Re: KLR You Experienced? Err, kinda not really.
Duly noted, thanks for the direction - as soon as I get back from the mother-in-laws then that's what I'll do.
I did follow your advice - got the bike up to running temperature by riding it around the hood for 15 mins, then pulled the plug and gave it a good clean before replacing it. Then fired it up again and let it idle for 3 or 4 mins, and then pulled the plug again. It looked like this -
Rich idle, right? So cleaned it, replaced it and fired up the bike again, turning the idle screw to its lowest setting without stalling. I had to chop up a screwdriver bit to get to the idle screw but it was still pretty tricky to reach - not entirely sure I achieved a great deal as I kept burning myself on the exhaust. Still belching black smoke. But at least I've discovered that the bike is idling rich, so there's that.
Duly noted, thanks for the direction - as soon as I get back from the mother-in-laws then that's what I'll do.
I did follow your advice - got the bike up to running temperature by riding it around the hood for 15 mins, then pulled the plug and gave it a good clean before replacing it. Then fired it up again and let it idle for 3 or 4 mins, and then pulled the plug again. It looked like this -
Rich idle, right? So cleaned it, replaced it and fired up the bike again, turning the idle screw to its lowest setting without stalling. I had to chop up a screwdriver bit to get to the idle screw but it was still pretty tricky to reach - not entirely sure I achieved a great deal as I kept burning myself on the exhaust. Still belching black smoke. But at least I've discovered that the bike is idling rich, so there's that.