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Old August 11th, 2017, 06:36 AM   #141
jkv45
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Name: Jay
Location: WI
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Motorcycle(s): '06 SV650n, '00 Derbi GPR, '64 CA77 Dream 305, '70 CL450 Scrambler, numerous dirt bikes

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Originally Posted by Ram Jet View Post
It's essential to remove the EPA caps. My bike spent it's first 9,700 miles with the left carbs pilot jet screwed to the seat (closed) and the right carb one turn out.

Bill
I've seen that with our Ninja 500. Idle screws were different by almost 1 turn.

My son went through a HD carb for one of his buddies. He found that the idle mixture screw was completely bottomed. Had a cap on it, so it came from the factory that way. Never ran right. Wonder why...
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