79 GS550 Carbs

[A1doRains]

How do you adjust the carb settings for this year, I have 2 Air Screws and 1 fuel screw underneath the bowls? Thanks for the help.

[Agemax]

welcome.....first of all, you introduce yourself in the GS owners forum. tell us a bit about yourself, and a bit about your bike and its history.
a few pics are nice too, we like pics.
then you can ask some tech. questions and sooner or later the big cheese will pop along and give you his mega welcome, which includes links to all the info you could possibly need to help you sort your ride out.

any questions after that, feel free to ask.

[BassCliff]

Greetings and Salutations!!

Hi Mr. A1dorains,

The VM carbs are usually started at 7/8 to 1 turn out on the fuel screw, 1.5 to 2.0 turns out on the air screw. Adjust as necessary. See the carb tuning information on my little website. Here's your "mega-welcome".

If you are here you probably have a 30 year old motorcycle that needs about 20 years worth of maintenance. You'll find all kinds of helpful tips, procedures, manuals, diagrams, "how-to" guides, etc, in the links below. Let's get started.

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Here is your very own magical, mystical, mythical, mind-expanding "mega-welcome". Please take notice of the "Top 10 Common Issues", "Top 15 Tips For GS Happiness", the Carb Cleanup Series, and the Stator Papers. All of these tasks must be addressed in order to have a safe, reliable machine. This is what NOT to do: Top 10 Newbie Mistakes. Now let me roll out the welcome mat for you...



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More links to helpful threads in the forum:
Help! Your Bike Won't Start
DON'T DO THESE THINGS
Help! Your Bike Won't Run Well
Oh God! Pods!


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Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Big T]

How do you adjust the carb settings for this year, I have 2 Air Screws and 1 fuel screw underneath the bowls? Thanks for the help.

It depends on your intake and exhaust set up, more info needed