xs650newb
XS650 Addict
Hello all,
I FINALLY got this bike rideable. What a great feeling. For those of you following my previous posts it turns out my throttle shaft screws and mixture screw o-rings were leaking and had to be replaced. Once that was done the bike fired right up!
Anyways, I have a new issue.
I am using drag pipes with mikes xs pod filters. I have rejetted so I am using a #45 pilot jet and a 135 main jet. I took the bike for a spin today and everything was riding great. There was a slight surging at wide open throttle, but I can deal with that later. My main issue is that I believe the engine is running too hot because the pipes appear blue. I plan on fine tuning the performance by chopping the spark plugs but I am scared to ride the bike if it is running too hot. Am I being overly cautious? Is it okay to ride the bike even though it is running too hot even though I am only riding it to get some color on the plugs?
Thanks,
Adam
I FINALLY got this bike rideable. What a great feeling. For those of you following my previous posts it turns out my throttle shaft screws and mixture screw o-rings were leaking and had to be replaced. Once that was done the bike fired right up!
Anyways, I have a new issue.
I am using drag pipes with mikes xs pod filters. I have rejetted so I am using a #45 pilot jet and a 135 main jet. I took the bike for a spin today and everything was riding great. There was a slight surging at wide open throttle, but I can deal with that later. My main issue is that I believe the engine is running too hot because the pipes appear blue. I plan on fine tuning the performance by chopping the spark plugs but I am scared to ride the bike if it is running too hot. Am I being overly cautious? Is it okay to ride the bike even though it is running too hot even though I am only riding it to get some color on the plugs?
Thanks,
Adam