kudos to trosco

bokobob · 11-27-2009, 02:13 PM

Many thanks to Ross (Trosco) for stopping by on his way through these parts to show me how to do the throttle body cleaning "just right" and also explain other stuff he did to upgrade my bike while his buddy in Charlotte owned it..he is a smart cookie....He also discovered that the choke was not all the way in as it looked, but because the plastic/rubber sleeve it snugs up to was "loose" the choke was always on and for that reason believes my mileage has been so consistently poor..

He also checked out the fuel mixture on the EFI gizmo and gave it a tweak or two...

Wonderful to have such knowledge as he does...

Just wanted to publicly recognize Ross for his generous help....
Regards,

lomax · 11-27-2009, 06:16 PM

... For sure it was nice of Ross to stop by and help you with the throttle body cleaning and other helpful info. But, being as your bike is fuel injected, it does not have a choke. The purpose of that cable is only to give you a fast idle when starting, usually when temps are a bit cooler and the engine don't want to idle so good. After I installed my throttle lock, I had no use for the cable so I took it off cause I needed the mounting spot for my Stebel horn. :)

macmac · 11-27-2009, 06:30 PM

Some guys got the magic and some don't....

**coacha** · 11-27-2009, 11:08 PM

Kudos to you Trosco.

**Kawhead** · 11-28-2009, 08:33 PM

You juss cain't hide magic. You missed me Ross, my throttle body coulda used a good cleaning and made sure I was doing it right. My tractor needs a power steering cylinder seal in it to.

Your a good man Ross.

trosco · 11-29-2009, 10:49 PM

Mike, you crack me up! Hey when we do your power steering, can we do the front main seal on my pickup too?

Bob, was glad to help. Hope it helps a bit with your mileage. And it doesn't matter if we call it the choke or the fast idle control or the throttle enrichening device or just the who-ha over there by the horn, we know what we did and why we think it might help your mileage. I'll get a hold of George this week and see if we can't get those risors on and your pieces back to you! And you are paying the good deed forward to George with the risers so maybe we are getting something started here?

**Kawhead** · 11-30-2009, 11:30 AM

trosco's da man! ;)

bokobob · 12-02-2009, 07:55 AM

Well, I have taken a couple of 75 miles rides in the country...the fill up showed that I got 36.8 mpg, better than I had been getting, and it runs more smoothly, just according to "feel" and my ear....Next year I will probably get the mod that eliminates the rattly whatchamacallits near the throttle bodies and hope to be able to use regular gas...Might try 89 octane for ahwile instead of 93....manual states 91 I believe and I could also search for a station around here that has that...

Nice ride yesterday, but chilly towards the end......better get some chaps...

**Kawhead** · 12-02-2009, 01:23 PM

Have you modified the air intake Bob? Thats a pretty cheap mod and you can marble and get shud of them rattling do-hickies. :)

bokobob · 12-04-2009, 06:06 PM

No mod to air intake yet aside from K&N filter..

Might do it next spring..other priorities are more important to me, among them installing the Stebel horn that came in the mail a week or two ago adn another is a headlight modulator...

Thanks for the suggestion..

dandolfn · 12-14-2009, 09:02 PM

another is a headlight modulator...

Don't wait on that!!

I swear people wait twice as long now when I'm approaching with the modulator before they make their turns.

I went with the Kisan, BTW. Incredibly easy to install. Just remove the headlight, plug the Kisan in, plug the headlight on to the Kisan, and run the sensor out the back.

I tie-wrapped the sensor to one of the cables, and that was it.

**Kawhead** · 12-15-2009, 01:29 AM

+1 on that modulator

bokobob · 12-15-2009, 08:08 AM

ok, on the modulator...I got it....remove headlight, plug in Kisan, put headlight back into Kisan, run wire/sensor thingy out the back, tie it down...Said that from memory, weak as though that may be....
Many thanks..

