carburetors

I was lucky enough to take ownership of Leslie's fine build the other week and on my shakedown I noticed a strangle rattle coming from the XS750 Fuel tank... Draining the tank removing the filler cap and stripping the petcocks enabled me to take a look inside. I found what I first thought where...

hope your floats don't look as bad as these . ! This is after 35 miles total and leaving the bike for a year unused in between times. How best to remove all this crud from brass floats ? I'm tempted to soak them in CivicBang and lemon but maybe someone has a good solution they can...

After tearing down my carbs, examined the throttle shaft bores, and found that the inboard bores are just 8mm holes in the carb body. But the outboard (throttle lever side) bores appear to have split bushings. A magnet sticks to the bushing, so I can assume that they're steel. Took close-up...

Hi all, I have been having issue with my bike and am relatively a newbie working on motorcycles. My issues are: Battery loses charge sitting overnight. I have but a tender on the battery got it back to 100%, it starts with a little throttle but cannot stay running. Pulled choke which keeps it...

Hi all, I am very concerned : encogimiento de hombros: , MI XS650 SPECIAL II 1981 BETWEEN 1000 AND 2500 APPARENTLY NOT WORK THE LEFT PISTON TO BE HEARD AND THE EXPLOSION . I remove the spark plug wire MOTO LEFT THE CONTINUOUS WORKING WELL WITH PISTON RIGHT SIDE . THE LAW PISTON WORK HARD AND...

Hey boys and girls, gotta couple things I'm trying to work out after installing Pamco's e-advancer on my 71. After installing, setting timing and setting carb idle/mixture, the bike started coughing white smoke out of the air filter, specifically the left side. When the choke is on it seems to...

Hey gang. Got a 75 xs650. A new problem started the other day. When I started it up it kinda sputtered a little and then ran fine. Got a few miles down the road came to a stop and it was idling at about 2200rpm, never did that before. Always idled at around 1200. It's been doing it ever since...

78 xs650, bs34 carbs with pods and jetted. The problem I having is when I start it the left side doesn't always fire right away, with some throttle and lil choke the left side will slowly start to fire after warming up with the occassional backfire out the exhaust. Once warmed up it seems to go...

Hey guys- noticed some backfiring after putting my filter pods on and noticed the left pod is "sucking in" and staying somewhat compressed - any suggestions on what I need to tweak on the carb? The other filter pod is not doing the same... Sonny

Hey All, I'm getting ready to address a carb issue that I've been putting off for a while and wanted to get some feedback on my thinking. ('79 special II, stock engine/carbs/exhaust) Backstory: a while back I had my bike at the shop to get my new wheels on, etc... at that time I figured...

My 83 handlebar choke lever fell off last night. I went back and found it on the road. I don't know what holds it on. must be a screw, but is there some kind of other piece that goes along with it. Anyone have an exploded diagram?

Hello: It's been so long since I had the XS650SH running I forget. I made some changes to the exhaust and need to tweek the BS34 Mikunis. On the pilot screw does clockwise make it richer?

With all of the on/off/on of trying to get my carbs right, I've got a carb holder clamp that is breaking. I have the carb holders with the slotted metal cover. I ordered a set of clamps from MikesXS a couple of years ago, but they are not up to the task. I ordered a couple of Yamaha nos from...

I would like to remove my stock air box and relocate my battery and associated wiring. Does anyone know of a detailed DIY with pictures or could someone walk me through it? I have used the search function and only find tons of discussion on why or why not to switch to pod filters or how to...

Hallo Gemeinde, eine tolle Version der Schwimmerachsenentfernung fand ich beim stöbern: Hello community , a great version of the float hinge pin removal I found rummaging : oder Hier gibt es sowas ... : There is something ... ...

Ive just rebuilt my carbs with new keyster kits due to a mixture of hanging idle, and cutting out when pulling to a stop, and sticking floats. However the idle hangs still, cutting out is cured Ive read the excellent carb guide over and over, all circuits are clean and there are no air leaks...

Hello everyone, i recently purchased some brand new mikuni vm34 carbs from TC Bros for my 78' XS650. I installed them and tried to kick it a couple of times and it wouldn't start. I took the carbs apart, cleaned all the jets and passage ways with some carb cleaner spray. I also made sure the...

I know a lot of you have used the services of Rick at Old Skool Carbs. He was in a very serious car accident a few days ago. He's still in ICU at CMC Main in Charlotte. He's recovering and will eventually be OK, but he has a very long road ahead of him. I won't get into his injuries too...

Hi everyone:thumbsup: Please read this before you post any questions on carb jetting, balancing and bad running or idling. It is advisable that you read about Carbs in the Tech section section (Orange strip below the XS650 forum logo, top of the page. It says home ,forum, topic, TECH and so on)...

Hello, My bike sat for a year or two as I had no time. The last thing I did to it before i let it sit was I installed a PMA charging and Pamco. Also it used to have a dunstall exhaust with no baffle inside, essentially a straight pipe. Seemed to run ok. While doing the PMA and Pamco, I also...