1966 Kawasaki A1 Samurai restoration project

before long you will be able to dis-assemble and re-assemble in your sleep !!!!!!!


leon

What are the jet sizes for the main and pilot jets?
The suggested amount of turns our for the pilot adjustment screw?
And the torque spec for the head bolts?
So many questions lol and I know I am forgetting a few...
Also I have been tring to figure out why when I get up to 60(ish)mph
And about to click it up to the last gear it will want to die, as in stall out and I lose dash power...

Saiph wrote: What are the jet sizes for the main and pilot jets?
The suggested amount of turns our for the pilot adjustment screw?
And the torque spec for the head bolts?
So many questions lol and I know I am forgetting a few...
Also I have been tring to figure out why when I get up to 60(ish)mph
And about to click it up to the last gear it will want to die, as in stall out and I lose dash power...

Sorry I haven't been online much lately. I will grab my manual out of the garage tomorrow and post this info for you.

been wonderin where you been :whistle: !
hows the project movin?

leon

531blackbanshee wrote: been wonderin where you been :whistle: !
hows the project movin?

leon

Haven't gotten anything done recently...sometimes I wonder if I might be a little bi-polar...LOL!

Thank you, take your time.
I have been tinkering with another bike

as long as you don't get rid of it,it will still keep moving forward just a lil slower at times :lol: .

leon

531blackbanshee wrote: as long as you don't get rid of it

I will keep it till it is restored at the very least, but my mother (who isn't a fan of my riding motorcycles) told me recently she would buy me a new car if I sold my bikes...tempting...but probably won't happen lol

clutch wrote:

531blackbanshee wrote: as long as you don't get rid of it

I will keep it till it is restored at the very least, but my mother (who isn't a fan of my riding motorcycles) told me recently she would buy me a new car if I sold my bikes...tempting...but probably won't happen lol

DON'T DO ITTTT
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT FOR GUYS LIKE YOU AND I!!!!!!!!!!!!!
may our mothers never take the bikes away!!

Saiph wrote:

clutch wrote:

531blackbanshee wrote: as long as you don't get rid of it

I will keep it till it is restored at the very least, but my mother (who isn't a fan of my riding motorcycles) told me recently she would buy me a new car if I sold my bikes...tempting...but probably won't happen lol

DON'T DO ITTTT
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT FOR GUYS LIKE YOU AND I!!!!!!!!!!!!!
may our mothers never take the bikes away!!

LOL! It would be hard enough for me to sell one...let alone both. I don't think I will have a new car anytime soon, unless I win the lottery or find a better paying job...

Saiph wrote: What are the jet sizes for the main and pilot jets?
The suggested amount of turns our for the pilot adjustment screw?
And the torque spec for the head bolts?
So many questions lol and I know I am forgetting a few...
Also I have been tring to figure out why when I get up to 60(ish)mph
And about to click it up to the last gear it will want to die, as in stall out and I lose dash power...

Main Jet: 140
Pilot Jet: 30
Air Screw: 1.5 turns OPEN
Cylinder Head Bolts: 18 foot-pounds

Not sure about the loss of power thing. Could be a lot of different things I'm sure. Maybe try starting here:

"A dead battery or one which discharges quickly may be caused by a faulty generator or rectifier. Check for loose or corroded terminals, and loose/broken battery ground.

clutch wrote:

Saiph wrote: What are the jet sizes for the main and pilot jets?
The suggested amount of turns our for the pilot adjustment screw?
And the torque spec for the head bolts?
So many questions lol and I know I am forgetting a few...
Also I have been tring to figure out why when I get up to 60(ish)mph
And about to click it up to the last gear it will want to die, as in stall out and I lose dash power...

Main Jet: 140
Pilot Jet: 30
Air Screw: 1.5 turns OPEN
Cylinder Head Bolts: 18 foot-pounds

Not sure about the loss of power thing. Could be a lot of different things I'm sure. Maybe try starting here:

"A dead battery or one which discharges quickly may be caused by a faulty generator or rectifier. Check for loose or corroded terminals, and loose/broken battery ground.

cool thank you!!
I needed the info...
How ever the batt is good and the generator is good, all the connections are clean...
I adjusted a few things and I dont lose power and stall anymore but I can't get past 65, and when I hold it at 65 I will lose engine power and slowly lose speed too, I sealed up the areas where air can get in, I mix my oil and gas, plugs and wires are new... So I must keep on tinkering
thank you for the advice so far.