Hi Dudes and dudettes, well I'm in Queensland now after riding 1360 Kilometres with part of a new route than normal to make things interesting. The ride was great. No rain and not too hot except for a few 100 Kilometres at 38 degrees C.
Now the report on my latest settings. To remind you I went from 42 pilots, thruxton needles and 145 mains to, 45 pilots, oem needles with one shim and 150 mains.
In a nutshell whist Ferdie ran very nicely with no problems at all, he felt a bit more sluggish going from cruising to wot. The other factor was the fuel consumption was higher at first than would have liked but it did improve the more K's I did.
So, as suggested by Micah I took my jets and needles tweaking kit to change the settings whilst up here which I'm going to do.
So I've re-read the comments and suggestions but I'm yet to have a look at my new iridium plugs cos I don't have a long shanked 18mm socket with thinner side Walls to remove the plugs for a sqizz at them. Tomorrow I'll take a ride and get one and see how the plugs look them for some clues, but for now this is what I'm thinking.
Ken's comments with his having used an air / fuel ratio gauge suggested the TBS needles may have been an option with lower main jets which I'm now thinking (hoping) may be my next strategy.
I also understand the mains don't get as much "air time" as the needles but as we understand are all interconnected.
So for now unless someone can convince me otherwise, I'd like to try the following;
Keep the 45 pilots (they'll be staying from now on), TBS needles (no shims) and 140 or 145 mains.
I'm hedging in the 140 mains direction. I know this has been a bit of a trial and to be honest it feels like I'm taking pot shots in the dark but until I get an air fuel ratio gauge or take the time for the one at a time approach, this is my next best option.
Any comments as usual are always welcome.
