06 runs poorly not anymore

[cw1263]

First I would like to thank the guy who asked if I had the lower cowlings off. I synced the carbs last night, rode today no better. On the test ride held my hand over left air box opening bike immediatly ran better. Came home took two shop rags folded in half and taped over front of air boxes one each side. Bike now runs great. Either forcing to much air or creating a vacuum and starving the carbs of air.

[V7Goose]

That is great news - glad you got is sorted out.

 

And glad we got the information on this here - it is a new "quirk" about these bikes that we did not know until now!

Goose

 

Oh, just in case you get the urge to figure out if it was too much or too little air, here is an easy way that should show it instantly. Just tape a piece of paper over the intake of the filter box, with tape only on one side and the free edge of the paper just barely touching the other side of the opening. Now when you get up to speed the flap of paper should wither obviously be sucked into the opening or be pulled away from it. I'd probably do that with both filters, but reverse the side the tape is on (meaning on one the free edge of the paper is on the tank side, and on the other the free edge on the out side). This might show the issue more on one and not the other.

Edited October 13, 2010 by V7Goose