11-27-2009, 02:13 PM	#1
bokobob Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Gastonia, NC Posts: 294	kudos to trosco Many thanks to Ross (Trosco) for stopping by on his way through these parts to show me how to do the throttle body cleaning "just right" and also explain other stuff he did to upgrade my bike while his buddy in Charlotte owned it..he is a smart cookie....He also discovered that the choke was not all the way in as it looked, but because the plastic/rubber sleeve it snugs up to was "loose" the choke was always on and for that reason believes my mileage has been so consistently poor.. He also checked out the fuel mixture on the EFI gizmo and gave it a tweak or two... Wonderful to have such knowledge as he does... Just wanted to publicly recognize Ross for his generous help.... Regards, __________________ Old Bob, a 1936 Model 2007 Nomad...Sold....too heavy for me :-( 1994 Honda Magna V4...Geezer sized :-) Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-27-2009, 06:16 PM	#2
lomax Advanced Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Morinville, AB Posts: 904	kudos to trosco ... For sure it was nice of Ross to stop by and help you with the throttle body cleaning and other helpful info. But, being as your bike is fuel injected, it does not have a choke. The purpose of that cable is only to give you a fast idle when starting, usually when temps are a bit cooler and the engine don't want to idle so good. After I installed my throttle lock, I had no use for the cable so I took it off cause I needed the mounting spot for my Stebel horn. :) __________________ ________________________________ "lomax" 2014 Voyager Mike Donahue Morinville, AB VBA#17 "Every day above ground is a good one!" _________________________________
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11-27-2009, 06:30 PM	#3
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	kudos to trosco Some guys got the magic and some don't.... __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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11-27-2009, 11:08 PM	#4
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	kudos to trosco Kudos to you Trosco. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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11-28-2009, 08:33 PM	#5
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	kudos to trosco You juss cain't hide magic. You missed me Ross, my throttle body coulda used a good cleaning and made sure I was doing it right. My tractor needs a power steering cylinder seal in it to. Your a good man Ross. __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-29-2009, 10:49 PM	#6
trosco Sr. Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,464	kudos to trosco Mike, you crack me up! Hey when we do your power steering, can we do the front main seal on my pickup too? Bob, was glad to help. Hope it helps a bit with your mileage. And it doesn't matter if we call it the choke or the fast idle control or the throttle enrichening device or just the who-ha over there by the horn, we know what we did and why we think it might help your mileage. I'll get a hold of George this week and see if we can't get those risors on and your pieces back to you! And you are paying the good deed forward to George with the risers so maybe we are getting something started here? __________________ trosco: just call me Ross 2007 Black & Titanium Nomad (Nomad made 65K but got replaced 2014) 2010 Titanium Goldwing 2014 KLR 650 New Edition
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11-30-2009, 11:30 AM	#7
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	kudos to trosco trosco's da man! ;) __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead
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12-02-2009, 07:55 AM	#8
bokobob Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Gastonia, NC Posts: 294	kudos to trosco Well, I have taken a couple of 75 miles rides in the country...the fill up showed that I got 36.8 mpg, better than I had been getting, and it runs more smoothly, just according to "feel" and my ear....Next year I will probably get the mod that eliminates the rattly whatchamacallits near the throttle bodies and hope to be able to use regular gas...Might try 89 octane for ahwile instead of 93....manual states 91 I believe and I could also search for a station around here that has that... Nice ride yesterday, but chilly towards the end......better get some chaps... __________________ Old Bob, a 1936 Model 2007 Nomad...Sold....too heavy for me :-( 1994 Honda Magna V4...Geezer sized :-)
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12-02-2009, 01:23 PM	#9
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	kudos to trosco Have you modified the air intake Bob? Thats a pretty cheap mod and you can marble and get shud of them rattling do-hickies. :) __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead
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12-04-2009, 06:06 PM	#10
bokobob Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Gastonia, NC Posts: 294	kudos to trosco No mod to air intake yet aside from K&N filter.. Might do it next spring..other priorities are more important to me, among them installing the Stebel horn that came in the mail a week or two ago adn another is a headlight modulator... Thanks for the suggestion.. __________________ Old Bob, a 1936 Model 2007 Nomad...Sold....too heavy for me :-( 1994 Honda Magna V4...Geezer sized :-)
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12-14-2009, 09:02 PM	#11
dandolfn Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 374	kudos to trosco another is a headlight modulator... Don't wait on that!! I swear people wait twice as long now when I'm approaching with the modulator before they make their turns. I went with the Kisan, BTW. Incredibly easy to install. Just remove the headlight, plug the Kisan in, plug the headlight on to the Kisan, and run the sensor out the back. I tie-wrapped the sensor to one of the cables, and that was it. __________________ If you don't grow up by age 60, you don't have to...
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12-15-2009, 01:29 AM	#12
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	kudos to trosco +1 on that modulator __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead
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12-15-2009, 08:08 AM	#13
bokobob Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Gastonia, NC Posts: 294	kudos to trosco ok, on the modulator...I got it....remove headlight, plug in Kisan, put headlight back into Kisan, run wire/sensor thingy out the back, tie it down...Said that from memory, weak as though that may be.... Many thanks.. __________________ Old Bob, a 1936 Model 2007 Nomad...Sold....too heavy for me :-( 1994 Honda Magna V4...Geezer sized :-)
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