Well, after a lot of time dealing with the curve balls life throws you (bad brakes on car, sick kid, winter bills, etc) I finally got back to work on the bike. Pipes are done and on, bike assembled and running. I would have sync'd the carbs already, but the pipes are a bit louder than I like, so I'll put an extension on the muffler and probably call it good.
No more tick! Though, with the pipes as loud as they are I probably couldn't hear it! Seriously, I think the bad pipes was it.
RE: jetting carbs, I read a ton on pipes and rejtting, emailed a bunch of folks, with MikesXS and Dime City Cycles being the most helpful (Thanks!) and basically figured since my bike was stock I was going to need to go up one size. So before assembly I of course cleaned the carbs and dropped in 140's. I'm about 2 1/2 out and running well; just need the final sync, after last tweek to pipes of course. Overall it wasn't as bad as I thought.
I am thinking of doing the ol' pop-bottle-manometer. Any advice on making one?
Couple shots of the bike. Working on the seat and lites in the next few weeks...
Thanks ! |DW