Copbike1000 wrote: Had same issues with my bike. I messed with mixture screws until I could not see straight. I must have taken the carbs off and reinstalled 10 times. I was able to get the bike to idle better but It would not run 100% until I hit 3k rpm. I finally dove deeper into the carbs and found that the pilot jets were all gummed up and, that was after major cleaning of carbs. Passages on pilot jets are tiny. I went ahead and bought a new set, installed and FINALLY got it right!!!
I have discovered that if your bike sits un-ridden too long, you risk the chance of clogging the pilot jets. Good luck.
Yeah, that's where I am right now. This bike did sit for 2 years before I got it. The carbs weren't nearly as gummed up as I expected (PO had dumped a lot of sta-bil in the tank and idled the motor every month), but there was some crud in there, especially under the pilot jets. However, I've cleaned them so many times now... I started this thread in the hopes that someone would chime in telling me there's some super-secret hidden accelerator pump or something on the BS34's that I need to clean too. The fact that it's such a subtle thing doesn't help either...
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