A Collection
of tips and walkthroughs for everyone's FAVORITE part of the bike: The
Carbs
Carb
Tuning: Everyone's favorite chore!
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Setting
Float Levels: Really not much to is save for going at it from the
"right angle".
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Bench
Synchronication: Mystery solved. Not as hard as you'd think.
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Bowl
vent/tube diagrams: Diagrams showing the bowl vents, gang tubes,
and passages.
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WTF
is a Plug Chop???: The ONLY way to tell where your fuel to air
ratio is at a given RPM. An indespensable part of tuining and jetting carbs
to aftermarket rigs.
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Carb
Buying Tips: What to look for, watch out for, and run away from.
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NOTE: The following three "tweaks"
are to be attempted at your own risk and are intended for those more familiar
with their machines.
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Idle
Screw Modification: Plugging the aftermarket idle screws to find
that sweet spot between smooth rolloff and that steady even loping idle.
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Boring
the 77/78 Pilot Jets: Step by step on how to fatten up that annoyingly
lean bottom end of the 77/78 PD series carbs that everyone loves to hate
so much.
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Repairing
the 77/78 Accelerator Pump Valves: Those pesky clogged check valves
conquered.
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Note: Static
and strobe timing is also included here as this is absolutely necessary
along with proper valve adjustment when tuning and jetting carbs. Poor
timing or valve leak can mimic fuel ratio problems that can't be corrected
with carb tuining or jetting. Other hinderances would be poor compression
or electrical problems in the ignition circuit and would have to be addressed
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