keeping track of my 89 resto

[jacob92icu]

I don't know if your looking for these types of decals (minus the gsxr) but i have bought from this guy a couple times, good customer Service and quality decals.

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?sbk=1&nav=SEARCH&itemId=271135387439

[jboogie13]

I don't know if your looking for these types of decals (minus the gsxr) but i have bought from this guy a couple times, good customer Service and quality decals.

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?sbk=1&nav=SEARCH&itemId=271135387439

exactly what i was going to order. I have a silver set from him for another bike i had. Good stuff.

[jboogie13]

small update:

I played around with the mixture screws this weekend to richen it up, ended up with around 4.5 turns out and the idle still hangs a bit. It runs a lot smoother/cooler (verified with temp gun) and i am happy with it for now. Once i get the fork seals done, the front brakes up to snuff, and the bike is on the road i will be getting a factory pro kit to play around with it a bit more. I know there is a matrix, but FP knows what they are doing and i like the adjust ability of the kit..what's more is FP doesn't tell you to drill the slides, making everything completely reversible.

Parts that should be arriving this week: fork seals, front brake caliper and line, and chain/sprocket kit.

I pulled the brake master apart and holy crap. So much water had been absorbed by the former brake fluid that the M/C was clogged solid with this white gel. I managed to clean it all out and rebuilt the M/C, but i couldn't do the same to the line and caliper. I found a working replacement on ebay, so i just bought it rather than dealing with the mess of rebuilding a caliper.

Long-winded post, but i forgot to take any pictures haha 

[Golly]

4.5 turns out, wow... my manual says the UK version is 2 1/4 I might bring mine out a bit more as the idle is floating for sure.

[jboogie13]

4.5 turns out, wow... my manual says the UK version is 2 1/4 I might bring mine out a bit more as the idle is floating for sure.

Not sure about this, but i do believe the European models had moderately larger jets, which would mean you wouldn't need to adjust them as much.

From what I have gathered, the US models were jetted horribly lean, probably for emissions purposes.

[bombsquad83]

Stock US jets were 37.5 pilots and 122.5 mains.  UK was 40 pilots and 125 mains.  I switched the jets on mine to the UK sizes and one washer under the needles and I have no complaints with my otherwise stock setup.  I'm running probably ~3-3.5 turns out as well.

[Golly]

Stock US jets were 37.5 pilots and 122.5 mains.  UK was 40 pilots and 125 mains.  I switched the jets on mine to the UK sizes and one washer under the needles and I have no complaints with my otherwise stock setup.  I'm running probably ~3-3.5 turns out as well.

Oz are 40 pilot 120 mains, so even leaner yeah ??

[jboogie13]

Stock US jets were 37.5 pilots and 122.5 mains.  UK was 40 pilots and 125 mains.  I switched the jets on mine to the UK sizes and one washer under the needles and I have no complaints with my otherwise stock setup.  I'm running probably ~3-3.5 turns out as well.

Oz are 40 pilot 120 mains, so even leaner yeah ??

I would think that setup to be fine, but you may be missing out on some top end power(. The pilot circuit should be fine though (~5k and under)

[bombsquad83]

Stock US jets were 37.5 pilots and 122.5 mains.  UK was 40 pilots and 125 mains.  I switched the jets on mine to the UK sizes and one washer under the needles and I have no complaints with my otherwise stock setup.  I'm running probably ~3-3.5 turns out as well.

Oz are 40 pilot 120 mains, so even leaner yeah ??

Are you talking about a 2001+ year bike?  The carbureators are different in 89-00.  They had a 2 jet system (pilot, main), and the 2001+ have a 3 jet system (pilot, mid, main).

I have the older style 2 jet on my '93.  I've been thinking about going back to the 122.5 mains for better gas mileage. Going to check my plugs first.

EDIT:  I see that you have a '90.  I'd never heard of 120's being stock in Australia.  Can someone else verify that?

[jboogie13]

It's been a while, but update:

Got paperwork for the bike so i can register it.

Put some new grips on it 

Got the fork seals done, but now waiting on the retaining clips, because the existing ones had disintegrated.

Pics soon, and even after the seals, the front end is like a sponge. Guess I'm getting me some sonic springs sooner than planned.

[radodrill]

i will be getting a factory pro kit to play around with it a bit more. I know there is a matrix, but FP knows what they are doing and i like the adjust ability of the kit..what's more is FP doesn't tell you to drill the slides, making everything completely reversible

You might want to compare the included jet sizes (should be listed in the instructions) with Mikuni jet sizes.  When I looked at the DynoJet kit I found that the jets they include for the 2001+ are actually smaller than the stock jets and they don't even change the mid-main jet.

I'm not saying the FP kit is bad; just do your research so you know what you're getting.

[jboogie13]

long time coming update



Found a full stainless yoshimura setup on ebay, lunchbox filter installed, decals on tank, new rubber, been riding it for a few weeks now.

From what I have seen on this forum, most don't know the history of suzuki and yoshimura, those who are unaware, should read up on all the work they did together on the R bikes. Some of it is really cool stuff!

also, im finding that my mid range (4-6k) seems a little doggish, gets even worse with a washer on the stock needle, does anybody know where i can get some adjustable needles from say a spare FP kit they have laying around, or if the needles from one of the two stroke bikes would work? (RM, etc)