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1980 kz440 running lean.
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I found out on this ride.
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Flint, first thing you need to do is determine WHERE it is running lean... idle? mid range? top end, WFO? Once you have determined this by doing plug chops, we can help you determine what part to richen up. For example, if it's running lean at idle, look at your pilot jet or mixture screw. If it's on the top end, we'll look at main jet size. Good luck! Paul
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[strike]Wife's little bike... 1984 GPZ 550 Kerker and DynaJet stage I kit[/strike]
Wife's BIG bike......[strike] 1981 GPZ 1100 Kerker and [strike]factory FI[/strike] Mikuni RS34s W/ K&N pods[/strike] SOLD
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Stock air box with filter? Without filter?
Pods? Paper? Oiled fabric? Oiled foam?
Stacks? Nothing (intake side of carb exposed to open air?)?
What exhaust system is fitted? Open meg? Straight pipe without muffler? With in-pipe baffles?
If owner-adjustable, is the ignition timing set correctly?
Is the timing advancer functioning? (May be viewed with timing light to watch it quickly move back and forth as rpm is varied by bv blipping the throttle.)
If the advancer is frozen or sticking, it may require lubing (weight arm pivots), or both cleaning and lubing.
Is there a "racing idle" (failure of rpm's return to "tick-over" speed when throttle is closed), which indicates an air leak whereby outside air is ingested into the fuel mixture being supplied by the carb, resulting in a lean condition.
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1980 kz440 ltd a-1 (bobber thing)
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assuming everything else is good and you find out what mains you have now, have a look at www.jetsrus.com/a_jet_kit_street/kawasak..._KZ440_1980-1983.htm and see if you can't find a couple of sizes larger than you have and order them up. jetsrus has always provided me with a good product and service. Paul
Don't be ridiculous! It's only a flesh wound!
[strike]Wife's little bike... 1984 GPZ 550 Kerker and DynaJet stage I kit[/strike]
Wife's BIG bike......[strike] 1981 GPZ 1100 Kerker and [strike]factory FI[/strike] Mikuni RS34s W/ K&N pods[/strike] SOLD
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A major difficulty is achieving correct mixture throughout the entire carb range, which has proven to be an elusive objective.
A proper size pilot jet, plus correct mixture adjustment, might provide borderline acceptable performance at lower throttle positions.
A proper size main jet might provide borderline acceptable performance at high throttle positions.
A proper size jet needle -- good luck with figuring that out -- might provide borderline acceptable performance at mid-range throttle positions.
Am uncertain as to what might result from also changing the throttle slide cut-away.
In any event, ideal functioning of the KZ440's CV carb is largely based on intake characteristics provided by the stock air box and filter.
That said -- and boo on the pessimism -- here's hoping for a successful application with a jet kit, as there are KZ440 riders searching for tuning remedies with pods.
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all you say is true... tuning with pods and hack-sawed short exhaust can be a BASTARD on CV equipped bikes, but flint doesn't mention any of those problems :blink: maybe he's already got the rest of it figured out and is willing to share his secret with the rest of the world! Paul
Don't be ridiculous! It's only a flesh wound!
[strike]Wife's little bike... 1984 GPZ 550 Kerker and DynaJet stage I kit[/strike]
Wife's BIG bike......[strike] 1981 GPZ 1100 Kerker and [strike]factory FI[/strike] Mikuni RS34s W/ K&N pods[/strike] SOLD
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flint wrote: Cheap emgo pods
Dump them wire mess pieces of crap.
They block the air bleed holes.
Either K & N or Uni,they do not block those holes.
Use Sigma6's jet kit,they are the only ones.
You need some sort of muffler, chopped pipes are not a power gain,you will just piss off the neighbors.
As for 2 into 1 intake manifolds,read the forums,people are selling them.
Why? Maybe they don't work as they thought they would and are still having trouble jetting.
Gluing pieces together from the hardware store never did impress me.
Not trying to be harsh, just brief and to the point.
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78 KZ650sr
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The bike runs great. And the cv carbs would most likely skull F me if I was to continue running them but, as I said I have the solution to them by running the makuni vm34 with the one into two manifold. I just don't want to visit another junkyard for a motor with who knows what issues after I burn this one down. So just to get me another month or so on the road I wanted to richen the poor little motor up. I know pods are not the fan favorite but, this bike came without stock air box so cheap got me on the road. It's been a fun project and only have $300 in the bike for battery, random parts and paint oh and that includes the bike. High speed is about 92 and its rapped out. I just had to gut one motor into another case (1980 gears and side covers onto a 82 belt drive). But, mechanically minus the carb issue it is a very sound machine.
Paul,
I will look into jetsrus.com. Thanks you two.
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A member in Idaho (about the same elevation as me) is swearing by the mikuni setup. And I do plan on getting this bike to a more "road" friendly bike. Muffler... Yup! Plan for the two into one setup. I just want to enjoy the rest of summer and then get the bike pretty this winter. Already have the uni filter for the new setup just don't want to build manifold yet. It does sound awful but, thanks to terrible mechanics and Harley's my neighbors love me! Give me another winter and she'll be nice.
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1980 kz440 d-1 (stripped down scooter)
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