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Thread preview: more carb help.
I've just learned some important lessons regarding abuse and friends.
I got back from overseas a few days ago and got started on my 1980 XS650SG project. It's your now standard converted hardball bobber with sporty tank. I would include pictures but we have all seen lots of bikes EXACTLY like mine.
I got it running yesterday. Threw on a pair of VM34 carbs I got from 650 connection. My old ones were junk. Ran a new fuel line with filter, replaced fouled plugs and made a throttle cable. Pulled the chokes and it kicked first time. Ran a bit lean but I set the idle and decided it could wait another day. I wired up a headlight/taillight the went to bed. Today it was a one kick champ again and I started trying to find the right mixture. The sound of it running brought by buddy walking up the drive way. He asked to ride it and I couldn't say no. I've ridden all of his bikes and he has 10 years of experience on me. So...I thought "what could it hurt?" My drive way is 100 yards easy. I told him down to the end and back was as far as he could go. I stand proudly watching my sexy machine go to the end with a high idle all the way....then me made a turn.....then he continued down the road...then I heard 3rd and an open throttle with loud backfires.
Shit.
Ten minutes later he returned to tell me the idle was high and had trouble returning then it was low and wanted to die. He slapped me on the shoulder and said "but that bitch is fast", as he walked off. I was in shock. She wasn't ready for all of that. I looked over my battered baby to find the cover to the false oil tank was gone. My shitty wire job was all over the fucking place. I knocked on his door and made him find it. Once I had it I stuffed the wires back in and tried to kick it. Nothing. 20 kicks later I got a right carb backfire and not much else. 20 more kicks later it got a backfire that shot the carb out of the intake.
I had a bike that ran. Not well but the fucker ran. Had 150 left, 140 right, good spark and was sure that I'd be on the highway in a week. Now I have a bike that just holds up a cover in my front yard.
I know I need to start over. Recheck everything. Could be something small like one of the wires burned through or big. But I am honestly looking for a shortcut based on everyone's experience. So...help. Please tell me there is a simple step to get me back to where I was.
I've just learned some important lessons regarding abuse and friends.
I got back from overseas a few days ago and got started on my 1980 XS650SG project. It's your now standard converted hardball bobber with sporty tank. I would include pictures but we have all seen lots of bikes EXACTLY like mine.
I got it running yesterday. Threw on a pair of VM34 carbs I got from 650 connection. My old ones were junk. Ran a new fuel line with filter, replaced fouled plugs and made a throttle cable. Pulled the chokes and it kicked first time. Ran a bit lean but I set the idle and decided it could wait another day. I wired up a headlight/taillight the went to bed. Today it was a one kick champ again and I started trying to find the right mixture. The sound of it running brought by buddy walking up the drive way. He asked to ride it and I couldn't say no. I've ridden all of his bikes and he has 10 years of experience on me. So...I thought "what could it hurt?" My drive way is 100 yards easy. I told him down to the end and back was as far as he could go. I stand proudly watching my sexy machine go to the end with a high idle all the way....then me made a turn.....then he continued down the road...then I heard 3rd and an open throttle with loud backfires.
Shit.
Ten minutes later he returned to tell me the idle was high and had trouble returning then it was low and wanted to die. He slapped me on the shoulder and said "but that bitch is fast", as he walked off. I was in shock. She wasn't ready for all of that. I looked over my battered baby to find the cover to the false oil tank was gone. My shitty wire job was all over the fucking place. I knocked on his door and made him find it. Once I had it I stuffed the wires back in and tried to kick it. Nothing. 20 kicks later I got a right carb backfire and not much else. 20 more kicks later it got a backfire that shot the carb out of the intake.
I had a bike that ran. Not well but the fucker ran. Had 150 left, 140 right, good spark and was sure that I'd be on the highway in a week. Now I have a bike that just holds up a cover in my front yard.
I know I need to start over. Recheck everything. Could be something small like one of the wires burned through or big. But I am honestly looking for a shortcut based on everyone's experience. So...help. Please tell me there is a simple step to get me back to where I was.