Hey all,
So the bike started running terribly one day-- not that it has been run ever run perfectly yet. Still have yet to do a carb sync and proper ignition timing. But it was losing power, constantly had to give it gas to stay alive, and when riding it would sputter and suddenly lose/gain power at any RPM.
I cleaned the carbs, got B7ES plugs instead of my old B8ES, and new better pods.
Now, it idles great, actually too good-- with the idle screw all the way out it sits at 3K! Must have an air leak somewhere, have to buy more carb cleaner to spray and check. The carb boots are brand new. But it does the same thing when riding, just loses power and suddenly regains it. Felt the pipes and 2 & 3 were cold. Pulled the plugs and 1 & 4 looked great, 2 had literally no indication that it was used on a running motorcycle, and 3 was basically the same. My coils are new as of last summer (cheap OEM eBay coils).
One thing I need to check: To see if there is spark on 2 & 3 plugs.
Can anyone think of anything else? I put on new points over the winter and gave them a pretty rough timing, but no static timing test or timing light. Could it be related to that? Or does it have to be the coil and/or it's connections?
Also, another random question, when I reassembled the carbs I noticed my 3 & 4 needles were getting stuck in the closed position, and when I open the throttle you can hear them unsticking themselves. I have never removed the needles, perhaps they got bent? Do I need new needles?
Thanks!
-Stephen
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