Take Off Power Gone Way Down
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:43 pm
Hey all!
My 2012 Buddy 125 with about 13,400 mi on it has started to have some take-off issues. I ride it very regularly and it runs like a champ (as it always has), but when I pull the initial throttle it's taking off very slowly. Once I get up to about 10 mph it picks back up to normal throttle reaction speed. I changed the belt/sliders at just over 8,000 MI so I wouldn't think that they'd already be due yet. It's scary because when I need to take a left turn on a busy road and it doesn't take off fast enough I'm scared I'm going to get smacked by an oncoming car!
This could be in my head but I also feel like around the same time I started having the take off issue my muffler started making a little more noise. I've checked the muffler out (not entirely thoroughly, tbh) and didn't see any holes, although it's gotten pretty rusty.
So my questions are: Could there be a small hole somewhere in the muffler/pipe that I didn't see that could be affecting take off speed? Could my belt/sliders need to be changed prematurely? Could my clutch just be glazed over? These are the possibilities that I've thought of. Any other suggestions/possibilities would be greatly appreciated.
Oh, and I've had my carb cleaned recently so it shouldn't be an issue with that.
My 2012 Buddy 125 with about 13,400 mi on it has started to have some take-off issues. I ride it very regularly and it runs like a champ (as it always has), but when I pull the initial throttle it's taking off very slowly. Once I get up to about 10 mph it picks back up to normal throttle reaction speed. I changed the belt/sliders at just over 8,000 MI so I wouldn't think that they'd already be due yet. It's scary because when I need to take a left turn on a busy road and it doesn't take off fast enough I'm scared I'm going to get smacked by an oncoming car!
This could be in my head but I also feel like around the same time I started having the take off issue my muffler started making a little more noise. I've checked the muffler out (not entirely thoroughly, tbh) and didn't see any holes, although it's gotten pretty rusty.
So my questions are: Could there be a small hole somewhere in the muffler/pipe that I didn't see that could be affecting take off speed? Could my belt/sliders need to be changed prematurely? Could my clutch just be glazed over? These are the possibilities that I've thought of. Any other suggestions/possibilities would be greatly appreciated.
Oh, and I've had my carb cleaned recently so it shouldn't be an issue with that.
I'll ask my mechanic if that's something they do/check when they clean the carb.