cbrman1100

Success!! The jets were almost closed with goo. I cleaned the hell out of them and she runs like new now!! I really appreciate all the advice. You guys kick ass!!

Well I decided to reassemble the front of my bike today(from the plug change). I had to laugh reading a recent post about a "better way" to do that!! So I finish up and decided 'what the hell! ' and ripped the carbs off. My manual has not yet arrived but I found it pretty easy to figure out. I removed the bottom bowls which didn't look horrible until the gas dried. Now that they're off, I could use a little guidance. Without the manual, I don't what is what. I've labeled the parts that are visible to make it easy for someone to describe what to do. For example "B" is where the float needle goes. Should I attempt the wire cleaning in "C,D & E" ? Should I shoot carb cleaner up the float needle area? (Not likely but I'm new at this.) I'm guessing the problem resides in some combination of "C,D & E". Since C & D are threaded, I didn't want to play around and lose an important adjustment. Hopefully your guys' expertise will help out alot of guys that want to learn how to service their own machine. Thanks again for all the help!!

JC Whitney sells it for $39. Looks like it comes with only one 1/4 line. When I took the lines off the tank, There was one 1/4 line but also 2 lines that were 5/8 OD (3/8 ID) that run to top of the carbs. How does that jug supply gas to those lines?? Until my manual gets here, I'm confused! Also, when you resync the carbs, is there any special tool required to reach the adjustment screws or do they happen to be the one thing on the XX you can actually get to easily

I promise to keep my Willy from going Nilly. There are some other topics on this forum about carb syncing and some guys seem to think it should be done around every 8K miles. One Sadist says he does his every year !!!! :shock: I hope you're right !! Thanks for the advice.

Well, I ordered my service manual yesterday. When resyncing the carbs, how do you hook up the gas tank but keep it out of the way. (I'm assuming the bike needs to be running since you need vacuum) Any special tools required?? (besides someone that knows what they're doing?)

Special Thanks to Pete and EvlXX for some well timed humor!! I needed the laugh Last week it was 80F and today it's snowing again...so to answer your question Pete, I live in Ohio (Canton). I need a heated garage! It occurs to me that it sounds bizarre that someone can ride one of the fastest speed machines ever built without fear but is afraid to open up some carbs to clean!! Bullshit! You've convinced me to grow a pair and do it!! Thanks guys! PS Does anyone know where there's a downloadable version for carbed version? The manual on this forum is for the fuel injected only. If not, I'm going to pony up the bucks and just order one.

I didn't try adjusting the idle because the problem seemed to "severe" to be fixed by doing that. I read somewhere that trying to use the idle adjuster to correct problems was a bad idea. I'll try the seafoam but I'll mentally prepare myself for that not to work - looks like I need to get the service manual and just do it! I'm more concerned about the resyncing process than anything else. As far as I could tell, It looked like there's just 4 adjustable clamps holding the carb bank on...is that right?!? Thanks guys!!

OK, I'm nowhere near the level of some you guys (but I'm trying). Here's my problem with my '97 XX with about 13K miles on it: Upon startup this spring, it runs like shit!! Last ride of last season was fine. This year, it was very hard to start (1st time ever). Once it did start, I had to leave the choke open to keep it running. (despite potential plug fouling). When the bike reaches full operating temperature, the choke has to be left at about 1/2 postion. This will get the idle around 1000 - but it still sounds weird. Moving the choke even a hair lower causes an immediate engine stall (no sputter - just dies instantly). I filled the tank with fresh gas and took it for a little ride. When it's on the rode and the throttle is open, the bike stills run like one mean machine ( you gotta love a bike that runs great even when it runs like shit !!) So I decided to put new plugs and a new air filter in. While they were needed, the problem remains identical as before. So today I removed the tank and filter box so i could see the carbs and choke slider(hooked to carbs). The Choke lever from OFF to 1/2 position does nothing (almost no resistance on choke lever and no movement of cable at the bottom end). I don't remember the choke lever ever feeling like that before but it appears that moving the lever from 1/2 to full open does work the choke through the full range. I base that on the fact that on the choke slide bar(at the carbs) there are 4 slots (one for each carb) that have a screw threw them. The lever being moved from 1/2 to full open moves the bar from one extreme end of the slot to the other. (which makes me think that there's no cable adjustment problem like I originally thought). The lever action still doesn't seem right though-especially since moving the lever below 1/2 cause a stall! Anyways, now I'm thinking the carbs may be the problem but I am NO carb expert. Could old gas have gummed something up in one or more of the carbs? Pulling the carb, cleaning/rebuilding, and resyncing them is beyond my "comfort level". The only local NON dealer mechanic is out of business or I would have taken it there to begin with. My local dealer is a well known crook and that's why I decided to start the project on my own. DOHH! I'm stuck trying to decide which way to go. If I should put most of the bike back together and run something like SeaFoam through the system and that doesn't work, then I have to tear it all apart again and try the carbs. While the extra wrenching isn't a big deal, the fact I may have to get into carbs could be. If anyone has read this without falling asleep and is familiar with the carbbed version of the XX, I'd love an opinion on what the problem even is (besides me Thank God I've got an 1800 VTX to ride while I screw with this!!