Recent content by clutch1

Aw and I *just* reassembled my carbs. But there's always more to do.. so here's hoping!

makes a lot of sense, appreciate the knowledge, been learning a ton on this little project.

I was measuring off the lip, not the gasket surface. So there's a problem, lol. I'll verify the float itself isn't warped, as well. Going to grab some new plugs just for the heck of it, too. Previous owner said they were new, but it'll be cheap insurance. It'll give me a nice base line to see...

Alrighty, new float is in and I set them to about 25mm according to the ruler (no float gauge sadly). With choke, idle needles set to 3/4 out, the bike started right up and ran great, let the choke out, was sounding good. I adjusted idle set screws until exhausts felt "even" and it seemed to be...

This has been very helpful. Today I opened the carbs up again for cleaning and with that diagram I see exactly where the fuel and air are flowing and that helps to know where to spray cleaner and then blast it with air. I wanted to pull the jets to really make sure they were clean but they are...

Awesome info, it helps a lot to know which passages I'm looking at and how the air/fuel circuit it working in general. I'll pull the carbs again and do some more cleaning. Appreciate the detailed pictures. As far as the idle mixture screw.. I've read that I should hear some form of change in...

I bought this bike in Feb and now that it's nice out I'd like to get some riding in. So here's where I'm at. Previous owner said he 'went through the carbs' whatever that means. It didn't run particularly good and was hard to start when I first got it. It also pissed fuel all over usually from...