I have exorcised the demons.

[Isotech]

Well last weekend I pulled the carbs apart to put 40 pilots in it, and ended up putting bleed pilots in instead. So I then waited for 5 days for the new non-bleed pilots to come in from bikebandit. During those five days, the greater Seattle experienced beautifully clear skies, and low 50 degree wheather.  :x
Anyway, Saturday I yank my carbs again, and installed my new non-bleed pilots, and spend 5 hours trying to get the bike to run properly, finally giving up in frustration. I would hit a wall when the main jet turned on. I would idle OK, but once I got past 1/4 throttle it would die. The rest of the day was spend being a good boyfriend, and doing girlfriend things to V-day.  
Yesterday I was determined to get it working. Me and a friend ripped apart the bike again, and methodically went about the task of of putting it back together again. Taking special care to seat the carbs in the rubber plenum properly. With the airbox in, and everything hooked up my friend asked "Hey.... what is this thingy?", I look over, and he is pointing to the fuel switch (on, res, prime). "Ummm... its the fuel switch thingy".

"It looks like its missing a hose."

"Huh?"

I look over and it looks like a hose isnt connecting to the back. So I pull out the Clymer, and trace a route from the switch to the carb.. hmmmmm "Fuel inlet hose, sounds kinda important.

sound of a gerbil running in it's wheel...

distant crickets merrily chirping in the background...


"Ummm... so that isnt a vent hose coming of the carb,.... its a fuel inlet hose...."

" Ahhh f**cking shaZam!....."

Hooked the hose back up, triple checked that hoses werent being pinched, turned the air screws out to 2.5 turns, and warmed her up. Set idle back down to 1200.

There she sat... idling away nice and happy. A whack on the throttle produced a new quick healthy exhuast bark.

Took my face, and inserting it into my helmet, and rolled out onto the street, and proceeding to flog the living s**t out of the bike, rowing through gears and smiling stupidly at my newfound midrange power.

The demons have been exorcised, life was back to normal, my girlfriend no longer has to deal with me having "Motorcycle-PMS", and this morning Seattle is 42 degrees, and raining.......

Life is back to normal  :mrgreen:

-Nathan

[jag69]

AWESOME  

[Puunjob]

its always some stupid obvious thing that will make you the most insane.  Glad to hear someone got there bike runnin try to send some luck my way

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