To those with lunchbox/pod filters

[GeeP]

No hesitation at all when I wrang it's neck on Saturday.  I haven't had a chance to ride it very much, but I think the setting is very close to correct.  I may drop a second washer under the needles out of sheer curiosity. 

As a general rule, light to medium tan plugs indicate proper mixture.  The color will vary due to additives, heat range, and other variables.  Alcohol will tend to lighten the deposits, and I think it's part of the reason why those plugs are such a light shade of tan.  Realize that spark plug reading isn't an exact science, and that power output, EGT, or exhaust gas analysis is far more reliable.

As a sidenote, the bike previously had dynojet drop-in needles at groove #3.  It would flood on choke, the plugs were dark black, it was impossible to start cold, and engine speed would drop like a rock when you let off the throttle.

[budget speed demon]

Oh man you are wonderful! I now have a starting point.

And just out of curiosity, do you think you'll get around to trying out that second washer any time soon? If not let me know and when I do my rejeting I'll try it out and let you know what happens.

[GeeP]

Probably not, even though it only takes a couple minutes to switch washers.  I have to put the bike in storage so I can leave next week, and I probably won't be back until fall.   

Those settings will get you into the ballpark.  After that it's just setting the idle mixture and fiddling with the needle to get the slope of the mixture curve correct.  Don't be afraid to fiddle with those settings if you need to, as no two sets of carburetors meter exactly alike.  Just be sure that whatever you do to one you do to the other.