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[laserred97gt]

My bike is pretty much stock, stock air filter,  (for now), and stock exhaust (for now).

When I rebuilt my carbs on the bench, I set the mixture screws to 3 turns out (125 Mains, 40 Pilots, 1 washer, 3turns out).  After running the bike around the block the first time, it seemed like it was loading up and would die if I tried to let it idle.  Riding around the block the first time didn't charge the battery enough to keep the bike running and the spark was getting blown out.   

Saturday, I restarted the bike using my car to jumpstart it.  Good to go!  I started riding around and noticed some places, where it seemed that the bike was bogging.  So, I turned the mixture screws in 1/2 turn to 2.5 out. 

I rode it to work today, and head a few chances to open her up, and I noticed that it starts pulling really hard, and then falls flat on it's face at 8500 RPM.  The tack shows redline at 11,500, so not sure what gives,,   

I measured the float height, and it is about 3-4mm below the bowl gasket.  I will be adjusting this over the weekend, as I have a lunchbox coming, and will be installing that as well as a few orings that I didn't replace the last time I had the carbs apart.  Also, the petcock was on ON, not PRI.

Should I keep playing with the mixture screws, or do you guys think that my highend bog has more to do with float height? 

Thanks again everyone!

[The Buddha]

High end is main jet. Just under high end is needle (1/2 to 3/4 throttle is needle, 3/4 and up is main) and K&N is comming, so what filter are you running ... stock ... OK is it clean ?
Then floats 3-4mm, yea you're over 2 jets lean there. 2mm is 1 jet size approximately.
Cool.
Buddha.

[laserred97gt]

I think I should just wait til I get the K&N.  Then I'll fiddle with it.

Would you guys recommend putting in the Kat rear shock before or at the same time I upgrade the front?

If I just install the Kat rear beforehand, will it make it unbalanced (too stiff in the rear)?  I've never messed with motorcycle suspension before.