Re: Pre gen ninja. Carb/running issues.
Well now the bike (at half choke) runs well. It does not hang when I give it throttle. I can play with the little throttle adjustment without it dying. I ran it through the gears on a stand and it seems hopeful. I also turned in the idle mixture screw so it is officially 2.5 turns out. I have only ridden 1st gear around the block but it seems to be fine. To recap:
K&N pod filter
#40 pilots
#110 mains
Cleaned the crab out of every hole, passage and crevice
Added seafoam to the fuel to give me some extra cleaning action
2.5 turns out idle mixture screw
Looks like it was just gunk in the carb making it act up. Seems very obvious but not. I'm hoping also the more I run fuel through it the better it will perform as it cleans itself out. I bought this bike from the back of a shed in north miami so everything needs to be gone over.
Now to fix the long list of other "adventure's" : Throttle adjustment (is very sticky), new locations for everything in the back end, figure out something for fairings, Adjust and lube clutch lever, make a mud guard for my new battery location. Make a better fuel filter. And probably a new chain. Oh I should also sync the carbs too...
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