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...These bikes come lean from the factory to get through emissions...




That is true, however going to pods will reduce the vacuum demand at idle; as a general rule, stock-cammed 865's with CV carbs & pods (no airbox) can tend to run rich at idle with 45 or 48 pilots jets, without a throttle plate mod.

That said, I run 48 pilots but have TPUSA 813 cams & a few extra tweaks to the CV carbs.