Recent content by Sami Laakso

Ahhh problem solved :) It was a throttle cable getting too tight because of the new throttle assembly. I loosened the cable, slides dropped and off I went for a test ride. Life is good again! :D Thanks for the tips guys!

So, i got fuel starvation issues fixed on the XS650 but now the problem is this: immediately I start her the revs shoot up skyhigh! Doesn't matter is the choke on or not, immediately when she starts the revs go up and stay there until I cut the power. What the hell? Air leak? Throttle cable...

Okay! Third time is the charm i see. Blocking carb with hand didn't help so I pulled carbs third time and paid extra extra attention to the choke assembly and needle valve circuit. Didn't take too many kicks to start! So that's good, but now I have another problem: immediately I start her the...

Thank you :) Ah yeah , I didn't try to block the carb although I've had pods off all the time now. I should mention that it doesn't even try to fire, doesn't even promise. It's like nothing is going into those cylinders. But i'll try with the intake blocked too! Thanks!

Hey guys, having a strange carb problem which I thought I might find help here :) So: Got 70's XS650, late 70's if I remember correctly. Two Mikuni VM34's as carbs and pods. It ran nicely last summer until rev gauge assembly got loose inside the right crankcase cover, and the bike was going to...