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And so another tangent. Cute cats. Is it loud just before feeding time?
Peanut, I would normally be working on it during bad weather, but it's close to Christmas and my wife never takes it lightly, even though my youngest is 28 and we only have "Grand Dogs". Plus I still work 2 and a 1/2 jobs while I still can. I'm also supposed to have a farm table built for the kitchen by the 20th.
I agree Marlin it is very frustrating when posters ask for help and then the thread ends with no posted solution or outcome. I always try to find out the outcome in order to close threads when I can so it can inform future searchers that arrive at the thread
What makes things both confusing and frustrating is when posters ask a question about their particular bike or component problem right in the middle of another posters thread.
When responding to someones request for information or advice we invariably look to the first post of the thread to aquaint ourselves with the model year and components , modifications and all the other vital information needed to get a full picture of the issue so that we can respond.
If someone hyjacks another members thread,...then all the information, specifications and advice gets mixed up and eventually 3 pages on, nobody is clear which information and advice is associated with which bike owner or particular problem without re-reading the entire thread .
Your bike has BS34 carbs as stock and Mikes bike had BS38s Whilst they are both CV carbs that operate in the same manner , they are different carbs in terms of jetting and component specifications.
It is always better to request advice or information about issues with ones own bike by starting a separate dedicated thread so that there can be no confusion.
if you are not going to ride your bike or work on it due to the cold weather , why not remove the carbs and strip and clean them in the house ready for when the weather improves. Thats what i do every Winter. I hate working in a cold drafty shed or garage when I can work in the warm comfort of my sun room with coffee and cake on hand lol
Nice rant and a fair enough one as well.............Shame you didn't finish your 3 carb threads though.........Marry Xmas
Yes. I agree. I've been running the NJ at the #3 slot for the past 4 years and when I changed them to #4, I went to reserve at ~120 miles when normally ~150 miles. Well, I have some spare 75 carbs with only 12K miles. A quick visual shows little or no wear, but the exteriors are dirty as hell. I just may clean those suckers during this cold spell and put them on. It'll save me a few bucks. Besides I like the wide open throat on the newer carbs. They may enhance the porting I did.Re. the NJs, they're sized in alpha sequenced groups, larger jets designated by later letters. Within each letter group, jets are designated by even numbers from 0 to 8, except for 5. A numeric step of 1 (from 4 to 5, for example) indicates a difference of .0002". The NJ is the component with the strongest effect on cruising range fuel consumption. It doesn't take much wear at all to make a bone stock XS650 start sucking down a gallon of fuel every 35 miles.