biofractal Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share #26 Posted October 23, 2014 Freebird and V7Goose. First off all I want to say THANK YOU for the time. Time is money and I appreciate every second you guys spend of your valuable time writing about the technical issue I have. Being that said I am sorry if I came out the wrong way, I was not doubting what V7Goose said about the jets... what I wrote does not reflect that and I understand it... sorry I agree with you (V7Goose) about not taking unsupported opinions and get facts.... However I have noticed your expertise and knowledge (reading articles and comments about you), and the fact that the Motion pro tool does not feel like a professional tool, I decided to trust your opinion. This is later confirmed by Freebird's comments about how much experience you have with this bikes and motorcycles in general. OK.... Now that I made a bit more clear my point, I would like to say that I need to open the carbs again, set the floats, get new jets etc etc or to pay good $$$ to someone to do it.... OR... keep running the bike like I have for the last 3 months and get 37mpg... which is not terrible or unbearable. I have not encountered any hesitation problems with riding the bike... not even in 5th gear at very slow speed and then rolling in the throttle. Like I said before is more of a matter of having my bike working how she is supposed to and learn and save money in the process. If I just pay someone to do it I will always will have to rely on someone to do it... and don't like that. If I enjoy doing something like I do working on my bike, then I better learn and no better opportunity than learning from you guys... I have several things that play against me solving this issue. #1 I don't have a garage where I can work, I have to do it in the parking lot of where I live. #2 Limited tools and knowledge #3 the summer is gone, days are shorter and colder. Thank you all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamagrl Posted October 23, 2014 Share #27 Posted October 23, 2014 Watch this short youtube clip about rebuilding the carbs A while back Dingy posted this with a link for purchasing them. I bought them and they proved to be priceless. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=84030 If you order, tell Damon that Heather Cox said hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIC Posted October 24, 2014 Share #28 Posted October 24, 2014 I had been chasing carb problems for a while. I replaced diaphragms with the typical holes in them with new ones. The problem continued to some degree with a slight popping at a steady throttle hold, hard cold starting, crappy gas mileage and a bad gas smell in the garage after riding. Long story made short, The new diaphragms were not sealing correctly. After carefully reinstalling them, one of them took 3 times, I got them to properly seal. Now, I am in love with the bike all over again. It actually scared me when I took it for a ride after fixing it, I jumped on it and it took off like a rocket ! I spun the tire shifting into 2nd. This was last Sunday and I have ridden the bike everyday and had a bike smile on my face ever since ! Be sure your carb diaphragms are perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamagrl Posted October 24, 2014 Share #29 Posted October 24, 2014 Watch this short youtube clip about rebuilding the carbs A while back Dingy posted this with a link for purchasing them. I bought them and they proved to be priceless. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=84030 If you order, tell Damon that Heather Cox said hello. I forgot to mention that these are about the 1st gen so I'm certain there will be some differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V7Goose Posted October 24, 2014 Share #30 Posted October 24, 2014 Freebird and V7Goose. [snip] Being that said I am sorry if I came out the wrong way, I was not doubting what V7Goose said about the jets... what I wrote does not reflect that and I understand it... sorry [snip] Thank you all... No need for appologies - I saw nothing in your posts to take offense at. I do not play games with words, and I try to assume others do not either - if you want to offend me, you need to get straight to the point! As Freebird said, I'm usually the one who offends others by just bluntly saying what I think without trying to sugar coat it and obscure the real meaning. The offense is never intended, but often taken... Anyway, I hope you can get it figured out and running right. Goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biofractal Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share #31 Posted October 25, 2014 Thanks for all your comments. ... I got offered some help from one of the guys here.... mini-muffin When we're done I will post the results and what was messing things up. Thanks to everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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