Recent content by sodapopdave

teazer, you are THE MAN! 8) I was able to pull that bowl this morning without removing the carbs, thank God, since it was on the outside. You were exactly right, the jet was clogged pretty good too. Blew some air through it and it came clean, put it back together and I feel the pipe heating up...

When I pulled the carbs last I did not see any jets in the float bowl, I double checked by looking at a exploded parts diagram of the carbs and there is no jet there (Mikuni BS-30 carbs). I replaced the pilot jets with new ones and also the boots going from the carb to the motor. Maybe...

Alright, I'm back, problem not solved but have more info that I think will help. I tried turning out the mixture screw with 1/4 more out to 2 3/4 turns, no change, header not heating up, pull the plug wire and no change in RPM. I turned it out another 1/4 turn and still nothing. I then turned...

Awesome, thank you! I knew that they should be fine tuned when I first cleaned the carbs but never thought about it after that. I will try it tomorrow or the next day and report back.

All the pilot screws are 2 and 1/2 turns out, I believe that's stock. Think I should give it a 1/4 turn and see how it does? That would be a 1/4 turn out, correct? (sorry, but I always forget and I'm just now getting used to carbs).

First build/bike. It's a 1986 Radian with 26k miles on it. When I bought it it was barely running. I've gotten it to the point where I think it's almost running right but I have an issue that I haven't been able to track down yet. The issue (I believe) is only at idle. I would think it is...

Just re-covered the seat in black vinyl, removed the stock mirrors and put on a bar end mirror with the drag bars, and completed the round headlight conversion and removed the stock turn signals and mounts (Love the new look!). Just need to do the front turn signals now. Any suggestions on new...

Yeah, I'm going to order the headlight this weekend. As far as the seat, I'm only going to change the cover to a black vinyl instead of the brown, not going to change the shape at all for now. Today I pulled off the original chrome mirrors and put on 1 bar end mirror, looks a lot cleaner and my...

Hi! I've been lurking for a couple months when I got my first street project bike and learning a lot. I picked up this '86 Radian with 26k on her in a barely running state and was sitting for a long time. It's a low budget build, not sure if I'll keep this bike for a long time, or get bored of...