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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: deathlucky on September 18, 2006, 12:33:40 AM

Title: how far is the mix screw out stock on a 06
Post by: deathlucky on September 18, 2006, 12:33:40 AM
well my bike is running a bit lean so i thought oh yer ill take the mix screw out abit more so i screwed them both all the way in then thought ok i put them out 1/2 a tun further then i remembered i forgot to count how far they were out stock lol any help any 1

thank you for helping the bored idiot
Title: Re: how far is the mix screw out stock on a 06
Post by: LimaXray on September 18, 2006, 06:10:16 AM
you shouldn't back them out any more than 3.5-4 turns out... any more than that and you run the risk of them vibrating themselves out.  If you don't want to jet it properly, why don't you just shim the needles?