with the new fuel(poor) standards you are going to want to open the fuel screws another 1/4 or so, do you have an issue with the idle wanting to rise? If so I would say that you are lean on the pilot circuit. Also have heard from the guys that race when you load the clutches the motor will want more fuel, so I am going to bet your fuel screw is the issue.
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bogey
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i will try that, the idle doesn't want to rise
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Are you absolutely positive the pilot jets are clean? You looked through them when done and there was a nice, round hole? Just spraying cleaner through them doesn't always get them clean...
bogey
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ive had the carbs apart twice i know for the pilots are clean gauranteed the carbs are cleaned properly
How are your float heights? Carburetor screens? I had a bog off idle on my 99 sx 600 and turns out the safety switch in the throttle handle was bad and cutting the ignition for just a few milliseconds. I had the carburetors apart probably a dozen times, replaced fuel pump, lines, coils, checked the clutching, belt, CDI box etc.... I spent I bet close to $300 before I was messing around one day and unplugged the kill switch harness from the handlebars. Bog was gone. Plug it back in, bog returns. Just food for thought. Been there!
bogey
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thanks i'll look at that too
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If flipping the choke helps, then it is a lean condition for one reason or another.
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bogey said:
Were the floats popped and top hats checked?
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taylzee said:
Kinda like starting out in third gear in your car/truck.
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I was going to say that but then I read that he has been running it with this set up for a coouple years. If he likes the set up it's hard to argue.
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If you have a new belt, throw it on and see if that changes anything. Sometimes an old glazed up belt doesn't help anything.