gentlemanjim
More Wrenchin than Ridin
You may recall I rebuilt my carbs. Installed K&N's and Mikes XS 2:1 Exhaust. Bike ran great in neutral free reving easy starting. Out on the road it wouldn't get past 5,000 rpm and ran terrible sputtering and popping. It seemed like a lean condition as I put in old dirty plugs and after a 2 mile ride they were brilliant white and clean.
I pulled the carbs apart hoping to find some stupid error when I assembled them. All seemed fine.
Main Jet is 137.5, Pilot jet is 47.5 and the jet tha goes into the inlet of the carb on one side. Don't know the name is stock 5EI stamped on the end. Needles are stock also, I felt the oversize main would add enough richness to the mix.
Also there is an orifice on each carb that appears to be blind. see photo below. Is this correct? While recleaning some hard plastic like material came out of them, but appears to have a brass fixed plug.
It doesn't seem likke the carbs are my problem. So what's my problem.
I pulled the carbs apart hoping to find some stupid error when I assembled them. All seemed fine.
Main Jet is 137.5, Pilot jet is 47.5 and the jet tha goes into the inlet of the carb on one side. Don't know the name is stock 5EI stamped on the end. Needles are stock also, I felt the oversize main would add enough richness to the mix.
Also there is an orifice on each carb that appears to be blind. see photo below. Is this correct? While recleaning some hard plastic like material came out of them, but appears to have a brass fixed plug.
It doesn't seem likke the carbs are my problem. So what's my problem.
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