Recent content by dman1049

Price drop $700 need to sell.

Bikes issues are fixed. Price back up. Need to sell.

Got her fixed boys thanks

Pulled it apart. There was crusty brake fluid. Lubed it and cleaned it up. Put it back together and works great. Tnx guys

it wouldn't start without starting fluid or gas directly in the carb and the bike would only run briefly before cleaning them. the jets were all completely clogged. the diaphragms wouldn't open either. it all was cleaned and soaked. ill check for air leaks better.

its a 77 xs. i didnt see any serials or numbers on the carbs. im going to try screwing them the other way and see if it helps

could it be an ignition problem?

i may just ride it some and see if it clears up. im really just trying to fix it to get to sell able shape.

piston had some rust but not pitted. The bike sat for 10 years

i left the floats alone. There were relatively the same height so i didnt touch them. It idles fine, as soon as it sees a little throttle the rpm hangs. you can start the bike let it idle a little and just twist the throttle a hair and it will go to 2000-2500 rpm and stay there 5 to 10 seconds...

what would /could be keeping the piston from moving freely?

everything is stock. it even has the baffles in. i sprayed the intake into the cylinder, i sprayed around the filters and the idle didnt change. i guess ill check again. the needles looked fine. i guess it is weird that it runs the same from 3/4 to 8.5 turns out and still backfires and still...

Filters were back on. So what should I get for jetting? I noticed it would pop and backfire coming down from upper rpms.

My rear caliper will lock and stay locked unless i knock on it with a rubber mallet. I pulled the caliper off and couldnt figure out how to get the piston out, can someone shed some light on my problem? tnx for the help btw guys

Had the carbs completely apart and had the diaphragms out there weren't holes in them. Where could i get a 45 pilot jet? I checked for air leaks and there weren't any. Im now 8.5 turns out and its still lean.