mpark620
mpark620
Hey Guys,
I'm back in the garage after I just finally got the engine to kick over on its first kick. Runs like a champ and has a ton of compression. Figured out it was a timing issue under the timing cover and adjusted it accordingly to the crank and its positions.
Anyways, I own a Yamaha xs400 sohc. After adjusting and fiddling with the clutch cover a bit, because it was making the kickstarter loose, I finally adjusted it so it finally got some leverage to kick over. I rolled off the 1st gear perfectly and when I was shifting up to the second gear, the bike wasn't picking up much speed at all.
I looked everywhere but can't seem to find the issue at hand. Do you think it's my carbs that might need a cleaning? I run two pod filters and have the stock exhaust with some shorty muffler.
I'm kinda at a standstill as of now and not sure what I should adjust or look into to find that speed I'm looking for. Anyone have a similar issue before and figure out what it was> anything would help, thanks again guys, I seriously wouldn't know where'd i'd be without this awesome forum!
Best,
Mikey
I'm back in the garage after I just finally got the engine to kick over on its first kick. Runs like a champ and has a ton of compression. Figured out it was a timing issue under the timing cover and adjusted it accordingly to the crank and its positions.
Anyways, I own a Yamaha xs400 sohc. After adjusting and fiddling with the clutch cover a bit, because it was making the kickstarter loose, I finally adjusted it so it finally got some leverage to kick over. I rolled off the 1st gear perfectly and when I was shifting up to the second gear, the bike wasn't picking up much speed at all.
I looked everywhere but can't seem to find the issue at hand. Do you think it's my carbs that might need a cleaning? I run two pod filters and have the stock exhaust with some shorty muffler.
I'm kinda at a standstill as of now and not sure what I should adjust or look into to find that speed I'm looking for. Anyone have a similar issue before and figure out what it was> anything would help, thanks again guys, I seriously wouldn't know where'd i'd be without this awesome forum!
Best,
Mikey