I swear, one of these days, Wired George is gonna log in, see the 753,879th iteration of this scenario, and be hauled off on a stretcher babbling, "I tried! *I really really tried*!"
So, in an effort to assauge WG's long-suffering pinkies, here's the WG Mantram:
1. Check valve clearances. Doing, saying, thinking, wishing, positing, hoping and/or praying for *anything* else before doing that on one of these motors is a waste of time.
2. Get rid of the hot plugs. It ain't a fix, it's a band-aid. If your motor ain't running right on the right plug, then it ain't running right. Time to fix whatever is wrong.
3. Spraying carb cleaner into carbs is *NOT* a carb cleaning, despite what the leering grues at Gumout might want you to believe.
4. Walking into a shop and hoping to get the Evelyn Wood Speed Mechanic's course in ten minutes or less is a fantasy at best, and there are those in that line of work that find it kind of insulting. Get the proper shop manual for your bike. It will have all the photos, diagrams and procedures for your machine.
The issues with your machine don't sound serious. A competent valve adjustment, a carb cleaning/insuring the carb holders are not leaking air and getting back to the right plugs should fix you up.
Do a search of the forums and articles on "Wired George". He's written on the topic with the patience of a saint. He also has his own web site devoted to the topic. Dive on in and rejoice - it's all there waiting for you...
www.wgcarbs.com/269767.html
Hope that helps....
Post edited by: Pterosaur, at: 2006/06/09 01:01