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Weekly Quiz
15 Oct 2010 13:57
OK folks, time for the weekly quiz. What is the one thing the 5 different bikes with 5 different problems shown below (posted within the past week) have in common? Don’t be shy, you could win a Twinkie. 
A. ...i couldn't start the bike without squirting gas into the carbs first and need the choke all the way out. it runs rough and only at high rpms. will not idle...
B. Engine Popping
C. ...still running like shxt. ….cant even get up to 1/4 throttle with out it just dying. even if it is warmed up. it does it ever time, you can throttle slow or gun it and it still just dies.
D. ...the only issue was a little backfiring under deceleration. Yesterday I took it out, and it was running good while in neutral, very responsive to the throttle... But when I took off, it would need alot of throttle to get going, and as soon as I let the clutch completely out the engine would really struggle...
E. ...just cant seem to find the right combination of carb settings to run properly. I’ve gone bigger jets, smaller jets, different needle position, synced, idle air/fuel screws, check float levels.......repeat process a 100 times. Too rich too lean, no power, no idle etc...
(Here’s the answer written upside down) spod :silly:

A. ...i couldn't start the bike without squirting gas into the carbs first and need the choke all the way out. it runs rough and only at high rpms. will not idle...
B. Engine Popping
C. ...still running like shxt. ….cant even get up to 1/4 throttle with out it just dying. even if it is warmed up. it does it ever time, you can throttle slow or gun it and it still just dies.
D. ...the only issue was a little backfiring under deceleration. Yesterday I took it out, and it was running good while in neutral, very responsive to the throttle... But when I took off, it would need alot of throttle to get going, and as soon as I let the clutch completely out the engine would really struggle...
E. ...just cant seem to find the right combination of carb settings to run properly. I’ve gone bigger jets, smaller jets, different needle position, synced, idle air/fuel screws, check float levels.......repeat process a 100 times. Too rich too lean, no power, no idle etc...
(Here’s the answer written upside down) spod :silly:
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Re: Weekly Quiz
15 Oct 2010 14:20
You sure it isn't clogged low speed jets?
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Re: Weekly Quiz
15 Oct 2010 16:18 - 15 Oct 2010 16:19
1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter
Phoenix, Az
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter
Phoenix, Az
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Re: Weekly Quiz
15 Oct 2010 16:20 - 15 Oct 2010 16:23
Old Man Rock wrote:
:laugh: That's true, but I thought you probably would guess "coil mod." :laugh:
They're all KZ's?
:laugh: That's true, but I thought you probably would guess "coil mod." :laugh:
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Re: Weekly Quiz
15 Oct 2010 16:40
spods!
not enough fuel to make a stoichometric fuel to air mixture due to increased air intake, a good cleaning, bigger jets, tuning, and a good syncro will help!
where is my twinkey!
not enough fuel to make a stoichometric fuel to air mixture due to increased air intake, a good cleaning, bigger jets, tuning, and a good syncro will help!
where is my twinkey!
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15 Oct 2010 16:44 - 15 Oct 2010 16:46
:laugh:
We've answered those questions thousands of times before but nobody used the search feature
We've answered those questions thousands of times before but nobody used the search feature
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Re: Weekly Quiz
15 Oct 2010 16:49
650ed wrote:
Which begs the question...
How come we managed to jet our bikes in the 70s for pods and they ran good but so many people today can't seem to get that figured out?
OK folks, time for the weekly quiz. What is the one thing the 5 different bikes with 5 different problems shown below (posted within the past week) have in common? Don’t be shy, you could win a Twinkie.
A. ...i couldn't start the bike without squirting gas into the carbs first and need the choke all the way out. it runs rough and only at high rpms. will not idle...
B. Engine Popping
C. ...still running like shxt. ….cant even get up to 1/4 throttle with out it just dying. even if it is warmed up. it does it ever time, you can throttle slow or gun it and it still just dies.
D. ...the only issue was a little backfiring under deceleration. Yesterday I took it out, and it was running good while in neutral, very responsive to the throttle... But when I took off, it would need alot of throttle to get going, and as soon as I let the clutch completely out the engine would really struggle...
E. ...just cant seem to find the right combination of carb settings to run properly. I’ve gone bigger jets, smaller jets, different needle position, synced, idle air/fuel screws, check float levels.......repeat process a 100 times. Too rich too lean, no power, no idle etc...
(Here’s the answer written upside down) spod :silly:
Which begs the question...
How come we managed to jet our bikes in the 70s for pods and they ran good but so many people today can't seem to get that figured out?
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Re: Weekly Quiz
15 Oct 2010 16:56 - 15 Oct 2010 16:58
agree with Larry, and the coil mod worked just fine!
Do not click on my pic, I am still working on it.....
Do not click on my pic, I am still working on it.....
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1972 CB 750
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Re: Weekly Quiz
15 Oct 2010 16:58
Larry please...these folks KNOW pods dont work ,so why try and bother them with the truth......let them alone....let them sit in the cool dark corner and rock them selves back and forth....back and forth...back and forth....there thats better........
now quick...let's go grab our bikes...the ones with pods...and get outta here before feeding time.....
ooh and the answer is....one or more idel circuits is clogged......
what did i win
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now quick...let's go grab our bikes...the ones with pods...and get outta here before feeding time.....
ooh and the answer is....one or more idel circuits is clogged......
what did i win
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650ed wrote:OK folks, time for the weekly quiz. What is the one thing the 5 different bikes with 5 different problems shown below (posted within the past week) have in common? Don’t be shy, you could win a Twinkie.
A. ...i couldn't start the bike without squirting gas into the carbs first and need the choke all the way out. it runs rough and only at high rpms. will not idle...
B. Engine Popping
C. ...still running like shxt. ….cant even get up to 1/4 throttle with out it just dying. even if it is warmed up. it does it ever time, you can throttle slow or gun it and it still just dies.
D. ...the only issue was a little backfiring under deceleration. Yesterday I took it out, and it was running good while in neutral, very responsive to the throttle... But when I took off, it would need alot of throttle to get going, and as soon as I let the clutch completely out the engine would really struggle...
E. ...just cant seem to find the right combination of carb settings to run properly. I’ve gone bigger jets, smaller jets, different needle position, synced, idle air/fuel screws, check float levels.......repeat process a 100 times. Too rich too lean, no power, no idle etc...
(Here’s the answer written upside down) spod :silly:
Which begs the question...
How come we managed to jet our bikes in the 70s for pods and they ran good but so many people today can't seem to get that figured out?
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Re: Weekly Quiz
15 Oct 2010 17:02
larrycavan wrote:
"Which begs the question...
How come we managed to jet our bikes in the 70s for pods and they ran good but so many people today can't seem to get that figured out?"
That's a great question. Do you think it might be a problem with the reformulated fuels? Ed
"Which begs the question...
How come we managed to jet our bikes in the 70s for pods and they ran good but so many people today can't seem to get that figured out?"
That's a great question. Do you think it might be a problem with the reformulated fuels? Ed
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