It'll certainly make it to Yosemite again... how about you??
Dan,
I'm not sure yet. I have to see how finances work out. It's a great trip but rather costly when factoring in the cost of renting a bike.
Thanks,
Joe
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Grrr Carbs again.....
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Dan,
I'm not sure yet. I have to see how finances work out. It's a great trip but rather costly when factoring in the cost of renting a bike.
Thanks,
Joe
Joe,
How about borrowing or even buying one & then re-selling it? I'm sure one of us can help figure something out.....
I can pick up another one if you want to do the LA ride....
Going to fit those new Jardine 4:2 cans before I do any more messing with the bike... Worse case I'll use this new V&H & get pods & a dynojet kit.....
Dan
How about borrowing or even buying one & then re-selling it? I'm sure one of us can help figure something out.....
I can pick up another one if you want to do the LA ride....
Going to fit those new Jardine 4:2 cans before I do any more messing with the bike... Worse case I'll use this new V&H & get pods & a dynojet kit.....
Dan
Well back to the carbs....
Went on a 70 odd mile run today, mostly freeway. The bike ran well but opening the throttle hard would cause the bike to miss & didn't pull very hard.
This seemed to improve when it was cold after work but the situation is a little different.
Tonight Took one of the sidecovers off & went out & did the stop sign grand prix :lol: This stopped the miss but the bike felt restricted at pretty much all throttle positions apart from low throttle, sort of held back so I guess it was lean.
I then put some tape over one end of the filter, replaced the cover & went out, it was very good on the needle not great on WOT (but seemed better) . It banged a couple of times when shutting off the throttle quickly.
I then removed the filter & put a full line of tape down the snorkel side of the filter in an attempt to make it much richer.
The miss/banging & popping came back when opening the throttle & also when shutting off but WOT seemed to pull even harder.
From this my initial diagnosis:
WOT is lean - increase Main Jet
Needles probably about right, seem restricted at the higher end when Main Jet comes into play so should be sorted by the above.
Bike is going rich when I shut off the throttle causing the banging, this would make sense as I'm currently running pilot screws at 2.75 turns out. I think half a turn or so in would maybe sort this out.
I've left the line of tape on & will test further tomorrow if I get chance.
Anyone else got further thoughts... I'm definitely leaning towards running the V&H with pods & a DJ kit at least we can predict the setup on that :lol:
Went on a 70 odd mile run today, mostly freeway. The bike ran well but opening the throttle hard would cause the bike to miss & didn't pull very hard.
This seemed to improve when it was cold after work but the situation is a little different.
Tonight Took one of the sidecovers off & went out & did the stop sign grand prix :lol: This stopped the miss but the bike felt restricted at pretty much all throttle positions apart from low throttle, sort of held back so I guess it was lean.
I then put some tape over one end of the filter, replaced the cover & went out, it was very good on the needle not great on WOT (but seemed better) . It banged a couple of times when shutting off the throttle quickly.
I then removed the filter & put a full line of tape down the snorkel side of the filter in an attempt to make it much richer.
The miss/banging & popping came back when opening the throttle & also when shutting off but WOT seemed to pull even harder.
From this my initial diagnosis:
WOT is lean - increase Main Jet
Needles probably about right, seem restricted at the higher end when Main Jet comes into play so should be sorted by the above.
Bike is going rich when I shut off the throttle causing the banging, this would make sense as I'm currently running pilot screws at 2.75 turns out. I think half a turn or so in would maybe sort this out.
I've left the line of tape on & will test further tomorrow if I get chance.
Anyone else got further thoughts... I'm definitely leaning towards running the V&H with pods & a DJ kit at least we can predict the setup on that :lol:
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Taped up the air filter a bit more tonight, running good though restricted top end (won't pull past 7k rpm).
I imagine the restriction doesn't give a linear effect, it must cut a larger proportion of air as rpm's increase I would think - does that make sense?
Question is now, do I put some 117.5's in, put some 120's in or wait till I've made a decision on my exhaust & set at it then.
What main jet would be recommended with K&N inbox & the V&H if I go that route.... Kent uses a 120 on his 1100, stock is the same as mine at 115 so I guess the same might apply... if I'm lucky :lol:
I imagine the restriction doesn't give a linear effect, it must cut a larger proportion of air as rpm's increase I would think - does that make sense?
Question is now, do I put some 117.5's in, put some 120's in or wait till I've made a decision on my exhaust & set at it then.
What main jet would be recommended with K&N inbox & the V&H if I go that route.... Kent uses a 120 on his 1100, stock is the same as mine at 115 so I guess the same might apply... if I'm lucky :lol: