How far can I tear into the VM style carbs without having to have them sync'd? I guess my bike has been sitting for about 2 years without a tank. Supposedly ran excellent at that time. I want to get it running ASAP just to get a good baseline to work with. I want to go to Pods soon, but it already has a 4-1 header on it... so re-jetting will be done at that time. I plan to do it all then...
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If you do a good bench synch it can have you pretty darn close. Why are you going into the carbs? -
Ummm... It's been sitting & planning on a re-jet to accommodate PodsComment
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I don't know much about carbs. I skimmed through the CV tutorial, but wasn't sure how much different the two are.Comment
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Sorry, your first post made it sound like you were putting pods on a bit later and would do the jetting at that point including a synch. but for now all you wanted to do was get it running ASAP for your baseline. If that is the case just put gas in it and see what happens/how it runs. If you are putting pods on right now get prepared for weeks if not months of hair pulling frustration trying to get it to run well. If you're doing a full tear down you're going to have to synch them.Comment
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Like Steve said, do all the required work first to get your baseline otherwise you'll be chasing your tail just to get that far.Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace
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I didn't know there was a VM tutorial... I've only seen the CV one. I have read, in more than one place on this site, more than one time, that Pods = a Re-Jet. It will be done at the same time.Last edited by Guest; 05-02-2015, 07:58 AM.Comment
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mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
#1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
#2 son: 1980 GS1000G
Family Portrait
Siblings and Spouses
Mom's first ride
Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
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I'm having trouble with that link. Anyone else also having trouble?Comment
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works for meComment
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Well, either way... I just ordered everything for a set of VM carbs from cycleorings.com and am preparing to do a complete overhaul of my carbs soon. I just don't know if the PO upped the jet sizes already. When the skunk tank that I bought from Salty shows up, I will clean it thoroughly and see if it will run. Then I'll make the move to Pods & a Re-Jet. It's Sat & the weather is nice. There is a car show in town today... wish it was running.
Thanks for all the help everyone.Comment
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works for me too if you are having trouble then right click and save target asComment
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Well, I'm on a tablet... Not the easiest thing to navigate.Comment
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