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I tried the gravity method also. After poring a full bottle of fluid in to flush the system I still had no pressure. Had to use vacuum bleeder. Need to keep a really close eye on resi because the bleeder will suck it dry faster than you think. ( Drained mine twice ... Oops)

Well have fun with all that. I just got done doing the exact same thing. Same problem too. Does the new motor come with carbs? If so you will have to change the TPS plug as they are different. I swapped out the ground wire and spliced in the other. Also, the stator wire and neutral safety wire are the same plug, just slightly different colors that was my first mistake. And don't run the bike without the lowers. Good luck , any problems just ask, as I said I literally just got mine on the road last Friday.

Thanks to all who gave suggestions. Hopefully someone else will benefit from my stupidity. Kickstands up and rubber down, Mike.

Well here ya go. Turns out the lowers need to be in place in order to run right. The carb vent tube that dead heads behind the lower was causing a positive pressure in the carburetor when the lower was not installed. It came to me in my sleep the other night. Runs great now. Sorry I sounded a little whiney about it, but it's been torn apart since February. We don't get a whole lot of ride time here in Minnesota.

Gah. This is totally ass backwards. I took the tank off and took the air boxes off. I rigged up a gas can on the passenger foot rest. I fired it up just to check the slide operation, which appeared to be working correctly. Back it out of shop and go for a ride. Runs great. Back to shop, put air boxes back on, go for ride. Runs like ****. Back to shop, take air boxes back off, go for ride, runs great. Jetting in the new carbs? I'm getting so frustrated with the whole thing.

Stock air cleaners are in place. I've had that lesson a couple years ago when I took it for a ride after doing some work on it. Not good. I'm gonna pull the carbs and give em a good scrubbing and see what happens.

I put new plugs in while the motor was out of the bike. I am using my existing coils and CDI. I can wack the throttle in first and it pulls perfectly all the way up. Misses after I shift. The old motor ran great until it crapped out. I do think it's carb related but it's just strange that it works fine in first but not any other gear.

The bike is a 2000 the motor is from a 2007. If that matters. Everything hooked up with no issues so I can't believe there would be anything to do with that.

Woo hoo I fired it up today. Started immediately and ran just as it should. I took it off the lift and took it outside. Sitting in neutral reving it, it seemed to be just fine. I clicked it into first gear and went down the driveway. I turned onto the co rd and when I shifted to second it started missing on the right side. Slowing to a stop it cleared up. Take off in first gear it's great, shift to second missing. Misses all the way to OD. First gear is great. Any ideas.

I'm having some difficulty finding the service manual you mentioned. Help please

Thank you. I have never dealt with a hydraulic clutch before this bike. I've had it now for about 5 years with no issues. I'm getting to know it quite intimately. My dad was a mechanic while I was growing up, and I learned quite a lot from him, but this has been quite a project.

Last fall I had a float stick or needle fail and my crank case filled up with gas and wrecked the motor. I have installed a new used one and I'm having a couple issues. First is the neutral safety switch isn't working, but I may not have plugged it back in. Where is the wire located? Two, me being old school, I gravity blead the clutch. After about half a pint I put everything back together and there was absolutely no pressure. Now it won't run out even. Do I need a mechanical bleeder. Thanks all who look.