Recent content by Hankoldboy

Running pod filters on it at the moment if that helps.

I’m having a hard time finding oversized jets for these carbs. It seems like it isn’t getting enough gas but when I try and adjust the air mix screw it doesn’t seem to do much of anything. Again I’m pretty new to this so I apologize for my incompetence.

https://yamahaxs650.com/product-category/fuel-system/carb-main-jets-pilot-jets/page/3/ Ever purchased anything from this site? Wondering if it’s credible

Do you have a recommendation for getting parts for these carbs? I’ve fixed the gas dumping issue with the old float needle but now I’m in need of new jets because the bike is running lean.

Ok. Here’s the verdict. The old float needles fixed the gasoline waterfall issue I was having. Bless you 5twins for that tip. I polished the old seats and needles with a q tip in the chuck of my drill dipped in brasso then cleaned everything with carb cleaner. Fixed it right up. The choke lever...

I’m about to pull the carbs again and put the old float needles back in. I’ll loosen the screw as well and get back to you guys with results soon. Thank you for your help.

I did. I purchased the only one I could find for these carbs.

The stepped space is there as well as the small fender washer. Could it just be too tight possibly?

It looks like the piece that holds my throttle cable is pretty bent as well.

This is extremely helpful. I’ll give these suggestions a try and when I get home I shoot you some photos of the choke. When I got the bike the carb didn’t have a choke lever and I could find a whole lot of options for purchasing one. The one I found and purchased just bends when I try to flip it...

Any suggestions on the choke lever? It’s really hard to move with the switch. If I take the switch off it operates very smoothly just turning it with my fingers. Also when I luck it over with the choke engaged it goes straight to a very high rpm. Is that normal?

It was an aftermarket kit. I figured it was something to do with the needles. I was going to try and put the old ones back in and see if that helped. I’ll find an oem kit and get it ordered

Hello all. I’m new here and also fairly new to these bikes and honestly motorcycles in general. I’ve been working on a 79 and I just got it running riding and stopping. At the moment the issue I’m currently trying to address is with my carbs. I’ve rebuilt the 2 times now with the same issue...