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Author Message   Markharley1 Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 09:57 am:        Just checking in on opinion Bike is very clean 24k miles converted to carb Sidewinder intake 2k$ Hasn't been run hardly AT ALL For past 4 years. I got a wrench who is comfortable with these Seems like a good deal to me. Help me out buellers Signed old harley man   Glitch Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 10:24 am:        Just let me know if you don't go for it   Xl1200r Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 10:27 am:        I had one, a 2002. If you are prepared to deal with their "character flaws", they are great bikes. I wouldn't pass one up if I came across another.   Kilroy Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 11:40 am:        what glitch said   Mr_grumpy Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 11:52 am:        I'd snatch the sellers arm off at that price.   86129squids Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 12:13 pm:        Dangit, I'd jump all over it if I had the extra $$$!   Markharley1 Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 12:59 pm:        Thanks for the feedback. I feel the same way   Slaughter Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 09:43 pm:        Stupidly simple working on em. I'd tear the motor down to look at the bore and valve train JUST on general principles. Heck for $2K I'd consider flying out to buy it and spend a weekend doing the top end and riding it back to CA. Love my 01 S3. I have never ridden it really hard - only has about 45K miles on it but it's tight and sweet running. Snag it before one of US takes it away.   Slaughter Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 09:45 pm:        The ONLY thing I'd consider doing is a couple pulls on a dyno with a sniffer make sure you're not puling lean anywhere. Even if it "feels" good, it can be lean. Don't want holes in pistons on your first hot day!   Kenm123t Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 12:12 am:        45 low speed jet 190 0r 200 main jet and you ll be fine till its dyno tuned for where you live   Mr_grumpy Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 03:55 am:        What carb' has it been converted to? If it's a Keihin, what Ken said, with the addition of opening out the air bleed hole in the slide a little. If it's a Mikuni there's a lot more choices of jets & needles. If you want to check how the thing has been running, take a 5/8" ring spanner with you & whip out the plugs, ideally they should be a biscuit colour, if a pale-sandy shade it's been running lean, if dark-black too rich. It's not short-term critical likely to explode if it's lean, but you're buying an unknown quantity. The other job to do asap is to install the upgraded oil pump drive. And I do mean ASAP. Plenty of info on this in the KV & Old School sections.

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