Hey guys, will be rejetting my bike in the next week or two, so I was hoping for some tips.

I've adjusted the idle mixture once already, and found it rather difficult because:

• with the carb installed, you can't really see the screw head
• there isn't much space for a driver, really only a bit and my fingers
• with the engine warmed up, its really easy to burn yourself

Do you guys have any tips on doing this? Also, do you adjust both at the same time (like 1/2 turn each) or do one side and then the other?

Long screws were the best thing I bought for mine when trying to adjust mixture

oooh... those are nice!! ... shiny too!! 

good tip! 

Use a shop rag and lay it around where your hands will be to block some of the heat. Every now and then you'll still find something hot to touch, so be careful. With a 1/4" drive flat head bit, you can count how many "flat spots" go around as it turns (3 flat spots = 1/2 a turn on the mixture screw). Just make sure the bit actually catches on the mixture screw before counting. And it shouldn't really matter how much you turn them at once, as long as each screwis set to the same amount.

Quote from: Big Rich on July 23, 2013, 06:54:36 PM
Use a shop rag and lay it around where your hands will be to block some of the heat. Every now and then you'll still find something hot to touch, so be careful. With a 1/4" drive flat head bit, you can count how many "flat spots" go around as it turns (3 flat spots = 1/2 a turn on the mixture screw). Just make sure the bit actually catches on the mixture screw before counting. And it shouldn't really matter how much you turn them at once, as long as each screwis set to the same amount.

(reply jack for clarification  )
..... wha??.... oh hang on... you mean a hex drive bit... 6 sided... got it!  ... i was thinking 1/4" drive is square but!! ...