mixture

  1. M

    Surging at low RPM's

    Hey forum'ers, I recently bought a non-running 1980 XS650 and have been bringing it back to life. First of all I want to say that this place has been extremely helpful for getting informed on all aspects of the bike, and most problems I've encountered there is usually a thread with great advice...
  2. aDotInTime

    Mysterious issue with carbs

    So I'm at the point of tuning my '71 XB1. I was getting a popping exhaust on the left (sooty, dry). I fiddled with the ignition (Pamco) and got a pretty decent idle. However it would eventually slop out and die. I checked my coil, my plug leads, my plugs. All good connections. Plugs are...
  3. muskallunge

    Air Barb vs. No Barb: '78 Carb Holder

    Now that I've got my first chop wired and fired I'm get as much info on dialing in the carbs. It's a '78 xs650 with bs38's. Pod filters with straight pipes. Have new mains and pilots of larger sizes coming but had a question about the air barbs that would have been used or stock vacuum...
  4. A

    Mixture screw headache...

    Okay, so I have a 1978 (model year '77) xs 750 triple. I had it up and running a few months back only to find that once it got going it leaked oil from the head-gasket by the cup. Albeit, it didn't run the best, but i could at least (if it weren't for the awful leak) ride it and troubleshoot...
  5. A

    plugs dark-ish, still backfires on decel

    So after running up many jet sizes and then going back down, I've got my bike running pretty well. I've got the mixture screws like 3.25 turns out (where the bike always seems to like them despite the combination of jets I've tried) and I've been listening for backfire popping when decelerating...
Back
Top