Hey everyone,
So I bought an 81 that was left in a garage for 2 years with fuel in the tank. I've cleaned the carbs (which were already pretty clean), flushed the tank, cleaned the petcock, unseized the engine (pouring MMO in the plug holes and turning the crankshaft), changed the oil and filter and cleaned the charred plugs. There are no cracks in the manifold or air filter element, the air filters look clean.
I've been running the bike for 2 15 minute intervals and, in addition to the terrible smelling blue-grey smoke and new charring on the plugs, I've noticed it idles at about 2000rpm. When I turn the throttle up to ~3500rpm, the idle climbs and sits at about 2500rpm. I haven't done any tuning or syncing yet. Is it just a matter of letting the bike run longer to burn off any gunk in the system, or should I be adjusting the fuel/air mixture screw on the carbs?
Thanks!!
So I bought an 81 that was left in a garage for 2 years with fuel in the tank. I've cleaned the carbs (which were already pretty clean), flushed the tank, cleaned the petcock, unseized the engine (pouring MMO in the plug holes and turning the crankshaft), changed the oil and filter and cleaned the charred plugs. There are no cracks in the manifold or air filter element, the air filters look clean.
I've been running the bike for 2 15 minute intervals and, in addition to the terrible smelling blue-grey smoke and new charring on the plugs, I've noticed it idles at about 2000rpm. When I turn the throttle up to ~3500rpm, the idle climbs and sits at about 2500rpm. I haven't done any tuning or syncing yet. Is it just a matter of letting the bike run longer to burn off any gunk in the system, or should I be adjusting the fuel/air mixture screw on the carbs?
Thanks!!