You don't... you hang upside down from the ceiling.....is easy, how do you flip the bike over to reinstall them?
You don't... you hang upside down from the ceiling.....is easy, how do you flip the bike over to reinstall them?
I have a finger knob driver, I couldn't get the jet to start threading, then of course it fell out into some unseeable recess.When installing the new jets (or any jet for that matter), don't use a big old screwdriver, it will make them too tight and you'll have difficulty removing them in the future. I don't know what it is about jets but they seem to get even tighter after they've been in there a while. For install, only use a stubby screwdriver or one of those little knurled bit holders I showed you a few posts back. These will get the jets plenty tight enough, but not too tight.
My standard procedure is to put some of whatever caulk, sealer, liquid nails I have open on the screw driver tip when I am feeding a blind screw, but, that might be a bad idea with a jet.Well, that's a bummer, lol. Honestly, it's easiest to deal with these float bowl mounted jets if you remove the bowl. You have to anyway to get the pilot jet out because it screws down into the bowl from the top. It ends up inside when the bowl is mounted and has no outside access.
Thanks, again. 5Twins should I move my comments, questions, progress to "What have you done to your XS today" thread?Oh, that looks nice, but you may need to shorten the tip a little to get to a fatter part of the blade for a nice, tight, perfect fit into the jet slot. I only use new jets for checking the fit so you may want to wait for them to arrive. On a used jet, the slot is often buggered a little and now bigger than new.
GPS speedo app on your phone.....................I still need to pace an auto with a known accurate speedo
Thanks gggGary but I am still rebuilding my riding skills so fiddling with a cell phone, riding a straight line etc might be bad idea for me. Also, I have checked my 2016 Ford Escape against my GPS so I really just need a nephew, or Mrs to have 10 minutes to drive my car, set the cruise at 40, 50, 65 and 30 on a 10 minute loop around my home. The bike sounds so good that if my speedo is off the wrong way I am going to attract the attention of the constabulary.GPS speedo app on your phone.....................
My biggest concern was that, blind and carb on the bike, the driver was firmly seated in the slot. After checking alignment it was easier for me to hold alignment with the thumb knob bit driver and add torque with an ignition wrench. It took a fair amount of force. Of course the slot was weinered up in both directions when I examined it. Finger tight in on the new jets.For removing jets, especially old really tight ones, I use penetrating oil, some heat, and a T-handle holder for the jet bits .....
Yes, I knew after I ordered 132.5s that I should have ordered 130s. I will probably order 130 and 127.5, then lift the needles on one or the other. I have 4 brothers, three of them have GS750, CBX, H1, Katana (the original), CB750, CB1, RD350, etc experience. Older brother had a Laverda Jota once (is that a recommendation or a death sentence?). When any show up in 2022 spring I would like the XS to be close and steps thus far are encouraging.Yes, one of the first rules of jetting is that when you think you're right, try the size above and below to confirm. There's really no way around it, dialing in carbs is going to get you extra jet sizes that you may only use a short time once for testing. But, the $20 to $30 you may spend on extra jets is still way less than a shop would charge you to do this. And you'll now have all those jets in case you ever do this again to another bike, or change the mods on yours and have to re-do it.