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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: Dorianfes on April 18, 2004, 04:06:57 PM

Title: bike acting funny
Post by: Dorianfes on April 18, 2004, 04:06:57 PM
ok, so i found out what was wrong with the bike.  one of the hoses was bent, and my carbs were not getting feul   :o    i feel like a moron, 'cuz i could have easily fixed the problem without taking apart my entire bike.  needless to say, i did anyway.  i adjusted my fuel/air  screww to 2 1/2 turns out, but my bike is still acting a little weird.  it doesn't seem to stick at higher rpm's as much as it used to, and for awhile it was riding great.  but it still rev's a little high, and for some reason it just stalled out on me, and i had to let it sit for awhile before it would start again.  the only performance mod i have is a k$n air filter.  not the pod, the one that just replaces the stock filter.  do you guys think that i'm still running a little lean??
Title: bike acting funny
Post by: scratch on April 19, 2004, 04:23:07 PM
Dunno, probably not, but do you already have the size 40 non-bleeder type pilot jets?
Title: jetting experts, help!
Post by: Dorianfes on April 19, 2004, 04:52:38 PM
no i haven't got the 40 pilots or 127.5 mains, i think i need.  i've been having some trouble finding a place in chicago that will sell them to me.  i actually got the bike riding again, turned out a vaccuum hose came loose somehow.  i have to go to home depot and get a clamp for it.  my revs still seem to hang high though.  also, i was wondering about the jetting screws.  they don't start out at the same position, so when i turned each one out 2 1/2 turns, they obviously didn't end in the same position.  now, though, the bike seems to "pop" a little.  like it just burned up a pocket of fuel??
Title: bike acting funny
Post by: MacDuff on April 19, 2004, 05:09:24 PM
I got my 40 non-bleed pilots from BikeBandit.com.  Resonably priced but I think they may be a little backed with orders up this spring.  Only problem is they send 4 jets.  If I can find my extras, I am sure we can figure out a price.  Let me know if you are interested.  

MacDuff