I have a borrowed wire welder. Flux core wire seems to be a pain. Penetration is problematic. I hope my seat and side covers don't fall of too.
I have a borrowed wire welder. Flux core wire seems to be a pain. Penetration is problematic. I hope my seat and side covers don't fall of too.
I may have gone up on the pilot jet when I shouldn't have. Air jets were way off. And, of course, I lost one of the #20 jets. When Niche delivers I will go back to #20s.Yes, your plugs are a bit rich. Besides "reading" the porcelain, you also look at the strap, and yours is all black. Ideally, it should be light gray. Yes, if you're running air jets at all, that could be making it too rich. For 650 use, you're supposed to remove them and run none.
I went to 22.5 pilots before I realized sync and air jets were off Sync improved everything but plugs still show a slight rich condition. I made similar errs with the tracker. I am grateful this forum continues to guide me away from foolishness. Your guidance has been greatly appreciated. Thank you. This bike is a joy to ride. I don't know if it is the tires, pressures, bars(1" wider) that make it totally different from the tracker. I will source "eruo" bars to catch that magic . WHAT, again was you favorite sourceDid you find air jets installed? If so, you'll want to remove them. But I'm pretty sure that works hand in hand with having the proper needles and needle jets installed. That's what the air jet feeds, the needle jet and main jet. If you haven't done so, you should pull one of the carbs all apart and make a note of ALL the brass installed. That includes the slide cutaway, needle, and needle jet, besides the mains and pilots of course. All these things can be changed in the VM carbs and that gives you like a bazillion options and combinations. If I was running some VM carbs, I would follow the proven 650 "recipe" or you could spend the rest of your life experimenting and trying to get them right, lol.
I removed the air jets not long after you mentioned where I find them. That was an improvement. I lifted the needles (richer)with bad results so I dropped them (leaner) to very promising improvement. Tip insulator is getting lighter. The strip is still black.I don't really have a favorite source, I just shop around for the best deal. Last time I got them from Revzilla. I prefer the Bikemaster brand (as opposed to the EMGO) because the center section where the clamps go is slightly wider.
You didn't answer the question - were there air jets installed?
This is a "new to me" welder and I found I had the feed speed set too high. The kickstand now has a solid foot 5/8 longer and a fresh coat of wrinkle finish black.The secret of fluxcore is to buy Lincoln wire, where you are.
The cheap fluxcore wires will have you tearing your hair out, wondering where your welding skill has gone.
This is assuming the box itself is capable.
I have a mid-range Telwin MIG and fluxcore box and once I'd done the Dance of a Thousand Wigs I discovered a local supplier of good quality wire - not Lincoln, but Gys (French company) and suddenly I'd regained my skillzz.
I put all that behind me when I bought a decent gas MIG set, and normally just MAG along with CO2 these days, since it's the cheapest easily available gas.
Thanks, removed them an hour after this came up.
Now that I am confident on the sidestand...You should "fix" the centerstand next. If you don't brace the tang, it will eventually break off .....
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I am aware of the charging issue. I rarely sit at traffic lights, 2 today in 20 miles of riding.The only issue with that low of an idle is you will have little, if any, charging going on. The bike may also just up and stall randomly at stops. The factory idle spec of 1100-1200 (hot) does sound a bit "busy" at first but the bike needs it.
Same here. I put it down to the combo of the VM34s and the Boyer ignition. Rock-steady idle even when stone cold.This bike came with a pair of BS34sin a box of parts and the round slides mounted. I had half an idea at the time to go back to the BS34s. I am glad I never let that idea germinate. There is a curiosity about these VMs. They idle very well. By that I mean a steady, even 800 rpm. One of the pleasant ramifications of that is that neutral is suddenly easy to find at a standstill.
The VMs seem unaffected by the vacuum pulses that confuse the BS series. Steady 800 rpm idle seems so odd with my preiios experience. I am coming to grips with rolling on throttle knowing that the intake honk is probably a substandard mixture.Same here. I put it down to the combo of the VM34s and the Boyer ignition. Rock-steady idle even when stone cold.
After sorting some issues and pulling my head out of my a$$, I ran 116 miles on 2.3 gallons and did not go on reserve. My mpg is not so much a concern as is making morning and afternoon rides on 650 Society rallies without running out of fuel. This is a "Special" tank with lower capacity. When I went on reserve after 75 miles last tank I had visions of walking down twisty roads with a gallon of gas and "dueling banjos" for a soundtrack.If we discount external to the engine factors... dragging brakes, slipping clutch etc.... the three most common causes of bad/poor gas mileage: Incorrect (rich) carb jetting, low compression and ignition timing too retarded (or not enough advance).
If you haven't already done so, a compression check would eliminate the second of the three.
A timing light to verify between 35° and 40° of advance would eliminate that.... leaving just the carb jetting being too rich.
With more practice and turning the feed speed down I finally got pretty good welds for the sidestand. Then my great neighbor stopped by. He said "I clean up", he speaks almost no English, and went ahead to clean and fill my amateur efforts. I am pretty sure he is illegal, has properties in girlfriends' son's name. He has lived next door for 4 years and has constantly been improving his property.The secret of fluxcore is to buy Lincoln wire, where you are.
The cheap fluxcore wires will have you tearing your hair out, wondering where your welding skill has gone.
This is assuming the box itself is capable.
I have a mid-range Telwin MIG and fluxcore box and once I'd done the Dance of a Thousand Wigs I discovered a local supplier of good quality wire - not Lincoln, but Gys (French company) and suddenly I'd regained my skillzz.
I put all that behind me when I bought a decent gas MIG set, and normally just MAG along with CO2 these days, since it's the cheapest easily available gas.
And what's wrong with dueling banjo's? BTW, you sure got a purty mouth.After sorting some issues and pulling my head out of my a$$, I ran 116 miles on 2.3 gallons and did not go on reserve. My mpg is not so much a concern as is making morning and afternoon rides on 650 Society rallies without running out of fuel. This is a "Special" tank with lower capacity. When I went on reserve after 75 miles last tank I had visions of walking down twisty roads with a gallon of gas and "dueling banjos" for a soundtrack.