Recent content by nitrofish1

OK so been a while, weather hasn't been cooperating enough to work on the bike much, here's what's happened so far... Have not installed the EMGO filters per your suggestions, trying to troubleshoot on stock intake filters, still have MAC 2-1 exhaust. Father came over to help troubleshoot...

Thanks, I'll let you know how it goes once they come in and I get it all settled/checked out.

Emgo cone type

So far I have not touched any mixture screws, but I will double check how far out they are turned, my jet change is not too drastic imo. I cleaned my carbs once a few years ago, but I right lightly throughout the year, never had any issues with signs of dirty carbs, always drained and dried for...

I'll have to double check later this week, but I'm sure they're sufficiently tight. My manual says stock is 142.5? Instead of buying new jets could I just move to pods?

When I roll off the throttle, the revs stay around the 4k range, only way they go down is if I sit at a stop for say 10 seconds and it'll go down to normal idle.

They do! Stock size is 142.5, and it seemed like it could've used a little extra fuel at WOT so I went up one size on each. Possible that I did nick the boots from the filters to the carbs, I was beating them up trying to get it all in there.... I also need to dig up some clamps for...

Hey guys, had my bike running good last year, was running a tiny bit lean in the mid range, and rich in idle and low (father drilled out pilot jet too big after a tune), now I installed jets one size up (145 mains and 45 pilots now) from factory to accommodate my MAC exhaust, and it idles high...

geez i know guys who are out driving and they come across an xs650 and the guy doesnt want it anymore, here take 50 bucks for it, practically RTR bike for 50 bucks? and as for the guys who are like yeah i got a bike out back if you want to take it, here have this CBX..... wish i was that...

i need another one so the beaten up one i got can be turned into a brat lol, all it needs is the seat and i can show off those unpainted lines...

i need to happen upon some of these deals.... ridiculous, id take a second one of these in a heartbeat

the flanges look the same and it has the same seals, should just bolt right in with the existing screws that bolt the original one in.

Makes sense to get that one, gotta order my spring parts from mikes anyways so thanks

Also as an added note, I can find petcocks built specifically for older Yamaha models through the early 80s but those are for the RD series, not sure if they would be interchangeable.

Hi, the petcock I am currently running on my 1981 XS400 Special only works in two positions, off and reserve, and because of this reserve only option, I am having starting issues due to trying to start the bike on water in the bottom of the fuel tank.... So I was looking at new petcocks, alot...