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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: On the Road Again... Reply #15 - 08/22/07 at 12:45:02 You only changed bar's????? Did you disconnect the battery when you were doing that? Is throttle cable on carb correctly?
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: On the Road Again... Reply #16 - 08/22/07 at 12:46:35 Oh Oh,........ I see you were playing with jets too, check the spark plug.........
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: On the Road Again... Reply #17 - 08/22/07 at 13:51:35 regarding sleeping hands... turn the bar so the bar ends droop. or the forward position is causing you to place more pressure on your hands. use taller riser.
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steely Senior Member Offline Posts: 325 Tulsa, Oklahoma Gender:	Re: On the Road Again... Reply #18 - 08/22/07 at 15:25:55 I am sorry that I don't have the fix for your pre-ignition problem. I just wanted to stop in to say that I really like what you have done with your bike. When, (if?) I ever get done with the GS I am planning to turn my Savage into a bobber style custom. I just try to keep it to working on one bike at a time.
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jkhulon73

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Reply #19 - 08/22/07 at 15:30:09

T Mack 1 - FSO wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

Oh Oh,........ I see you were playing with jets too, check the spark plug.........

The pilot circuit seemed fine- all I changed was the main to a 152.5 from a 155 and it ran great. The plug is a brand new Champion. I didn't have time to pull it before I left for work today to see what it looked like. It can't be crudded up that bad after 20 miles...

Unless the engine is just complete cr@p.

I really don't want to tear it apart. I just got it back together.

Anyway, I'll check the plug in the morning and see what's up with the valves as well as track down any kind of air leaks around the jug (exhaust & carb) It did start puking gas when I shut down the last time. Maybe it was just the float sticking and flooding out...

I really don't care for Mikuni carbs...

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jkhulon73

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Reply #20 - 08/22/07 at 15:34:39

steely wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

I am sorry that I don't have the fix for your pre-ignition problem. I just wanted to stop in to say that I really like what you have done with your bike. When, (if?) I ever get done with the GS I am planning to turn my Savage into a bobber style custom. I just try to keep it to working on one bike at a time.

Thanks! And good luck with yours! I've been in love with the bobber look for a long time.

BTW, I'm starting to think maybe what I was hearing as pre-ignition was just the back-firing being modulated by the FF helmet I was wearing at the time. I have a lot of time sitting here at work to rethink all the symptoms- it just drives me nuts that I can't go home and work on it!

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jkhulon73 Ex Member	Re: On the Road Again... Reply #21 - 08/23/07 at 08:03:41 Pulled the plug this morning- nice, even, satiny, carbon fouled after less than thirty miles... What do you guys think? Take it down to a 150 and decrease the pilot jet as well? Hotter plug? Valves? Timing chain? Handlebars? I just wanna ride, man...
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jkhulon73 Ex Member	Re: On the Road Again... Reply #22 - 08/23/07 at 14:47:17 Bueller? Bueller?
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: On the Road Again... Reply #23 - 08/23/07 at 15:13:44 jkhulon73 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08: Bueller? Bueller? I think he has the day off.
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jkhulon73 Ex Member	Re: On the Road Again... Reply #24 - 08/24/07 at 17:34:49 ...I'll figure something out...
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jkhulon73

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Reply #25 - 08/27/07 at 16:31:30

If anyone is interested, I think I figured out a couple of the problems-

one) the valves were way out of spec
b) the needle valve and float assembly in my Whunnderful Mikuni carb are cr@p.

and...

well, I guess that's about it.

Oh, and the petc0ck is garbage as well. I already did the manual conversion, but I think I'm just going to convert the whole thing to on and off (with an inline filter, of course)

Other than that, I am really ejoying the hell out of this bike. Grin

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Strafford_Guy Full Member Offline 96 in progress Posts: 238 Strafford, NH Gender:	Re: On the Road Again... Reply #26 - 08/27/07 at 17:19:05 jk, so you have it all worked out? How about some differnt pics of the bike at differnt angles? That is one sweet looking beast
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jkhulon73 Ex Member	Re: On the Road Again... Reply #27 - 08/27/07 at 20:11:11 Strafford_Guy wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08: jk, so you have it all worked out? How about some differnt pics of the bike at differnt angles? That is one sweet looking beast Ask and ye shall receive... I need to take some more picts tomorrow- I changed the handlebars a bit.
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SteveRocket1 Senior Member Offline A day without riding is like a day without beer. Posts: 441 California Gender:	Re: On the Road Again... Reply #28 - 08/27/07 at 20:35:04 looks mean as Hell.I like it.
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jkhulon73 Ex Member	Re: On the Road Again... Reply #29 - 08/27/07 at 20:41:17 Thanks!
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