ckahleer wrote on 12/28/21 at 12:48:41:Evanswv wrote on 12/28/21 at 10:42:12:When cold it will start with the choke pulled, but won't take gas unless I push the choke back in a notch or so.
What you described above sounds like it is too rich.
Have you fiddled with the mixture screw yet? Do that before digging into the carburetor and changing jets.
A carburetor can be too lean at one spot and too rich at another.
I like doing 3 plug chops, one at idle, one at 50mph, and one at WOT
I should elaborate more. It had to have the choke pulled all the way out to start, and it would idle like that, and when I would try to slowly crank the throttle a little to get some rpm it would die. It would start right back up with the choke knob pulled all the way out, but then I would have to push it in just a hair till so it would start to take some throttle, and as it ran it got progressively better. I took a short ride up the road, and came back in the driveway, and did mess with the mix screw a little, and then I went to town about 4 miles away to get gas. I took my screwdriver with me,and messed with ith the mix a hair more, and even though it was close already, it did pick up the idle speed a little. It ran fine after warm, but still has a lean "pop" in the exhaust on deceleration. I am tickled at the low rpm pull of the bike. It pulls away from a dead stop effortlessly. I usually don't ride in cold weather, but, like a child, I just had to play with my new toy. LOL. I haven't pulled the plug, but may tinker around on it in a few days. Thanks