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Post your favorite carb adjustment method.

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I guess I can say the same thing, I'll stick with the way I have found to work easiest. :-) I guess I've been doing it that way long enough that it seems much simpler too. :-) Thats one of the great things about these forums.
The topic was "how do you". We both replied with a different method for the same purpose. Either method works. I am certain of that. The members can try both and make a choice.

Uhhhh, I would not say my bike is set up too rich. Yes, it is set on the rich side, but my plugs burn a light golden brown......which is in normal range.
I agree I could set it up leaner, but I prefer not to with the temperatures down here and particularly with a viewpoint of being stuck sitting in traffic on a roasting day.

Earl

KEITH KRAUSE said:
Hi Earl. Like you said, whatever works for you. :)
I don't agree with the procedure. The end result may be the same but I'll stay with the way I've learned. I've always had good results. Seems much simpler too.
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speaking of "roasting days", Omaha(where I hail from) hit around 100 degrees today w/ no real breeze at all. I pose a question for any who wish to answer, should i shut it down @ red lights, or anywhere the bike sits @ idle for more than a minute or two?
 
I have a temp guage on the 1150, so I know when the temp is maxed out.
The problem I see with shutting down the bike sitting in traffic is if anyone comes up from behind or for any reason, you need to get out of the way quickly, you cant. It would leave you a sitting duck. If we look at it from the standpoint of possibly toasting the engine, or possibly being run down, its an easy decision.

It takes more than a few minutes at a traffic light to be a concern.

Earl




hemp_1 said:
speaking of "roasting days", Omaha(where I hail from) hit around 100 degrees today w/ no real breeze at all. I pose a question for any who wish to answer, should i shut it down @ red lights, or anywhere the bike sits @ idle for more than a minute or two?
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wow, all this good knowledge and now a dumb question:

I have I think the JV carbs (they aren't the ones in that 'carb cleaning series' of pics), and a bone stock '78 GS1000E.

Where are these screws you speak guys are talking about?
 
A 78 1000 has VM carbs and does NOT have the mixture screws we are referring to on the CV carbs. The VM series has a fuel pilot and a air screw. The two together would be the equivalent of a mixture screw.

Earl


Psychoholic said:
wow, all this good knowledge and now a dumb question:

I have I think the JV carbs (they aren't the ones in that 'carb cleaning series' of pics), and a bone stock '78 GS1000E.

Where are these screws you speak guys are talking about?
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earlfor said:
I have a temp guage on the 1150, so I know when the temp is maxed out.
The problem I see with shutting down the bike sitting in traffic is if anyone comes up from behind or for any reason, you need to get out of the way quickly, you cant. It would leave you a sitting duck. If we look at it from the standpoint of possibly toasting the engine, or possibly being run down, its an easy decision.

It takes more than a few minutes at a traffic light to be a concern.

Earl
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I saw, and have considered attempting to mount, a fan and cowl system on a KZ1000. I do not know where it came from, but the cowl was an adaptation of a scoop and fairing joined together to support a fan and some ducting. The fan was electric(and thus risky on a GS) and could easily be adapted to be switch operated.
If I lived in a hellishly hot area (Phoenix in the summer... Death Valley... Palm Springs) I would really look in to this to assist in slow traffic or city riding. Just flip the fan on when you are stopped or creeping along....
 
Dark Jedi said:
earlfor said:
I have a temp guage on the 1150, so I know when the temp is maxed out.
The problem I see with shutting down the bike sitting in traffic is if anyone comes up from behind or for any reason, you need to get out of the way quickly, you cant. It would leave you a sitting duck. If we look at it from the standpoint of possibly toasting the engine, or possibly being run down, its an easy decision.

It takes more than a few minutes at a traffic light to be a concern.

Earl
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I saw, and have considered attempting to mount, a fan and cowl system on a KZ1000. I do not know where it came from, but the cowl was an adaptation of a scoop and fairing joined together to support a fan and some ducting. The fan was electric(and thus risky on a GS) and could easily be adapted to be switch operated.
If I lived in a hellishly hot area (Phoenix in the summer... Death Valley... Palm Springs) I would really look in to this to assist in slow traffic or city riding. Just flip the fan on when you are stopped or creeping along....
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I'm also highly interested in this mod. Please PM me the specifications you have.

Thank you,
Dm of mD
 
No details as of yet, I saw it on the bike a while back, but never saw the owner to get details. Knowing it exists is enough to get me looking...

I did notice that the newer Z1000 has a very similar cowling around it's radiator. I'm thinking this may be the base of that mod I saw, or at least a similar starting point.

Sub a hi-flow electric fan in place of the radiator, and make mounts for it all.

z1000.jpg
 
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