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aaaah ok. I knew about those, and they look alright, I thought he was talking about ones on the air box side of the bike.
 
Draketh said:
aaaah ok. I knew about those, and they look alright, I thought he was talking about ones on the air box side of the bike.
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So you didnt change them??? Even if they "look" alright, they likely arent. If they are flat, dry, cracked or even old looking, and not round, replace them. They are letting air in. To test this, when the bike is good and warm and off choke, spray some carb cleaner around where the rubber boot meets the aluminum head. If the idle speed changes, you are leaking. THIS WILL make you lean, and get worse and worse. DO check those valves as well.
 
TheCafeKid said:
So you didnt change them??? Even if they "look" alright, they likely arent. If they are flat, dry, cracked or even old looking, and not round, replace them. They are letting air in. To test this, when the bike is good and warm and off choke, spray some carb cleaner around where the rubber boot meets the aluminum head. If the idle speed changes, you are leaking. THIS WILL make you lean, and get worse and worse. DO check those valves as well.
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Well, I'm placing an order for some fork parts to stop my leaky for soon, so I'll throw in new boots and o-rings for good measure. I'm also ordering my new helmet. I saw it and fell in love with the graphics so I went to a local bike gear retailer and tried one on to make sure it fit well and was comfortable. What do you guys think of it?

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That is slick! Do they have that in white or black? Id like to get one of those. Like i need another helmet. But hey, I NEED another helmet...lol
 
TheCafeKid said:
That is slick! Do they have that in white or black? Id like to get one of those. Like i need another helmet. But hey, I NEED another helmet...lol
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Comes in this color too. Made by KBC, the model name is FFR. It's a full face flip up with a chin button, a pop up air vent on the top. Its a little heavy since the mechanism for the flip up function is all metal, but its not heavy enough to make my neck/head hurt on long trips.

Bike bandit has the cheapest prices besides ebay on them at about $170. I'm gonna order it tomorrow, and I'm considering going with the black and grey one since it will match my bike better.

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Draketh said:
Comes in this color too. Made by KBC, the model name is FFR. It's a full face flip up with a chin button, a pop up air vent on the top. Its a little heavy since the mechanism for the flip up function is all metal, but its not heavy enough to make my neck/head hurt on long trips.

Bike bandit has the cheapest prices besides ebay on them at about $170

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Well my next and most important question is since its a modular, is it QUIET?? Most are obnoxiously noisy. Which is why i dont already have one.
 
TheCafeKid said:
Well my next and most important question is since its a modular, is it QUIET?? Most are obnoxiously noisy. Which is why i dont already have one.
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Well. They didn't let me run out of the store and go for a ride on my bike with it, but noise doesn't bother me much. I've just been using an open face brain cage and I can't hear much over 35mph anyways but I'll let you know how it is when I get it.
 
Alright. Messing with the air box and mixture screws still didn't fix the problem. I'm just going to clean the carbs and tank again tonight and hope that helps. Anyone know what my float height should be for a 82 GS450GAZ?
 
I just realised that I never gapped my spark plugs when I put them in, I just pulled them out of the box and tossed them in. NGK B8ES. Could this be causing my lean condition? Because seriously, I took my tank off, pulled the petcock, washed the tank out and the tank was as clean as can be and my petcock wasn't clogged or old looking and it operates the way its supposed to.

What should I gap B8ES' at for a GS450GA?
 
Draketh said:
I just realised that I never gapped my spark plugs when I put them in, I just pulled them out of the box and tossed them in. NGK B8ES. Could this be causing my lean condition? Because seriously, I took my tank off, pulled the petcock, washed the tank out and the tank was as clean as can be and my petcock wasn't clogged or old looking and it operates the way its supposed to.

What should I gap B8ES' at for a GS450GA?
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Well, the gap doesn't matter, the service manual is on the way so if no one knows I will look in there. The only thing that changed before it started running real lean again was an oil/filter change and new spark plugs.

Does anyone know if plugs that are not properl gapped could make the bike run lean?
 
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