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After missing the last two summers, I finally got the bike rolling today. I've changed to Ninja 500 carbs and a stock 2-2 exhaust.
What do you see in my plugs?
I see:
1. The vacuum leak at idle, inner throttle shaft seals are out.
2. Too much timing.
3. Wrong heat range? These are the stock...
Thinking of adding some Uni-filters to let the old girl breathe better. I am hoping to get a bit more top end, as my bike only pulls 140km/h (80mph) in top. This is most likely due to the rather large gearing change on the back sprocket where I went from the stock useless 36 tooth to a 31 tooth...