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  1. It was leaking, but it had some stuff in it that I suspect was particles off the petcock rubber so I figured it would be fine once that was replaced and it was cleaned out. Before learning of the seat issue we had planned for Carlos to give it to me because I had to experiment and find out WTF was going on. Fine lapping compound is my plan, maybe followed by polishing compound, unless he decides to do the experiment instead. If I can grab the old needle in a drill I'll use that for the polishing to know that the angle is correct.
  2. Take a 30 second ride to remind yourself why you ordered a new one....tho it would probably be now that it decides to not leak. Or maybe I ran it out of gas with the 57 bowl removals 😂 I hadn't fired up the 400 since Ocotillo and the gas was smelling not so great, but it fired right up after I remembered how to use the choke. It happens to have a Mikuni pumper, probably a smaller copy of what you ordered. I had to re-learn that full choke is a hair too much, it has to be pulled to the second detent, but not into it. Or half choke and a pump of the throttle. I'll have to bring it next time so we can compare them, I haven't ridden it other than one lap of the driveway. It doesn't seem to have that magical floating suspension feel of the 650, but seems decent.
  3. #2, what I called the needle, has been replaced. The only thing that goes wrong with floats is that they can perforate/crack and fill with gas, but then you get a consistent over-fill. Not in the photo, and unavailable according to Carlos, is the seat and that's what we've been discussing polishing. I never got a good look at it and didn't suspect it because they "never" wear out, but apparently it's a thing with this carb. And I just realized that others probably never wear out because they're an easily replaced wear item that comes in most rebuild kits so they're rarely all that old. This one appears to be pressed in where others are threaded and have a hex or flats to grab with a wrench.
  4. Very similar to what the YT guy told me, except he uses a pencil in a drill followed by a Q-tip in drill with polishing compound.
  5. The carb issue is that the bowl overfills and spills from the overflow. It's inconsistent, but persistent. We've been in the carb 15-ish times, find nothing wrong, installed a new needle, no change. It's almost always fine when the carb is re-assembled, take a short ride, usually fine on the ride. A moment after you stop it starts flowing.
  6. One of the YT professionals I reached out to said that he's encountered this a few times and the problem was the seat. The seats are often too hard to replace and he described his method of polishing it that has worked for him. IIRC the previous needle was all metal, no rubber coating, so I can imagine that it would be more prone mar the seat surface after lots of vibration and bouncing. Funny that the XR and R5 both had perplexing carb issues. The R5 still occasionally drips from the overflow, but it finally runs so I'm ignoring that for now. And I just received some pure castor oil to add to my home brewed gasoline to hopefully get all the right smells. Maybe lubricating the gas will cure the float issue 😁
  7. I went looking to see if I could find a reason for the 40 vs 42mm and instead ran into a video about how much the Mikuni sucks and why you should use the stocker. Then in the comments were several people agreeing, then a bunch asking those people if they'd sell them their used Mikuni. And several that love their Mikuni. So basically, about the same you were finding in your searches.
  8. Scariest part is that it doesn't take much of an imperfection or damage to make it fail and it weakens as you stress it...AFAIK. Bugati has wheel replacement as part of the regular maintenance, and it's pretty damn frequent for $20,000 wheels.
  9. I had a windshield crack overnight on my Jaguar S-Type R. It was parked in front of the house, nothing around that could hit it and no extreme weather. $900 and it was several years ago. Even shittier, I'd already negotiated a sale and the guy was coming from Maine to get it, otherwise I woulda shopped around for a junkyard window.
  10. The crack looks small enough to be repaired. If there are no signs of impact it might have been a bad installation and you might be able to get it replaced for free.
  11. I emailed him asking how he knocked off 65lbs., enjoy. Hey Donzi, When I got it with 22k miles as a rescue, kept adding everything possible, hard bags, electrics etc. Then got dialed on handling and went other way. I had a photo of one of the first big demo jobs involving the subframe and whale tail piece chop mod and there was a pile taking up a 2'x 4' folding table. Ha! But chronologically, center stand removal (5lbs), shorai 1lb lithium bat (-5lbs), titanium bolts, tail remod, subframe shave (-17lbs), tail light removal (1lb), akrapovic titanium full exhaust (11lbs vs oem 36lbs -25lbs), linked brake system remove replace with standard (5lbs tubing and 2secondary master cylinders) more titanium bolts, plugs, covers, new fairing pieces and front fender cut down and heat pad removal. 1.5" Heli bars -1lb. Titan front axel cover plug and oil plug -1 lb. Next project was to be single rear axcel swap with VFR and new lighter mag wheels. more a Ducati wheel and swingarm style move then weight but would shave a few lbs. It plowed corners when first got it and now almost flickable for power weight ratio. Hope that helps? Perry
  12. That's the vent for the vacuum valve so yea, problem.
  13. Yea, I dig it. Technically it's a pile of shit compared to any modern bike (brakes, suspension, tires, etc.) but it's fun. I feel bad for those behind me, but also enjoy making smoke clouds when I whack the throttle. And the only reason I have it is because California wouldn't let me street register my XR650R because it doesn't meet street bike emissions requirements. But the old two smoker is fine because it's a street bike.
  14. Hadn't thunk of that, great idea. If it does loosen it maybe a plastic scraper will get the chunky stuff off. I tried it dry and the plastic just wasn't quite hard enough to make it happen.
  15. I considered that, and have been somewhat longing to play with my PC system again. There are also paints that people say do a good job of faking chrome.
  16. I tried aluminum foil and water, it seemed to work much faster than the steel wool but scratched the fuck out of the chrome. I wish I'd used it on a hidden area. I think it's the rust particles doing the scratching, not the material being used to scrub. Neverdull seems to do nothing for the crusty rust, just removes the lighter stuff, but doesn't scratch at all. It also seems to do nothing for removing the scratches made with the wool and foil.
  17. I have two cans, both are dried out. I get to wade through the yard to get to the mineral spirits.
  18. My guess is that the crusty stuff will shred it, and that it's too mild to remove heavy rust, but I should try it just in case. I should also see if it'll remove the swirls.
  19. Any tips tricks appreciated. It seems worse to the eye than in the photo. I've started with oiled steel wool and it does ok, then I use a fingernail to pluck away the larger chunks, then steel wool again. I use the fingernail on the heavy spots to avoid excess scrubbing for fear of damaging the chrome. I considered Evaporust, but the label says "safe on most chrome" without further detail so I'm leery. The rear wheel is probably going to be the biggest challenge, it's super crusty and the spokes will make it harder to scrub than other parts. Any other methods I should try? Some spots I've started on. The wool works, hoping to find something faster/easier that's safe. The cleaned spots show lots of swirly scratches, I don't know if those were hiding under the grime or created by the wool. I plan to clean a spot gently to see.
  20. "65lbs. shaved". That seems impossible.
  21. Even if the diaphragm is working, the hoses stay full of gas so they could leak whatever's in them.
  22. I'd never thought about that, I don't do bodywork. Silicone spray lube is very clean looking, use that instead of petroleum oil 😇
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