Rincon FAQ
• My new Rincon feels weak?
I just got my brand new Rincon. It feels weak and won't do a wheelie, what's wrong?
Nothing is wrong. Rincons usually feel pretty weak until they are broken in at about 200-300 miles. After it has been broken in and you have had your valves checked/reset you should notice a big difference in power.
What's the proper way to break-in a Rincon?
Well, no one has really determined a proper way to break in your new machine but lots of people have opinions. Some say "ride it easy" and some say "ride it hard", whereas others say "break it in like your going to ride it". I, personally, did the "break it in like your going to ride it" method. After break-in and a valve-adjustment I was riding big wheelies bone stock. Breaking it in like your going to ride it doesn't necessarily mean ride it hard though. If your going to go fast every once in awhile, then do that during break in after 15-30 miles.
My Rincon starts to sputter when going in deep water, what's wrong?
There are two vent hoses on the carburetor that need to be rerouted so steam can't get to them. See my tech arcticle.
What is that clicking/ratcheting sound when I slam on my rear brakes?
Nothing to worry about here, it's normal. Since the rear disc brake is mounted on the drive shaft, there is a little free-play inbetween the two. So when you lock up your breaks the little spacers between the disc and shaft are clicking. See picture.
Even after break-in and having the valves checked and reset, my Rincon still won't wheelie?
I highly recommend the DynoJet kit. While your at it, you might as well buy a high-flow airfilter to get more air in for a little extra power. But, if you want to go the free route you can clip your carburetor spring and it should help. See my DynoJet instructions to find out how to get the carburetor spring out. When you have it out, clip somewhere inbetween 1/4 and 1/2 of it off. Don't cut more than 1/2 off, you can really hurt performance if the spring is too short! Then put it back in according to my instructions and test it out. I can't guarantee that it will make your Rincon wheelie, but it has worked for many people. It's basically just giving you more throttle response right off-the-line.
What is the Rincons engine braking like?
The engine braking is not the best, but it's not too bad. Due to the transmission features (creep control and high 1st gear) the engine braking starts working at about 8-10 Mph. No matter what someone tells you, the braking is going to be the same in either Auto or ESP mode when they are in 1st gear. When in Auto, you should stop before desending the hill and it will shift down to 1st gear and it will stay there all the way down the hill as long as your not speeding up by pushing the throttle open. In ESP you can just manually put it in 1st and it will stay there unless you shift it. Either way, if your desending the hill correctly it should stay in 1st gear. If you want better braking going down, but it in 4wd and stay on the brakes some. I have found out that this procedure keeps me going really slow (or stop) if I want with no trouble and no lock up.
My Rincon stalls on an incline?
People have told me the fix to this is to raise the idle. It may work, but you don't want your idle to be any higher than where it's supposed to be (1450 RPMs). If you have a tachometer this should be easy to figure out. If not, your going to have to just guess by the way the transmission engages and how it sounds. Once you have the idle set right, it may stop stalling. If not, you will have to lean out the idle mixture. To do this, see my DynoJet Kit Instructions to find out where the idle mixture screw is. Once you get to it, try turning it IN 1/4 of a turn. If that still doesn't work try turning it in another 1/4 of a turn making it a total of 1/2 turns in. This should take care of the stalling and you shouldn't have to turn the screw in any more than 1/2 a turn.
Frequently asked questions about the Rincon.
• What's the proper way to break-in a Rincon?
• Rincon sputters in deep water?
• What is that clicking/ratcheting sound when I slam on my rear brakes?
• Rincon won't wheelie after break-in?
• What's the Rincons engine braking like?
• My Rincon stalls on an incline?