xs650LA
That's my (1st) paint job...Pinup is airbrushed.
Here are the symptoms: idles fine, but when riding it does not feel powered. It runs but when above 3000RPM it just does not progress fast or almost at all. It slugs and it's slow... like it has little power and progresses too slow up the torque...
The details: The carbs were cleaned (twice), and I installed a new kit (but not new needles). I also adjusted the floats, got new fuel lines, fuel filters, even re-did the whole tank (Inside and the outside), new pedcoks, new sparks, the bike charges just fine (even though it's still the old charging system). I also added some seafoam to the gas just to make sure... right now it runs fine in idle, although sometimes it takes way too long to warm up to the point I don't need the choke on (or it dies on me). In idle it runs a bit erratically, but only sometimes it varies speed and sometimes it kind of seems like it's going out of whack. Again, this is not all the time, and mostly when cold. If hot, it pretty much idles fine and seems OK as far as the synching (but I could be wrong).
The issue is when I am going. In first sometimes it kind of hiccups as I gas it. But most times it just does not feel powerful enough. Progresses too slow. Then in 2nd and up it's a slug. It does not hiccup or seem that bad (sounds fine and synched) but it's just slow and feels like it has no power or response time is slow. In 3rd I can even roll the gas all the way up and it's like nothing happens right away and just slooooowly goes a bit faster...
Not sure what to do or what is wrong. Is it the jets? Is it that the carbs are still dirty? is it other adjustments? HELP
Thanks in advance. BTW, total rookie here, so try to go easy on me and explain more than you would to a knowledgeable and experienced person.
The details: The carbs were cleaned (twice), and I installed a new kit (but not new needles). I also adjusted the floats, got new fuel lines, fuel filters, even re-did the whole tank (Inside and the outside), new pedcoks, new sparks, the bike charges just fine (even though it's still the old charging system). I also added some seafoam to the gas just to make sure... right now it runs fine in idle, although sometimes it takes way too long to warm up to the point I don't need the choke on (or it dies on me). In idle it runs a bit erratically, but only sometimes it varies speed and sometimes it kind of seems like it's going out of whack. Again, this is not all the time, and mostly when cold. If hot, it pretty much idles fine and seems OK as far as the synching (but I could be wrong).
The issue is when I am going. In first sometimes it kind of hiccups as I gas it. But most times it just does not feel powerful enough. Progresses too slow. Then in 2nd and up it's a slug. It does not hiccup or seem that bad (sounds fine and synched) but it's just slow and feels like it has no power or response time is slow. In 3rd I can even roll the gas all the way up and it's like nothing happens right away and just slooooowly goes a bit faster...
Not sure what to do or what is wrong. Is it the jets? Is it that the carbs are still dirty? is it other adjustments? HELP
Thanks in advance. BTW, total rookie here, so try to go easy on me and explain more than you would to a knowledgeable and experienced person.
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