Hello,

I recently did the half-spacer mod and backed the mixture screw out 2.5 turns from fully closed.  A couple weeks ago I turned it in 1/4 turn, so it's backed out 2.25 turns.  It has been starting/running well.  The super-humid weather here in Houston finally hit this week, and it seems like the bike is harder to start and needs almost no choke.  I feel like I need to blip the throttle to get it going (which we're not supposed to do).  The last 2 rides, I've been stalling out at stoplights before the engine is warm.  The choke is sensitive.  When it's warm, it behaves like normal.  It's got 4200 miles, and I can't see why the plug would be bad.  Plus, when it warms up, it runs like a champ.  It's got the stock jet, and I have no plans to mess with the jet right now.  For those at sea level and high humidity, what do you think the proper mixture screw setting is w/stock jet and 1/2 spacer?  Since the air is so dense, maybe I need to back it out again to 2.5 (or more)??  I never stalled out at a light before I messed with the factory settings.  Oh, and the idle is SLOW before it warms up, so slow that it stalls like I said.  It used to be that the middle choke click made for a fast warm-up idle.  Maybe tweaking that thumb idle screw is what I need.  I'm curious as to how the increased heat/humidity affects this whole equation.  Thanks!

what part of houston are you in ?

99@I-10

Yes, stock.  I am considering the Dyna Muffler at some point.  I'm sure you'll tell me to rejet.  For now, I hope to get your advice on the mixture setting for the stock exhaust/stock jet.  The reason I'm resisting new jets is that I just finished messing with the carb and don't feel inclined to take it off and disassemble at the moment.  I'm sure I'll give in eventually.

Cool; I think I need to talk to you or e-mail to sort this out.  The headlight dimming thing interests me.  Do you use the PM feature here?