Quick jetting question for Mikuni 29s

I've done a lot of reading on here and am thinking my carbs were overjetted. I rode this bike for just a few minutes after I bought it and then tore it down for the build. It had been sitting for a long time but ran ok and had good power. The engine looked like a 40k engine, but the plugs were completely carboned up. I just got into the carbs yesterday and discovered they are VM29s, but have 127.5 main jets. Pilots appear to be 20. I'll be running pods and a 4 to 1 pipe. I believe the engine is stock. Cold compression was 107 to 120 FYI. Location is KC, so not high elevation. Any thoughts?

BTW, it's a 79 KZ1000.

Way rich on the mains, mine are at 120, pilots are Ok at 20, I have the needle clips written down some where but cant find them. I believe its one clip down from the center {needle raised 1 clip} Air screw is out about 1/8 turn. That will get you closer then you are anyway but also synch the carbs

Thanks for the reply. I checked one needle and the clip was in the middle. On further inspection, those 127.5 jets weren't all identical either. No clue where the previous owner scrounged them up. I went ahead and ordered 120 mains and new 20 pilots.

mtkawboy wrote: Way rich on the mains, mine are at 120, pilots are Ok at 20, I have the needle clips written down some where but cant find them. I believe its one clip down from the center {needle raised 1 clip} Air screw is out about 1/8 turn. That will get you closer then you are anyway but also synch the carbs

+1 on these recommendations. You should be close with these settings.

However, those compression numbers are not ideal. Have you checked your valve clearances recently? Does the bike consume very much oil?

testarossa wrote: However, those compression numbers are not ideal. Have you checked your valve clearances recently? Does the bike consume very much oil?

I just bought the bike as a project. The compression test was done cold. I did reshim the valves when I had the motor apart. A couple had basically no clearance. I'll hopefully have it together by the end of May. If it runs alright I'll do a good compression test warm. It has 40k on the motor and it is ready for a refresh. Gonna ride it this summer and hopefully rebuild the motor next winter.

Thanks for the reply.