Qwapy
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Howdee fellow bikers, Success!!!! At least a 95% success I put the carb in the bike after I redid the jetting and it was still running awful, worse than before. I read that one of you suggested to use a carburetor cleaner and I took the carb a parts again and this time I used one set of latex gloves to take it a parts and clean it and another set of gloves to put it back together, making sure all the jets and little holes were clean (not like they were clogged or dirty before but just to make sure “everything” was clean as I could possible make it). Put the carb back in the bike (left the jets just like Lancer suggested; 150 Main, 52.5 Pilot) and I left the stock spacer on the needle. Remember, I also took the air cone filter and reconnected the air box. Adjusted the pilot screw the best I could and took it for a ride on the open road. WOAW!!!!! It’s alive! It’s alive!! The monster is alive!!! It goes! It runs real smooth, it goes when you put down the throttle, it really goes. I can get to 70 mph in no time. I even tried (for the heck of it) to go faster and pulled the throttle down and it went like nothing; I reached 92 mph like nothing. I was really surprise, pleasantly surprise. It is not like I will be driving like mad out of hell constantly but, it is real nice to know that if you need speed to pass or just to go fast sometimes, you can do it. Before with the stock settings I could never make it more than 70 or 75 and it sounded like the bike was going to have an asthma attack. Now, it goes and you can feel the engine a lot smoother than before. I went from Orlando to Merritt Island and back (about 45 miles one way) and it did wonderfully, very, very responsive. Never new I had a beast under me, no more sluggish bike, those time are gone. Now, you saw I said 95% success. OK, the other 5% is that it still backfires. Although it is more like a “pop” sound than a backfire and it does it every time I shift (either up or down), not that bad but it is kind of bothersome. Any suggestion? The bike runs great, just those popping sounds when shifting. Also, I have a minor question: I mentioned that the screws inside the slide where stripped and I replaced them with a stainless steel screws (I could not find a zinc coated screws). Are the Stainless steel screws ok for use inside the slide? My concerns is about the gas eaten them out (corrosion) I include a picture of the screws below (the original one (stripped), a first option that I replaced with a second option with a smaller diameter head). Well, if anybody can help me or have suggestions about the popping sound I will appreciate your suggestions. Thanks, Qwapy
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