Approx 4 months ago I fitted the V&H street megaphone to my 1982 GS 1100ez. I followed the V&H jetting recommendations of 122.5 for the mains and 47.5 for the pilots and removed air filter lid. I live in West Australia so mainly ride at sea level with a warm climate, the bike ran great with no problems. I really love the pipes and very happy with the purchase.
I've just had to do a top engine rebuild (2mm oversize) and the bike is now 1133cc , so it's basically the size of the GS 1150 engine. I referred to the V&H Jetting recommendations for the GS 1150 and swapped over to the larger main jets of 125.0 for 1 & 4 and 127.5 for 2 and 3. The V&H jetting recommendations didn't mention anything about changing the pilot jets so i left the 47.5's in from the 1100 jetting. The bike runs nice from about 3,000rpm up but can cough and splutter a bit when taking off and down low. My question is should i be using the stock 1150 pilot jets which are smaller then the 47.5's or should i be using a different size altogether. It seemed funny that V&H recommend a chang in the pilot jets for the 1100 but not the 1150, was this a mistake? The bike is completely stock in every other way. Any help you could give would be appreciated.
Thanks
Richard
Comment