Kyleshep49
XS650 Addict
So i purchased this 81 in pieces about 6 months ago and have been piecing it together and upgrading same time. No idea the history of it. I did the PMA kit from mikes with the electronic ignition. I wired the bike from scratch with no starter kick only. I also installed a carb kit on the 34s with i think it was 145 and 45 and need kit where i had to also drill the lift hole bigger and i have the needle in slot 3 like it says. So it’s now running and i got the timing really close at first then i just checked again after the carb was done and it seems to want to run a lot better when advanced pretty far. I had it at the correct timing but it would be real sluggish and want to die. I checked the cam chain tension and it’s good still. I haven’t balanced the carbs or whatever (I’m learning everything as i go). The fuel air is at 3 1/4 turns each. There seems to be a lot of popping when you rev it but not terrible. I will note i installed these pipes with the add on exhaust parts in the ports and in between the muffler and header. Anyways when it’s advanced a lot it pulls great and feels strong but i don’t want to ruin anything. I feel like my carbs are an issue cause sometimes when trying to start it kinda backfired out the pod filter. Not sure if i should take it to a shop for the final tune or try and figure this out. I will ad a video of it running, this was with it at correct timing but ran crappy when actually taking it out. Any suggestions?