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Bike bogging down after carb cleaning

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I have a suzuki gs 750t 82. I recently had a friend clean the carbs. Since then whenever I'm cruising at 40 mph and up it will intermittently feel like I'm drag/ bog down. I pulled the plugs, they are fouled. I have new ones in the mail. What would cause the fouling, would the plugs be the culprit for my issue?
 
You need to find out how your friend cleaned them, hopefully he did not use aftermarket carb rebuild kits.
maybe he left out rubber plugs over the pilot jets in fuel bowls.
 
tom203 said:
You need to find out how your friend cleaned them, hopefully he did not use aftermarket carb rebuild kits.
maybe he left out rubber plugs over the pilot jets in fuel bowls.
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He didn't, all he did was take the apart and use carb cleaner, and clear the jets out.
 
If it was a carb "spray" cleaning, then I agree with Julius.

If it was a comprehensive cleaning (i.e. a full strip and dip) then I think it would still be prudent to pull the carbs and have a look to see what is going on.

The symptoms sound like something may not have seated properly when put back together. I had something similar happen once with brand new pilot jet plugs where two of four came out after a single day inside the carbs, the result was similar to what you have described.
 
BigD_83 said:
If it was a carb "spray" cleaning, then I agree with Julius.

If it was a comprehensive cleaning (i.e. a full strip and dip) then I think it would still be prudent to pull the carbs and have a look to see what is going on.

The symptoms sound like something may not have seated properly when put back together. I had something similar happen once with brand new pilot jet plugs where two of four came out after a single day inside the carbs, the result was similar to what you have described.
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He said he pulled it apart but used the carb cleaner to clear the jets. I have no experience with carbs, he said he knew what he was doing so I trusted him. On another note if I have to pull the carbs again I thought about rejetting and putting Ape pod air filters on, is it worth it to add pods?
 
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