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remember my post about finding my plugs sooty black and asking how it could run rich all of a sudden? Well, i did make the connection between the vibe problem but i wrote it off for various reaons. But today i looked at the used but not sooty plugs i put in after that fiasco and they are not only sooty, but even sootier. Now the entire plug including the formerly still while ceramic center is all black. Dry sooty black. so the bike is definatly running extrememly rich for no normal reason such as rejetting. This has got to be related to the vibe problem. For one thing it started right about the same time as far as i know. at least thats when i discovered it while looking for reasons for the vibes.

the problem is, this is happening in BOTH cylinders so it can't be a problem like a loose jet or such unless it a million to one coincidence that both carbs had the same problem. And it's not the filter. It's a UNI and i cleaned it last week. this seems to leave me with either something like something clogging the airbox, which is unlikely because i felt in there and theres nothing i could feel. And after the 2 restictor plate holes it would have to be something huge like a cloth in there resricting both carb mouths. Then theres the engine internal......valves and whatever else. I don't know how anything in the engine could cause it. But if anyone has suggestions i'd sure love to hear them ! This has just got to be related. By the way, i removed all the EVLS hoses and capped the nipples and that didn't stop it, so it's not the emissions crape. Anything you can think of please speak up.......the rope is attached to the ceiling, the ottoman is in place, and all i have left to do is figure out how to tie a noose.


You might want to invest in a MSD ignition system if you continue to run side gapped plugs. The coil on our bikes were not designed to provide a bigger spark(Hey..its a Triumph). Side gapping is fine..at a 1/4 mile at a time. Its an old drag racers trick. But idling around town with side gapped plugs or over gapped plugs may result in premature valve wear and failed coils. With the MSD system you can gap the plugs to.060 or side gap them with no problem. The MSD resides between the coils and plugs.
I've replaced a few coils before. All the riders stated they got the side gap idea from this web page.
Put in a set of regular plugs and see if the problem goes away. The coil may be damaged but not to the point of providing the recommended spark. Good luck