66 Dream - Daily Rider Suddenly Running Sluggish

davomoto · Post by **davomoto** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:41 am

Regular unleaded works fine. I always run premium in my vintage bikes, but it's a lot like the oil debate, read up and make your own informed decision.

Davo

lrutt · Post by **lrutt** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:11 am

70 to 75 on a Dream. Man....mine would be screaming pretty good to do that.

Why don't you run a compression test after you look at the plugs?

pwilke1 · Post by **pwilke1** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:13 pm

I'm finally getting a chance to check back on the forum. Quick update - While I haven't traced down the cause of the choke issue, I did realize the sluggishness (presumably so) is caused by the same issue. If I bump m choke up a bit more, it runs great. My plan is run down the posted list this weekend in hopes of tracking it down. I'll post my findings later..

Irutt - As I tell most people, my dream is a great cruiser at around 55-65mph. However I tend to ride with much larger bikes so at times I will push it to 70-75mph. Typically for short burst (Less than 15 miles) It's a bit uncomfortable (no windshield) but runs great.