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	 Cassell98 Cassell98
 Newbie 1979 GS850 Carb QuestionsNew to the site and have recently received a 1979 GS850 and have been doing my best to get it road worthy again. I'm worried it might be running lean. The bike has new K&N filters and no stock air cleaner. Along with some kind of weird 4-1 two piece exhaust that has been painted black with has no baffle. The bike seems to run well for setting over a year. Also whoever had it before seems to have maintained it because the petcock looks good and plugs were new. Plus the carbs look to have been dissembled before. I plan to use it as is but would like to know if the current setup is unrecommended because it could be running lean?
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	Forum LongTimerGSResource Superstar
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 What jets are inside the carbs? That's the only way to know if it has been appropriately jetted.Ed
 
 To measure is to know.
 
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 Your setup will work, but not with stock jetting. 
 
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