Gary On A Savage wrote on 12/21/07 at 10:32:24:SavageWahine wrote on 12/20/07 at 22:13:47:Good thing you all can't see me blushing!!
Thanks for the pats on my back!
I don't want to jinx myself........ but she's been riding wonderfully!
I still have an extremely loud backfire when I turn her off!
If you all don't hear from me I've been incarcerated for accidental manslaughter (some old lady is gonna have heart attack cause of my muffler!)
If you need to be "quiet", squeeze the front brake, let out the clutch SLIGHTLY till it starts to catch, and then turn it off (without releasing brake/clutch). Most times that will stop the backfire when you turn it off.
Guess what!!
I stopped by the Suzuki shop to ask the guys if they could check and make sure that the rear wheel axle bolt was tight enough, which it was(Guess my weight is perfect for standing on the wrench), and I was telling him about the extremely loud backfire I had.
Like you guys, he said the bike was running too lean, and to turn the pilot screw out more. I told him it was as far out as it went.
Turns out that the screw got stuck somehow, and that it wasn't out very far at all. He loosened it up for me, and got it to turn out quite a bit more. No more backfire, and it runs great!!