Hi guys,
I have a quick question about my 1986 Connie with 30k miles on her. I've gone through the bike doing all the basic maintenance - cleaning carbs, replacing the plugs, valve adjustment, etc.
The bike runs awesome in the city and at all sorts of throttle openings. It's perfectly smooth from idle approaching 7,000RPM. However, once I hit 7,000RPM and above, the engine sounds really loud. Like it's going to explode. It still pulls well, it just gets really rough and loud. I get pretty severe vibrations and it is just screaming at me to shift or slow down.
I manage mid-40's mpg on the highway, 30's average, and it pulls decently up to a 125mph top speed. Is this a normal behavior for this engine, or should I check something? I was thinking of checking the plugs wires, but I'm not sure if this could cause this issue. I tried looking up videos on Youtube, but there aren't any videos of Connies being flogged that I can find to see if its normal.
Thanks