brianmacza

so... my carbs are together with 142/145 mains and 42 pilot test, and have started off with 2 1/2 turns on the air screw. I used a sheet of 80gsm paper on the throats of the 4 carbs as a feeler gauge, and they all seem identical so balancing should be a minor issue. I have vacuum gauges to do the finishing polish on that. Now comes "reassembly is the reverse of disassembly" - Haynes is a prick

The kit has all other correct components - 3 main jets for selection (140, 142, 145) and idle jet is the stock spec for '97 XX. I was gonna do 140 for 1&4 and 142 for 2&3

Also... the pins holding the floats are stuck as fuck... trying penetrative oil but it looks grim

Just got the rebuild kit for my carbs... the old needles are longer and have a very thin end 1/4 inch or so... Normal? Worn? New needles wrong?

Valves were checked at 190k km and all were in spec. Figured it's probably still OK given the performance off the line - I'm at 1600m above sea level and she still power wheelies on an energetic launch

Honda overengineering for the win. I do screw around more than is healthy and I'm astounded by the condition of the OEM clutch

Dunno yet... new pads are in and I'm waiting on an all balls rebuild kit for the carbs. Bits still to be done are new chain and sprockets, new battery, new clutch plates (still on the originals), fork seals and wheel bearings. Will also need new tires - the xx has stood for 4 years so the michilins on it are like bakelite

y old front disks are a tad worn I think Should be 4mm - the wear part was down to 1.6mm after 276,000 km Got new ones tho so.......

Will try this tomorrow Reconditioning them might be a chemistry experiment

Redoing my '97 - 278k Km so far and she's weary Redoing paintwork, fork seals, steering head bearings, replacement front disks, replacing the rubber brake lines with braided steel lines, new cush rubbers in the rear hub with new sprockets and chain, and new emulsion tubes and jets/needles in the carbs. Bike is stripped down almost completely already, but I can't get the FUCKING CARBS OFF.... the rubbers are almost bakelite hard. Tried WD40 soaking already, but that just made things slippery. No movement in the damn rubbers. Advice? Please?

small step to C#

What mileage has the bike done? My '97 is on 279k km now, and is using a fuckton of fuel compared to 15 years ago. Took the needles and mainjets and looked at them under a strong magnifying lens and the wear is visible. I have replacement needles and stock mains on order, and waiting for arrival. Might be worth considering if your bike has seen high mileage

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Humidity - reduce that and it goes away