also did forward controls.  still figuring out spring seat, ordered k and n filter, and looking for new rear light still.  put led's in liscense plate for leagality pruposes.

tearing down again, bike died on me last night.  it was a nice 1/2 mile push.  and no nuts, it was up hill in the rain.  just my luck.

no, no clunks.  I think my air/fuel is still not right.  

if my timing was off just a little bit, would that keep it from running? i am pretty positive we got tdc when putting the chain back in.  when i coasted with the clutch in, or was in nuetral, i would have to keep on the gas a little to keep it running, or it would stall   it kept wanting to die.  when stopped at idle, it would be fine.  \

any suggestions on what i should be looking for?

got the k and n cone filter on today, and slow charged the battery for a few hours.  it started right up for me.  It idled pretty good.  needs adjusted a little bit.  i hit the throttle slow and fast and it didnt seem to bog out or want to die on me.  i am hoping to be able to ride this weekend, have only been on it twice this summer.

Here we go again... ...

How to check your petcock,...
... if it's not the petcock,... tap the float bowl with the plastic end of a screwdriver.... see if that releases your stuck floats...
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sorry for the slow responses.  my computer doesnt always work at home.
here is what is happening.
bike starts right up.  idles good.  when driving slow, no issues.  if i am pulling out onto a highway, and need to accelerate quick, i have issues.  i have to shift quick through first and second or it feels like it wants to bog out.  3rd gear is fine.  when in fourth gear, i am ok to 55mph.  if i try to give more throttle/gas to go faster, it will backfire with the added throttle and begin to miss, so i have to let off.  
I tested my pet thingy and it seemed ok.  floats arent stuck in carb.  removed brass cap and tried adjusting that.  put in  a new plug.  not sure what else to check.
It was a good bit of gas.  the k and n cone was only on for a day and it was pretty saturated.
someone said that maybe i am losing spark at higher rpms when the motor is working harder.  Im really not too sure on what to do from here.
I ordered a raptor petcock for it.  should be here tuesday.  
could this be a timing issue?  if it is off a tooth or two, would the bike even run?  before pulling the motor, i could normally get up to around 70.

Jason,

How is the battle going?   Verslagen has made sure everyone on the list is routying for you now, and that we are all paying attention !!!



If you timing was off (slipped a tooth when you put it back together) it would run like shite all the time, but worse the faster you went.  

BTW I don't really think your timing is off right now, I think you may be fighting a petcock issue and a resulting stuck float.

The following pics show what is relatively normal depending on normal chain wear and which side of the chain guides are actually taking up the majority of the slack.  If you got significantly more offset than this (a whole link's worth) then you got a slipped chain/tooth situation.   Slipping a cam chain is very very rare, as is putting it in wrong is very rare as folks are careful to check it and recheck it before buttoning up the bike.








I am also interested in hearing about your Raptor once you get it and get it put in place.    You having a gas dripping K&N filter isn't normal, you know.  

Stumbling/losing power at around 55 mph and up is a known vac petcock failure symptom, you know that, right?   The petcock can run your float bowl almost empty and your float can get stuck at the bottom of its travel (gas stuck OPEN).  This jives with your dripping K&N ....

Have you tried the trick about whacking your float bowl 2-3 times with a screw driver handle?   It is a quick/easy/free way of freeing up a stuck float in the float bowl, an issue I had several times while I was fighting my own vac petcock wars back early last year.   Certainly worth trying, doesn't cost any money or time ....

  (whacking the bowl may need to be done at every new set of issues that you have just to eliminate the easy/free stuff)  

When my Raptor went in, I did the whacks one more time to get the bike running right (float was still stuck from last set of vac petcock attacks)  then I stopped having to do it as I stopped having the various vac petcock symptoms and things just ran right from then on.

Do keep us all up to date as you fight out all these issues -- we are all interested and we are routying for you !!