Hey guys, new to the forum and to motorcycles in general. Thought I would post here since I have a bunch of questions, and this place answered a few of them already. I'm a car guy, but never had anything carb'd before, so bear with me!
Recently picked up this for a song off of a coworker:
Overall, she's in great shape. But the dude's son put some pipes on, and they are waaaayy too loud (wife won't even take the bike for a ride), and it doesn't seem like the carbs are properly set up for them. It runs relatively well at idle up to 4k, but after that I can feel some hesitation. So that's going to be first on my list:
- New pipes (open to recommendations)
- Maybe airbox delete and pod filters (yeah, yeah, I know. no cheap pods)
- Rebuilding the carbs with proper jets
Anyone have a recommendation for some pipes? Once I pick something out, then I guess I can get started on sorting the carbs. If anyone has a go-to for rebuild kits, I'd appreciate it!
Then onto some basic maintenance. I have no clue when the brakes were last serviced, so that's on the list, along with replacing the at least 20 year old brake/clutch cables.
Back to the garage!
Recently picked up this for a song off of a coworker:
Overall, she's in great shape. But the dude's son put some pipes on, and they are waaaayy too loud (wife won't even take the bike for a ride), and it doesn't seem like the carbs are properly set up for them. It runs relatively well at idle up to 4k, but after that I can feel some hesitation. So that's going to be first on my list:
- New pipes (open to recommendations)
- Maybe airbox delete and pod filters (yeah, yeah, I know. no cheap pods)
- Rebuilding the carbs with proper jets
Anyone have a recommendation for some pipes? Once I pick something out, then I guess I can get started on sorting the carbs. If anyone has a go-to for rebuild kits, I'd appreciate it!
Then onto some basic maintenance. I have no clue when the brakes were last serviced, so that's on the list, along with replacing the at least 20 year old brake/clutch cables.
Back to the garage!