Carbs - gas shooting back out towards airbox.

[shinyside]

Hello everyone.   I hope this is an interesting problem.

After coming out of storage, my bike dies if I don't use the throttle to hold if above 2.5K.  It also won't start at all if it isn't warmer than 60 degrees.  I know all the standard stuff to check, but I thought it was odd when I let it drop to around 2K with the airfilter off - gas (fumes) would sputter out of some jet on the bottom edge of the left carb - and only the left carb.  

Thanks for looking,
Shinyside

[Jared]

How long was the bike in storage?  The fuel will evaporate out  of the carbs after awhile and leave all those nice additives to gum up your pilot jets/small passges/gunk up your float bowl and mess up the float needle/seat...

The pilot jets are what it runs on at idle mainly... do a good cleaning on both carbs (if you are mechanically inclined)....get a manual  if you need to...

Good luck

[shinyside]

Hmmm- I cleaned the carb out.  Actually I don't think it is the idle jet - its a hole that faces the rear of the bike and is located on the bottom edge of the airbox intake.

Tx,
Shinyside

[Jared]

Did you actually remove the pilots and clean them?