Re: Bike wont run with choke off

Posted by shinyribs on
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145 sounds like an awfully big jet. I have similar exhaust and air cleaners I am running 125 mains and 42 pilot jets.

I agree with tools an the pilot jets. Your bike is not getting fuel thru its idle circuit,having the choke on is just richening the mixture and masking the problem.

You CAN get to the jets to clean with the carbs on the bike. The pilot jets are VERY fragile so doing it on the bike makes it very risky. When I was tuning my carbs and swapping jets there was no way i was gonna pull the carbs off every time. You can just pop the bowls off and get to it. You will need either a perfectly sized stubby or a right angle screwdriver.

It can be done on the bike but be VERY CAREFUL! Try cleaning the pilots.If that doesn't cure it you may have to pull the carbs and resoak/clean them.Or you could try running a small wire thru the jets with them still in the carbs and see if you can get any debris out. Much safer for a first round test.