Help.

[CoopBanshee]

I installed a set of pipes, silencers, air-filter, boost bottle, and reed spacers. Everything is bolted on and I have new jets in the carbs. 280 Mains and 30 Pilot. Moved the needle clip up one position (leaner)

 

After putting the carbs back on and going to fire it up I noticed that the throttle had no tension on it. I figured that I did not seat the needles correctly so I am going to take a look at it tommorow morning / all frigging day.

 

Do you guys have any suggestions for me about this throttle issue or does it sound like on the right track?

 

Is there an easier way to take the carbs off and on. After putting on those reed spacers the carbs don't want to go back on between the rubber hose gasket jauns.

 

Any help. questions, make fun of me, anything, just give me some feedback..

 

If you can't tell I spent 12 hours on the bike between the last two days and boy is my back tired.

 

Oh and by the way

[DirtRider]

you sure you got them springs on there right?

[J..J.]

Coop, take the airfilter off, look inside at the slides and see if they are all the way down. Move the throttle lever all the way and release. The slides should come down fast with a bit of a "clunck".

If they don't then you've propably messed up with the spring and cable retainer when you lowered the needle... Also check the split connector for the throttle cable.

 

If you haven't synch'd the slides yet then you still have to do this.

 

As for the boost bottle and the spacers... We'll besides the ball-ache of trying to squeeze your carbs back into the boots, the boost bottle also adds stress to the boots and you've now created a potential scource for airleaks. My honest advice is to get rid of both the boost bottle and the spacers and go back to original.

 

If you want some in-expensive performance mods, then rather look at shaving the head or slotting the holes in the stator plate to advance the timing a tad.

 

As for the sore back, I always put my bike on a beer crate to raise it a bit.