Getting questions answered often depends on the OPs attitude. If the question is reasonable, detailed enough to make sense, and the poster shows they have done the legwork to find existing possible answers, the likely hood of good answers goes way up.
Questions like It won't start and I can rebuild a Harley in my sleep don't get much response.
Questions like; 81 special, stock pipes KN pod filter, off idle stumble, I overhauled carbs using the carb guide. What do I do next? help posters make relevant comments.
Don't know what brought this up in the first place but that's my story. Also worth noting is the time difference makes a difference. This forum has an awesome world wide membership however many of the "gurus" on this forum are US based so posts at 3AM US time may not get the fast response like ones at 7PM US when a bunch of guys are kicking back on the couch to see wazup on the forum?