Here are a few pictures of my carbs I just took. I am removing the slides to have .007" removed from the bottom. Cycle X is going to mod them for me on the lathe. I am determined to make these carbs work, and work good with my pods, 836 kit and new valve train. The boys at Cycle X have recommended to have the material removed for better throttle response at the low to mid ranges. I figured I would go ahead and give it a shot based solely on this recommendation. I did a forum search and could not find info on members that have done this so just gonna wing it with the help of Cycle X.
To remove the slide remove this screw
Then slide the spring and holder of the shaft
Ready to remove the slide
The slide and needle assy
To get the needle out for adjustments you need to remove these two screws
My needles are not notched so to raise them I need to add a shim, just a small washer
One washer equals one notch on a notched set of needles
The flat section of the bottom of the slide will have .007" machined off
The stock slide is about 1.950" in length
Cleaned up float chamber
This is a pic of one of the jets on the #2 carb accelerator pump that needs to be cleaned
A can of carb cleaner with a straw makes a good way to verify it works correctly
This second jet was clogged and would not let any carb cleaner spray through it. A good overnight soak and lots of sprays with the carb cleaner and straw got it working like a champ. It sprays a nice even pattern now.
This is the original accelerator pump diaphragm. The mouse ears are supposed have both holes open. The left one was opened up by me with a drill bit because it was closed up. Hard to imagine this bike ran around for 30 years with it like that!
Nice and clean!
