Well, sorry it has been abit since the last update, I have been busy, got nailed by a ticket on the way back from VA and have had to entertain my cusin, which we did go riding yesterday. Well, I have not done much but the mods I listed above. But, here is a breif update: Clip (3rd), Main (170), Pilot (52), Needle (stock), Slide (#7), Air Screw (2 screws out), also cut the idle spring to about half to get it to idle. It has rained here alot and is humid as hell. But, I went out anyway, being it was still raining and it was breifly stoping.
It took FOREVER to warm the d**n thing up to where it would actually slide instead of sputter. Well, I don't know if it was humidity or what, but I had NO top-end power. It had a hell of a mid hit, but it would just fall flat on it's face in the top. So, I did decide to do some small drags (2 miles or so), it sputtered on the top real bad and took a while to get in the top and did not have any power when it would make it past. So, because I was not alone, I did not carry the lab tools (main jets ect.ect.), so I decided I may have screwed up the float height, so I took the carb apart at the truck and raised (leaned) the float height, then raised the clip one (2nd notch leaned), also screwed the idle screw out, so ito would not idle, and then rescrewed the pilot to 2nd turn. Did a few top-end runs, it ran like a dream! a huge hit in the top-end. Alot of mid and low, but serious top. Just like i like it. I then hit the trails again, being I had to be with my cusin, he fallowed me so d**n slowly that I was kinda bogging the bike around. Then when I hit the strip again, I had the SAME problem as before, all mid hit, no top-end and some bogging. Extremely rich feeling, and would not let it into the top. But, the power was hiting at the mid instead of the top.
Just a guess, but would this be the spark plug going bad? I have a BR8EIX and it has done great! I'm thinking a fouled plug.. I have been doing extremely stupid crazy stuff lately with the jetting and may have. I have had this plug in this bike for about 10 rides. Maybe needs changing it is seriously black.
Aside from that, then I did not think about the plug. So I removed the PV cover and fired it up and it seems to be working great! When you hit the mid rev, it openes half way, then a full throttle and it pulls all the way open. I'm assuming this is correct. I have the other carb in the carb cleaner to try it, maybe I have a screwed carb. I will first try the jets I just had and settings I had. Give it a shot then find out. Maybe it was the humidity. I can't come to richening it anymore, cause it feels like to is WAAY to rich. This is crazy and I know you guys are tired of hearing my moaning and groaning about it. I am too. I could get used to the power, but I am a sucker for topend hit and it is there, just with a d**n 160 main, 45 pilot and a (3rd needle position).
Can't test more tomarrow, I don't wanna test in the rain anyways and it is CONSTANT rain.. So, it should be clear by tomarrow evening, but will do more work Tuesday. If anybody has anymore input... PLEASE chip in. I will pick up a NEW plug tomarrow. If on Tuesday I get around to going riding and it does still hit at MID and not at the TOP. I will switch back to the origional jetting and just quit moaning and let you guys live a normal life.
But, any input is appreciated. I am willing to try just baout anything.
Thanks!!!
PS: One more thing to add:
The needle I have R1366N from Partsfish.com off the microfiche is 16009B
and the needle N82M from Buykawasaki.com is part # 16009B from the same fiche film. So, I'm assuming they are the same and diffrent manufactures? partsfish.com also recognizes the part # 16009G N82M, while Buykawasaki.com recognizes the part # 16009G for N89B from the same fiche film. Crazy and screwed up. I'm confused now. [/i]