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Hi everyone, this is my first post but have been a regular viewer for a while, got a problem with my 05 america and wondered if anyone could shed any light on it. I've got short slash triumph pipes, AI removed, all snorkels removed and air box mod, 130 mains, 42 pilots, K+N filter,carb piston holes driled to 7/64, air mix screws 2 1/4 turns.There's a slight splutter low down and its difficult to start from cold. Could this be a simple matter of carb balancing. The bike does seem to be running a little rich judging by the plugs, would appreciate any ideas, many thanks..steve
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Yep, try sync'ing the carbs and be sure the air cleaner is nice and clean too. If you have a UNI filter, you need to be careful as they are very easy to over-oil which chokes the air a lot and causes a small amount of oil to get in the gas mixture as well.
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thanks.. i will have a go at sync'ing the carbs this weekend... i'll let you know..steve
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greetings, i sync'ed the carbs over the weekend and cleaned the K+N filter... problem solved, no more splutter.also put in a set of iridium spark plugs so i'll see how it goes.. once again many thanks for the advice..steve
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hey you just a bit north from me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yeah, about 40 miles just off junction 26 M1....
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Yeah, about 40 miles just off junction 26 M1....
how it works now that a few people from UK are 40 miles away (about)in different directions 
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more than likely catch you around in 07 then..
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more than likely catch you around in 07 then..
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