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Started by jefferygs500, April 02, 2006, 12:18:08 PM

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jefferygs500

hey, my bike hasn't been working right. a Bad Bog in each gear. i checked everything,carbs, all the connections, grounds, coils, the spark plug wires, so i check my plugs. my left one Is REALLY WHITE. With Like White dusting stuff on te Tip. my other side the right, IS black. what could do this? and would this cause a bog.? This does it with old plugs too.
Thanks for everyone's help.

Egaeus

Sounds like your carbs need to be cleaned, adjusted, and/or balanced.  Typically, white means lean and black means rich. 
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jefferygs500

hey they, have been cleaned, how do i adjust then or balance them thanks?
Thanks for everyone's help.

Egaeus

first off, what did you do when you cleaned the carbs? 

Did you alter the setting of the idle air adjustment screws?  They are on the bottom of each carb.  If they haven't ever been adjusted, then they will be plugged with a brass plug. 

The carb balancer screw is the screw between the two carbs attached to the throttle.  This adjusts the throttle setting of each carburetor.  They should be balanced so that each has the same amount of vacuum.  A cheap carb balancer is shown here

You should invest in a manual.  It will tell you how to do most things. 
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