Subject: Re: Setting Carbs

Author: Frank Casssese

Date: Sep 19, 2002, 7:03 AM

Post ID: 1711043025

adjustment is done warm, but don't let motor get too hot with no
airflow
over pots.

can be done with no guages: disconnect 1 HT* lead & start
engine.screw in
throttle stop till it idles slowly. play with mixture screw till it
is at
sweetest point. reconnect HT lead.

repeat with other side. connect both HT leads & motor will idle too
fast.
screw out both throttle screws 1/4 turn at a time till idle is
850/100 rpm.

next stage is more hit & miss. equalise free play in throttle cables
by eye
(0.5>1.0mm). remove air cleaner(s) open twist grip & make sure both
slides
commence rise together. impossible to see both at once so you can
use a
mirror or if you have huge hands you can stick a finger into back of
each
carb & do it by feel.

both adjustments are far easier with guages though, and more
accurate. i use
type that has stainless rods floating in clear tubes.

cookie

*don't do this on later bikes with electronic ignition. HT leads
must be
grounded at all times on these bikes.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Ruff" <klru-@fcc.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 1:19 PM
Subject: Setting Carbs

Should this be done when the bike is warm or cold? As far as

synching

the carbs, I do not have the screws in the manifold to tap into to

do

this, should I even bother drilling the holes in them to use my

carb

stix? What steps should be followed, I gather 1st turn the idle

screws

all the way in (clockwise), then back them off 1 1/4 turns, then

set the

mixture on each side (my right side seems to be dead on per the

spark

plug condition, left side appears too rich (blackish)). After

mixture

is set, go back and adjust idle speed on each side making sure to

do

them evenly?

Keith Ruff
71 Police Ambassador - NJ