Recent content by Taintedsaiden

That's what I figured but I'm out of ideas. Pilots are stock 42.5's.

No smoke:( in-fact, very little of anything visual comes out of that right side. (But I can feel it at least.) There has been a bad smell lately, but don't connect it to burnt oil from my sense memory. I assumed it was possibly chain lube over-spray that was taking a veeeeeerry long time to...

Mr Bcware sir, the right plug is fouled. I know we've spoken about this in a previous thread where I was describing having it set to 2 turns out, the left 3 turns out. I'm intrigued by this oil fouling theory. When I put the new manifolds on, I turned it back to 2 1/2 turns each because I...

Thanks for the reply phate. To clarify: The bike requires full choke to start, (typical) but will only hold for a few seconds before the rpms dive and the bike sputters to death. I have to gradually turn the choke DOWN to keep the rpms UP. 2000 is the highest I can balance it between to much...

What do you all think? Bike requires full enrichment to start, but will only stay firing well for a few seconds before I have to back the switch down a bit. As the bike warms up, I have to slowly lower the switch to get the rpm's up. The more choke, the harder it is for the bike to run. I...

And the outcome:doh: When you read in these threads to check the easy things first, that means the REALLY easy things. As my bike was warming up yesterday, a coworker came out to chat, grabbed the rear blinker, wiggled it, and lo and behold! Life! This particular light assembly is not...

Thanks guys for your help. I have a tight schedule these next few days, but will try to find a couple hours tomorrow morning to get in there. I do get a full day off on Monday, but I would prefer to get this situated before then because hand signals suck on rainy nights. *Effing Seattle!!!

This is what I suspected was in store for me. With the multimeter, how do I test connectivity? Set it to ohms? How do I test the grounds?

Stock Flashers.

Hey gang. My right indicator lights stopped working two days ago and I have tried a few things to fix the issue with little success. The original symptoms: No light whatsoever on right rear. Front came on but stayed solid. Buzzing from flasher relay. Steps I took: 1. Pulled apart R...

The sound is definitely coming from the heads. The valves are unnervingly loud over 5000, but I understand that's normal. The sound I hear is most notable at idle when the engine is most quiet. Ive considered the the ignition issue, considering the right carb requires a full turn less of the...

Quick update. The fuel leak was coming from shredded o rings on the connection joint for the main fuel feed between the two carbs. Problem solved. The (vacuum) petcock has a slow drip, so I will rebuild it with a fresh kit this afternoon; however, since I fixed the fuel leak, I haven't...

I'm sending this from work tonight as I have to work the night shift. I rode with all of the tweeks mentioned earlier, and the bike sailed. I mean, it shot strait to 9 1/2 rpm's without flinching until I let off the throttle for fear of snapping something. Good news is, I've finally found my...

I realize the mains have jumped in a huge way, and I have no idea why this bike is telling me to do it. I went with 125's first and was able to climb over 6000 rpm for the first time but would begin choke at 7000. I then bought 130 and 135 sizes trying the 135's first and was able to reach 8000...

Thanks, BC. I'm right there with you. I figured the same thing about the float heights and did exactly as you recommended. I just finished installing the stock pilots and as it sits right now, the bike is running fantastic. I will see how it rides under load tonight when I go to work, and...