What a relief, 250 SL is fixed!

[BrittB]

Found out today that the reason I had to pass on riding my 250SL at the Bad Rock and the parade at Hodaka Days this year was not because of an airleak, it was because of a gunked up throttle! I'm happy I don't have to take my engine apart to fix the problem but I am bummed that the next Hodaka Days is 11 months from now!

[racerclam]

Well it could have been worse 8o)

Rich

[BrittB]

Oh don't I know it! I'm saving it as a Hodaka Days only bike, just have to figure out how to get a title for it so I can plate it and ride it in the poker run.

[Darrell]

How did the throttle gunk up? Assuming it's carb slide related, I wonder if the bike still has an intact air filter foam - they decompose and disintegrate as the years roll on.

[thrownchain]

Pre ride prep, good detailed go thru before the trip, and ride it before you load it to make sure it's gonna do what you want it to....

[BrittB]

New air filter element was installed and I did ride it before the trip, it still happened. Lubed the cables and cleaned the throttle housing and handle bar area, now it works like new. It never had a problem up until that point but I suspect it had never been apart, wait til next year I guess!