We got the bike a month or so ago. It would start but would not idle. If rpm went below 2500 it would die. I rebuilt the carbs and replaced some seals. Bike would start and run a bit better but still had problems staying at idle. I got it to stay at an idle by means of keeping the choke open a bit. Doing this, the bike would take a long time for rpm to come down to idle after reving engine. The carb mount boots look good.
So next I tried to adjust the timing according to the service manual. The left cylinder points seemed tostart to open when the F mark was far to the right of the indicator. I did the procedure like the manual said and got the points to open right around the F mark. It seemed that I had to move the breaker plate as far as I could in one direction to get there though. Now the bike doesn't fire at all. The point gaps are fine.
So next I tried to adjust the timing according to the service manual. The left cylinder points seemed tostart to open when the F mark was far to the right of the indicator. I did the procedure like the manual said and got the points to open right around the F mark. It seemed that I had to move the breaker plate as far as I could in one direction to get there though. Now the bike doesn't fire at all. The point gaps are fine.