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« Last post by mr72 on May 19, 2022, 06:58:55 AM »
Went out today and put another washer under the needle e-clip. It is now up to 3. These are #4 brass washers. I think 3 washers is probably just over one e-clip position if you had multi-position needles.
Also checked the mechanical operation of the choke, which seems to be working as expected. But it's not working to start the bike. Maybe the problem is using the manual petcock, the float bowls are not full enough on cold start.
have oddball mods, so this is basically useless information. Things that affect jetting and needle position: chopped down Yoshimura muffler, header wrap, Uni drop-in air filter. I am running 40/125 jets and now three washers.
Test ride today confirmed that the third washer indeed fixed it. Well, let's say it moved the problem almost completely out of the way. Now there is the occasional hesitation when going from engine-braking deceleration to acceleration. But it's not all the time, and it is pretty easy to live with. Still, I think a fourth washer might eliminate that too. So next time I have the tank (mostly) off, I may add another washer.
Side note: it is surprisingly tricky to put the needle back into the slide with three washers.
There are still a litany of issues with this bike. The choke doesn't really work much. It doesn't do the fast-warmup thing when on choke. I think something inside the carb is clogged. Odd that it seems to affect both carbs. But I can confirm the plunger is functioning correctly. The new fork seals weep, one badly enough that I had to install a sort of sponge on it to keep it from leaking onto the brake caliper while parked. But no matter. It runs great, the manual petcock fixed 90% of what was wrong with it, it didn't go south over the winter, and it's ready to ride.