sandshred25

listening to music while shredding the dunes is the only way to ride,, FnA.. i drove an hour back to town to get new headphones cuz i broke my other ones at camp

what would it take to make them fit??

bro,, look where ur asking

wonder how they start her

whats different in the carb internals , besides the bowls?? ive always kinda wondered about this

is there anything else i should be looking into?? can i get a compression gauge at an auto parts store??

28-30 bro

also,, if low compression ,, is it time for a top end?? sorry if these are silly ?'s but im still green

if ur bike is dialed,, and you can ride,,, you'll beat him

i've never done a compression check,, is there a link??

01, dune port and polish, sleeved at stock bore, k&n filters, v force reeds, milled stock carbs, welded crank, toomey t-5's, 330 main 27.5 pilot,, So here's my story.. Went to Coos Bay Oregon last week.(which by the way is awesome) Before leaving town i did my normal routine, cleaned carbs, changed the oil, washed her, etc.. One thing i did do different was, when i had the carbs off i filed down the post that the idle adjust screws into. the guy that put the bike together had the screw wire tied so it wouldnt back out, i dont think he could get the stopper nut on and didnt know to shave down the post. i set the idle air screw back to where it was 1 1\2 turns out..Before leaving town she was harder than usual to start, but once she did , she idled and ran fine.. Once i got to Oregon, she was still hard to start, but once fired she ran great and started easy..So after three days of riding, she was runnin like a top.. i got up early to go for a ride.. Again a little hard to start, but running great. I was riding on the beach and heard a rattle. i stopped to check it out,, i had a broken muffler spring.. i was able to rig it up,, and away i went.. The tide had gone out , and the sand was perfectly smooth.. This gave me a chance to get on the pipe, and she ran great.. Here's where thing got wierd.. i had her opened upin fourth gear and all of a sudden it was like someone just turned the bike off..So on the beach i checked what could,, she was getting fuel, and both plugs had spark.. So my uncle came out in the rhino to tow me back,, we tried a pull start, and she fired back up.. She was runnin like normal, so i was gonna try to haul ass back to camp.. i was going through a pretty rough whoop section and the bike lost all power,, was still running , but no power.. So i got towed in.. Back at camp i pulled off the carbs to clean them,, and checked out the reeds,, everything seemed to be in order.. So i buttoned her up to give it a whirl.. I couldnt kick start her, but she fired with a pull start.. it took quite a ways of towing,, she would spit and sputter and then fire up but she wouldnt idle..So we headed out to the dunes.. She was running good again for about a half hour,, then she died.. After another tow start i was just gonna try to jam back to camp.. On the way she started backfiring and losing power. To the point i couldnt get out of 2nd gear..I just turned her off and got yet once again another tow back to camp..(i just make the best of a tow, and enjoy the sites) We just got back last night so i havent tried anything yet...As always thanks for all the great help on this site,,

heading up tmrw,, staying until friday,, staying at the KOA,, cant wait!!

have you cleaned your carbs,, and air filter?? check your plugs??

thanks brotha

took us 12 hours,,750 miles on the dot,,i'd drive twice that far for anything that compares to st. anthony,, best dunes ever!!

whats up everyone,, im headed to oregon and was wondering if my set up will be too lean and if so am i risking a melt down... 01' shee, dune port polish, welded crank, milled stock carbs, sleeved at stock bore, toomey t5's, v force reeds, cool head, cant remember what domes, 330 main 27.5 pilot,, this is my set up for sand mt nevada wich is about 4000 ft,,, im headed to coos bay wich is sea level,, thanks for the help,, this site is like crack to me!!!

well she fired up,, still not sure what the problem was,,took about a hundred kicks,, a little smoke and she seems to be fine...thank goodness, suppose to leave for oregon with my daughter in the morning,, i was starting to sweat it,,FOR REAL... bout kicked my butt,, shred on!!!

both plugs out of the cdi are square,(with rounded corners) my bike is 01'

could be worse

i got home and realized i bought BR8ES and ive been running B8ES,, is this bad??

also ,, i live at about 650 ft elevation,, this is where im working on the bike..thanks mon

dune port and polish, milled stock carbs, sleeved at stock bore, cool head, v force reeds , welded crank, toomey t5's, (not sure what dome size), i run 50/50 110/premium at 40:1, 330 main jet, 27.5 pilot,, i normally ride at sand mt nevada wich is just above 4000 ft,, im headed to coos bay oregon on sunday wich is sea level..thanks for the help

i pulled carbs apart and cleaned them really good,, i do think my floats are a little out of adjustment,, the thing is , she fired right up the night before after cleaning the carbs, at half choke,, the next day is when i used full choke,, and couldnt get her to fire,, the plugs were soaking wet..thanks for the feed back.. ive got the carbs off right now to adjust floats,, then im gonna run down and grab some plugs,,

for some reason i decided to use full choke to start my bike (i dont know why),, normally three kicks with half choke and she fires right up.. well now i have fuel coming out of the bottom over flow and i kick and kick and nothin.. the ? is ,, would full choke have caused my bike to flood? and of course now what?? thanks for all the help you guys have given me

i will take em for 75.. im near sacramento