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Dwp138
| Posted on Monday, March 18, 2013 - 02:11 am: |
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Wen't on a ride today. Kind of a long one. Everything was going great. Bike was running well. I was cruising about 80mph , was in 5th , pulled the clutch in and let it go ( tried to up shift , but obviously couldn't because I was already in 5th) and the motor died. I pulled off the road and restarted it. It starts fine but wont go past 1/4 throttle. Try to ride it and it wants to die , and wont go past 20 mph , and wont stay at 20mph without lots of clutch play and throttle... I just did the dynamic timing about 200 miles ago. Any thoughts?? |
Ezblast
| Posted on Monday, March 18, 2013 - 03:00 pm: |
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Das boot! |
Dwp138
| Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 01:29 am: |
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Thanks Ez , but that didn't do it... I opened the carb and found a 42 slow jet and what looks like a 160 main... Went to the harley dealer and the main jets they sold me do not fit my carb... I just do not understand how it could go from running great to terrible in a blink of an eye... with nothing obvious changing... |
Dwp138
| Posted on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 12:02 am: |
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Fixed it. I figured out that the reason I couldn't find main jets that fit , is because some type of aftermarket jet kit was used. ( 2 harley dealers told me that Buell jets are totally different. ) I battled with 2 dealerships and one regular ol bike shop , before I found someone that would sell me the proper needle jet holder. Got the 45 slow jet , and I tried the 175 main , and moved the clip on the needle down to the third spot , A/F mixture screw 2.5 turns out , and its running well again... Not exactly sure WTF happened but I'm relieved that its working... also I dont think my old Das Boot was bad , but put a new one on anyway (Last night and it still wouldn't take throttle). Thanks for all the info BWB... sometimes too much info to look through.. |
Swampy
| Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 09:24 pm: |
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Dyno Jet! They use Mikuni jets which are more refined...I'm not sure you will notice the difference with that much refinement. |
Dwp138
| Posted on Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 11:54 pm: |
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I used to race off road on a honda 450 , and dyno jets were considered sub par.... |
Swampy
| Posted on Friday, March 22, 2013 - 10:58 pm: |
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I have to qualify my statement.... I'm not sure you will notice the difference on your Blast with that much refinement. |
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