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Fattening her up....GS1100G carb bumps...

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I have a bunch of spare spacers and I tried the sanding method and I couldn't get them even. Gave up and went with the washers. Took them out anyway. Went the wrong way on the spectrum. :rolleyes:
 
Trick to reduce the OD of the washers is to stack a bunch of them on a small screw and then run a nut down to snug everything tight. Now chuck the screw in your drill or dremel motor and reduce the OD with a file. When you are done all the washers will be uniform.
 
Rat Shack sold out us hobbyists that made it popular a long time ago. It's basically a cellphone kiosk with some other over priced things. Still the place I got to buy resistors, etc, but been a long time since the counterman could help with anything. Like that a lot of places now, when I had to rebuy my impact driver a few weeks ago after picking up this bike, I had the same level of frustration...only to go online and setup in-store pickup at the first store I was at earlier!

Awesome to hear on the needle mod!
 
Well if ya want to get rid of those things, lemme know, cos depending on how having only one in there effects my MPG, i may want to put another shim in there...
 
TheCafeKid said:
Got them back in the bike, and the difference is night and day. Wonderful response in the midrange now! Instantly there. No more delay from my hand to the power. Love it. If you havent done this, DO IT!
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Yup, makes a huge difference. Number one bang for the buck upgrade on the 'ol GS.:D
 
BTW...get this crap. So the STOCK needles in MY carbs are 5DL38s. No clip adjustment on them right? SO these VM carbs i picked up off ebay, i knew i would have to take the needles in them out, cos my jetting mods on the cafe are based on the needles that came with the bike, which are different from the later model VMs (my 77s carbs had a few differences) Anyway, i pull the needles out of the 79 VMs i got to put my 77s in them. I look at the needle number. 5DL38. With clip adjustments....HEh.
 
Nessism said:
It's very simple psyguy. Remove the circlip in the slide and pull out the needle assembly. The needle has a small circlip attached - US bike needles only have one groove in the needle, other countries have more than one groove so the needle can be raised by moving the circlip on the needle.
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thanks nessism, never realized i would have adjustable needles...
going into it tomorrow :D
 
Radio Shack still sells resistors? I didn't think anybody working there actually knew what any electronic components were! I went in to buy cigarette-lighter plugs and sockets, and they didn't know what I meant. They asked me, " What are they for?", like they would have actually understood what I was using them for.
 
The washers are kept in a drawers accessible to by patrons. Don't mess with half-wit high school kids that just got back from smoking a joint. Just get them yourself.
 
chef1366 said:
The washers are kept in a drawers accessible to by patrons. Don't mess with half-wit high school kids that just got back from smoking a joint. Just get them yourself.
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Yeah i looked in the drawers. I think next time I'll hit up the Radio Shack up by my house, instead of the one by work. Mine is much bigger. I even tried Parts Express too, and they didnt have anything of the like. Ah well, took a lil more work, but its done, and she's responded BEAUTIFULLY to it.
 
Good to hear! They jetted these bikes so lean from the factory. Can you believe my bike came with a 107.5 main jet stock! Now it runs a 140.
 
chef1366 said:
Good to hear! They jetted these bikes so lean from the factory. Can you believe my bike came with a 107.5 main jet stock! Now it runs a 140.
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Indeed. Its amazing they run as well as they do, and dont ruin anything. My only concern now is how much this adjustment effected my MPG. We'll find out soon, as im headed for KY with my stepdad tomorrow, gonna go visit MRiddle while im there :)
 
thanks for posting this thread TCK

thanks for posting this thread TCK

Nessism said:
It's very simple psyguy. Remove the circlip in the slide and pull out the needle assembly. The needle has a small circlip attached - US bike needles only have one groove in the needle, other countries have more than one groove so the needle can be raised by moving the circlip on the needle.
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done this today
found 5 needle shim positions, mine were in the mid so i lowered the shims a notch
yet to test the effect
thanks for the enlightment on the subject :D
 
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