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My bike runs great but seems to have a point when theres no acceration at all when throttle is cracked at 30 mph on up. Seems more of a problem when fully warmed. Im only 180 ibs so my weight shouldnt be the problem. Doesnt really matter what gear im in most noticable in 4th and 5th. There no...

Tried running it without the pods. Still runs the same :doh: It chikes even more if i put my finger over the ilot air jet so i must not be plugged. Now when measuring the float height. I measured it with the tang just touching the tip of the needle valve, I see 5twins measures it with the float...

So I though I finally had my bike tuned properly. It was pulling hard and running great. No it idles as if the choke was partly on. Just to keep it running standing by itself the idle screw needs to be almost all the out. The midrange on up run smooth but dont seem to pull quite as hard as...

So dropped my mains down to 140 seems to run better on top end. I forgot to turn my left petcock off prime and gas dumped out of the carb throat as i was pulling them off to change the mains. As i got it all done and took it fora ride the engine would idle realy low and almost stall as it come...

I was very meticulous at setting them this time kept checking and rechecking both before putting the bowls back on. What style of uni foam pods are you using. My new xs pleated pods do seem to bother the carbs.

So last night i took my carbs out found out the floats were crooked and measured around 38mm. Must have messed something up with previous measurements. So i brought them into spec 24mm dropped the pilots down to 32.5 gave here a test run and she seems to pull harder. Starting to get minor...

I believe i used 24mm

im going to recheck them after work tonight. I can't rember if i checked them on both sides or not. Just another reason to pull them out and check. I measured off of the metal surface of the gasket seat.

Thats what got me so confused on finding the right jets for my bike. The lack of reaction to different jet sizes is very strange. Not sure what would cause that either

Yes I did, once by myself and once with someone on the back with me. No stumble or break up. Very slow to redline in 5th gear but it can be done. Dont know as i feel a surge when the full main opens up like the carb guide say you should.

Ill try backing down to my 32.5 pilots and see what they feel like. If I like them ill try a 140 main and see what they act like. Taking a ride she feels like she dont have quite as much low end torque as before. Top end seemed a tad boggy also like she wanted to go a bit faster but couldnt...

Ive been trying to get color out of my plugs when i really shouldnt have been. Good lesson learned

Thats right I forgot to say my needles are in the middle stock position. My pkugs look just like yours.It pulls smoothly through all the ranges yet im not sure if i have lost power compared to the number 30 pilots i had before which gave me crispy white plugs and some detonation...but the...

Thanks Leo! That definitely sums up my questions. Though the black line on my ground straps are just at the very bottom. The rest of the way up is a light gray. Posted via Mobile

Okay, so i have a 79 special with the bs38s pamco with E advancer and high output coil. Xs performance pods and commando megaphone mufflers with the removable allen bolts. Question is ive gone from stock 27.5 pilots to #35, and stock 135 mains to 142.5. Am i still due to go up more? As it seems...

Peanut- I thought the same thing that id already be jetted enough to compensate the filters and mufflers. The Pamco and mufflers are recent by a month. I had stock points ignition and stock mufflers. The stock mufflers were rotted and getting little holes in them, and the old points system would...

I attached a pic of the spark plugs. The right and left plug are in order. Hopfully its helpful. Leo thanks I read alot from the tuning guide it seems to point me in the direction that I'm kinda lean. I'm gunna try upping to a 145 main and see what that does and go from there. Posted via Mobile

The 2 plugs look the same to the naked eye both the same light tan color no obvious destruction going on. But its when you look at then close up. They look a little gritty with left being a tiny bit more than the right as stated before. I might need to tweak the left carb a tiny bit more, as it...