Hello everyone! So got a small problem here that I am sure is a simple explanation but here we go. So this problem started off small and has progressively gotten worse over time. When I first fire up the bike it will warm up fine getting up to about 5K, But once i let the bike warm up and slowly cut the the choke off the bike will drop to about 800-1000 rpm then die. So i tried ridding with my choke on for a few minutes as i went down the rode. That solved it for a while but now when i pull up to a stop sign or light and down shift to first or N it drops down to 800-1200 rpm bounces up and down for a sec then dies. It will do this even after a day of ridding around the mountains for a few hours. Then some days it will idle fine at about 1500 rpm. So i took on the task with the help of youtube and took my tank/air box and eventually my carbs out of my bike. now I know i am probably answering my own question with this but i could visibly see that my left carb was really dirty with gunk all over it with my right one looking brand new. I just wanted some clarification on if it could be a clogged jet if I should get new ones just some more in depth answers and some advice thank you guys very much sorry for the long post!!!
Yea clogged jet possible, so could be a tight valve.
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Buddha.
So next question how do I go about fixing this problem? obviously get the jet unclogged would it be faster and easier if I take my carbs off and bring it to a shop and have them do it or try and clean it out myself? Also seeing as the jet needs to be replaced anyway good time for a full jet change for performance? Cause I know these bikes come really lean from factory and not really tuned for performance thoughts?? again thank you everyone love this place!
You can clean it your self. Or send it to me. Shops - meeeh, they are fine for newer bikes, most of em don't care to look at an old bike too well anymore.
I also sell a jet it that would make it run better in all circumstances, just jetting it to where it should have been without EPA controls.
Anyway, I'd clean and rejet, and check the valves. How many miles on it ?
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Buddha.
Last time I checked there was 10200 or around there could be a little less but no more than 10200. How much would it cost?
I wish I had just done it myself now, but I took mine to a shop to rebuild the carbs and they charged for a carb kit and ~2 hours of labor (80-90/hr). They didn't seem too thrilled to be working on an old beater bike either :) But if you don't have basic tools and time to work on it, it could end up costing a lot more to do it yourself.