Has anyone had any success in drilling/reaming jets?
- Thread starter TenTwelve
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TonUpSoldier
bad assed, super fast and fully gassed
What kind of carbs does your bike have? Mikuni or Keihin?
Fear My Twin
Chicks hate my bike.
Ebay company SCI has a set. $25 shipped for 14 jets to my door.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Mortikan
Coast to Coast
hey if you are looking to ream your jets once you determine that new larger jets are not forsale or are you just looking to gain a little more/cleaner flow?
If looking for little more flow you can use guitar strings you need to pull the jet and go down to the music store. or if you play when you have old strings save them. you can use wound metal strings on there own or if nylon take some bon-ami or other abrasive cleaning powder and mix with water make a thick paste. roll the string in it and let dry for 10 to 15 mintues ream the hole. what you want to do is determine what size as compared to the strings you will start at, you want the string just smaller than the hole. go slowly and just a little at a time you need to make sure they are done equal with each hole so you get the best flow.
I run 34mm mukuni's on my 73 yamaha tx650 with velocity stacks open profile pipe with two separate steel baffles and custom spacers on my main's I have a hotter left side than right cylinder so I have large spacer to compensate.
Carb work is new to me but there is so much you can do and screw up so easily. take your time and think things through before you so something. you can always buy parts to undue it but at a price.
If looking for little more flow you can use guitar strings you need to pull the jet and go down to the music store. or if you play when you have old strings save them. you can use wound metal strings on there own or if nylon take some bon-ami or other abrasive cleaning powder and mix with water make a thick paste. roll the string in it and let dry for 10 to 15 mintues ream the hole. what you want to do is determine what size as compared to the strings you will start at, you want the string just smaller than the hole. go slowly and just a little at a time you need to make sure they are done equal with each hole so you get the best flow.
I run 34mm mukuni's on my 73 yamaha tx650 with velocity stacks open profile pipe with two separate steel baffles and custom spacers on my main's I have a hotter left side than right cylinder so I have large spacer to compensate.
Carb work is new to me but there is so much you can do and screw up so easily. take your time and think things through before you so something. you can always buy parts to undue it but at a price.
dan650plus
Been Around the Block
I have done that on a few bikes that i could not find jets for(pre e bay) it worked fine.
I could understand if jets were not available. I dont think jets are expensive. Drilling or filling of jets is not consistent. the diameter could change form start to finish. no guarantee that the hole will be round. Could introduce turbulence into the flow. etc, etc, etc. The best part is, what exactly is the size. Is it a 105, a 110, or is one 125, one 128, 118. I will purchase jets. multiple carbs are trouble enough without wondering what size the jets are.
