1993 kx 500 kips valve tuning

[b4himdude]

not bad not bad.i was already out giving her the run by the time you posted so i didnt do the plug chop. seemed to be a little better on the second clip position than the m did on the 1st position. a little more responsive. i really have the urge to try the first position. i guess at some point im going to have to say ok enuf is enuf and just be happy shes running strong again. . so between talking with you and  reading the informative post from blaster ive learned something about  this carburetor. thank both of you and everybody else that gave a minute to me with their thoughts. ill be reading post from time and posting some of my mown things if thats ok. love the smell of burning premix. mmmmmmmm 

[Foxx4Beaver]

I wouldn't try the top notch with the "R" until you get a chance to do some plug chops with it in the 2nd from top....no need to push the envelope that far yet.

[b4himdude]

 10-4 ill do a few before i even think about moving it.

[b4himdude]

i really dont know what the deal with my bikes performance is. at first it was sluggish in the low to middle range revs but it would cough it up and get on it once i got to the higher revs. then i changed some jetting and found that i was too rich dropped 3 on the pilot and from a n82m needle to a n82r needle/. once again t seemed to have it all cleaned up but,ill be d**ned if the bitch isnt doing it again. i wonder if i havent got some packing wadded up in the tail end of my answer spark arrester. i might just run the stock silencer and see what happens ,because im flustered. float too low. doesnt make sense to be if the high rpms cleari it out. ,.AAAAARGH. douche the hell pout of the carb again until nothings left but shine on every square inch of it inside and out. s.o.b this is downer...... any other thoughts?

[alward25]

r u sure your KIPS is actuating?

[Foxx4Beaver]

how sacked out are your reeds?

[b4himdude]

the kips better be activating ill have to look at that little 10mm nut again and make sure it hasnt loosened off. as far as reeds..sacked? they all look full on both sides. i have another set i could try puting those in. they  both look pretty much the same condition

[b4himdude]

[b4himdude]

......and as far as the kips (i know it isnt the preferred method) but the nut is tight so i GENTLY used a pair of curved ind needle nose and moved the lever back and forth about 80% of the way back and forth ...all seemed smooth.i heard the valves rotating. didnt remove exhaust

[Foxx4Beaver]

a sacked out set of reeds can still "look" good and still sit flat.
try flipping them over, and see if it makes any difference.

[b4himdude]

ill give it a shot thats easy enough

[Foxx4Beaver]

no guarantee's it'll work, but try it before spending any money.

[b4himdude]

so i flipped em over now this is what it looks like.            i dont know if you can see it or not but theres a little gap between   reeds and the cage now. it starts small and gets progressively larger as the reeds reach the end of the cage.Consistant though.not good?

[b4himdude]

man this is f'kn driving me nuts.ts probably just something stupid.

[Foxx4Beaver]

put the reeds back to how they were.
I don't know what you're riding style is...but try riding it in a lower gear than you usual would, so it's more in the upper revs, and see how it runs and if it loads up still.