph) to drive 200-300 yards at a time before it dies out- it will restart in about 20 minutes?Very annoying and need help I am Not a mechanic but would rather tear off my right arm than get rid of it but its costs are skyrocketing? Any help would be greatly appreciated
AnswerJim, there are a number of Honda V-4 sites out there, but a few do cover the probable cause, which is likely the ignition system. Spark units are very common failures on all of these models.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url
or search Honda V-4 ignitor repair.
This assumes that your fuel tank is clean inside, including fuel lines/filters, that valves are adjusted and compression is fine on all 4 cylinders.
Bill Silver