Ok...here we go!
My wifes ride is a 850 shaftie with the stepped seat. Supposedly the motor had been hot-rodded. It had a stiff race-style clutch which I pulled the heavy springs out of...but I can't make heads or tails of the running problem. The story goes that the carbs are off a Yamaha XS-1100..??
Doesn't make sense on the displacement discrepency.
The thing takes a long time to start(lotsa cranking, and when it does start it backfires thru the pod style K&N filters.When running and up to temperature it won't want to pull past ..say 4K. Any way to ID the carbs to confirm the type & size of the carbs.They have lots of wire ties & the like as if they are indeed not the "correct" carbs. It also has a Kerker exaust on it. Perhaps there is a way to see if the cam is stock or of the hotrod type?
Rick........
My wifes ride is a 850 shaftie with the stepped seat. Supposedly the motor had been hot-rodded. It had a stiff race-style clutch which I pulled the heavy springs out of...but I can't make heads or tails of the running problem. The story goes that the carbs are off a Yamaha XS-1100..??
Doesn't make sense on the displacement discrepency.
The thing takes a long time to start(lotsa cranking, and when it does start it backfires thru the pod style K&N filters.When running and up to temperature it won't want to pull past ..say 4K. Any way to ID the carbs to confirm the type & size of the carbs.They have lots of wire ties & the like as if they are indeed not the "correct" carbs. It also has a Kerker exaust on it. Perhaps there is a way to see if the cam is stock or of the hotrod type?
Rick........
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