ukie eagle
XS650 Member
OK... so I mounted the carbs, hooked up gas lines, put in fresh plugs, etc., and connected the throttle cable.
I turned the air screws in until they seated and then turned them out 1-1/2 turns and upon starting her up she was running rough.
This I expected, but while waiting for her to warm up to the point where I could start "fine tuning", when she started to drop in RPMs [to the point where I thought she would stall], I would naturally try blipping the throttle to keep her from stalling.
At that point, the RPMs would jump way up --- and not go down at all when I released the throttle --- so I would have to shut her down.
See, the problem is, I just had the rings replaced so I'm kinda "breaking in" the motor [only 10 miles on the motor since new rings], and feel I don't have the luxury of letting the engine run at higher RPMs while I mess with it/tweak the carbs...
Having read the other threads on these carbs, I'm thinking there may very well be an issue with the throttle cable/splitter --- is there a readily available throttle cable assembly that will work better?
FYI, I don't have the stock "wheelbarrow" handlebars on the bike, and with the bars I do have on her, I had quite a bit of slack as far as the cable length, so didn't have to worry much about how to rout the cable that came with the MikeXS carbs to get it to reach the handlebar/throttle grip...
Thanks!
I turned the air screws in until they seated and then turned them out 1-1/2 turns and upon starting her up she was running rough.
This I expected, but while waiting for her to warm up to the point where I could start "fine tuning", when she started to drop in RPMs [to the point where I thought she would stall], I would naturally try blipping the throttle to keep her from stalling.
At that point, the RPMs would jump way up --- and not go down at all when I released the throttle --- so I would have to shut her down.
See, the problem is, I just had the rings replaced so I'm kinda "breaking in" the motor [only 10 miles on the motor since new rings], and feel I don't have the luxury of letting the engine run at higher RPMs while I mess with it/tweak the carbs...
Having read the other threads on these carbs, I'm thinking there may very well be an issue with the throttle cable/splitter --- is there a readily available throttle cable assembly that will work better?
FYI, I don't have the stock "wheelbarrow" handlebars on the bike, and with the bars I do have on her, I had quite a bit of slack as far as the cable length, so didn't have to worry much about how to rout the cable that came with the MikeXS carbs to get it to reach the handlebar/throttle grip...
Thanks!