 Carb jetting help
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Bought cocktail shaker package from British customs. Air box elimination kit still on back order for another 3 weeks! I already installed the exhaust but I don't want to re Jett the carbs until I have the air box kit. Will I damage my carbs If I run like this for a while? Need advice. I don't think I can wait 3 weeks to ride...
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Re: Carb jetting help
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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you won't damage your carbs. If you are skinny you might damage your head. How far away is your current jetting from where it should be per the dinq's calculator? Heck, toss the old pipes back on for now.
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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Re: Carb jetting help
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Worn Saddle
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Heck, toss the old pipes back on for now.
It's not worth toasting an exhaust valve. Do what that guy with 3 Amercas says 
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Re: Carb jetting help
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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Last thing you want to do is burn a valve for the sake of pipes.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Re: Carb jetting help
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Jetting can Be done in an afternoon! Buy a pack of beers light a BBQ and dig out the screwdrivers!! Then in 3 weeks you get to do it again. :-D
Quick! There's time 2B Wasted! :-P
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Re: Carb jetting help
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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Actually jetting can be done in about an hr or so even if you pull the carbs.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Re: Carb jetting help
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That depends on if you go with your method : of going straight to work on em. Or you go with Fizzy's method: of cracking open a few beers, gather tools, a few more beers, fire up the grill, more beer, start on carbs, loose a tool, so more beer, realize fires gone out on grill, restart fire, more beer, back to carbs, put meat on grill, more beer, find out you have wrong bleepty bleeping jets, ssay "F" it more beer and a nice steak and put it off til morning.  
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Saddle Sore
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Saddle Sore
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, more beer please
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Yea it can be done in an hour but I prefer my method.
Quick! There's time 2B Wasted! :-P
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Re: Carb jetting help
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Ok, Ok I was only joking. Ian Is right again, (as usual). I just changed my pilots in 54 minutes, (timed myself) that was up on stand, removing tank included, all the required steps, and even took time to look at plugs, back together, and all tools put away. I would have preferred the other method but I needed to test her out and had already had dinner as well.
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Re: Carb jetting help
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ok. got it. if im going to spend the time to put the old exhaust back on i might as well just rejett myself. watched a video on it earlier today. doesnt look so bad. just going to do the main jets. i'll do the pilots, etc when the air box kit comes in. also ordered the fuel/air carb adjustment tool that nobody told me i needed. live and learn.
thanks for the help guys
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Craig, try this link Its from our very own carb guru. Step by step instructions that are easy to follow and allow for the use of a few spare beers.
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