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    #31
    Not to hijack but I bought a couple of Stihl's and it's mixed 50:1. They told me with Stihl oil I can run that mix in anything.
    Apparently not.
    Alan

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    Weaned on a '74 450 Honda
    Graduated to an '82 GS850GL
    Now riding an '83 GS1100GL
    Added an '82 GS1100GL

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      #32
      It depends ultimately on stoichiometry. SO yes maybe the Stihl works miracles?
      I do recall 50:1 Bombardier oil being crazy expensive compared to generic oil in the 80s
      Never killed and engine on generic though.
      1983 GS 550 LD
      2009 BMW K1300s

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        #33
        Originally posted by Cipher View Post
        What? This is a silly post,
        Those plugs have not got any discernible marking indicating that this OP is indeed trolling.
        Who the heck cant peer down the side of the plug? What a waste of time and money.
        Thanks, much appreciated.
        1983 GS650G
        Build thread: http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=66251.0

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          #34
          ur welcome.
          buy a exhaust gas analyzer
          1983 GS 550 LD
          2009 BMW K1300s

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            #35
            Heres a read direct from NGK.

            MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
            1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550

            NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.


            I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.

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              #36
              Originally posted by Cipher View Post
              ur welcome.
              buy a exhaust gas analyzer
              I actually considered the Innovate LM-2 with weld-in bung in order to do data logging, but I've already spent enough money on this thing.
              1983 GS650G
              Build thread: http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=66251.0

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                #37
                Originally posted by ddlaz View Post
                I had velocity stacks and it ran ok, very rich but it had a weird bogging at cruising speed/rpm. Took off the stacks and put on filters but it was severely rich to the point it didn't want to go anywhere.
                Here's a follow-up. I got my velocity stacks installed, and I do indeed have a stumble/hesitation at cruising throttle position once the bike warms up (which indicates rich to me, and my plugs have more soot than I've ever seen on a plug, but who knows what circuit is causing that because I haven't done a chop yet). I switched back to filters and it has the same issue, just not as bad. I tried switching the main to DJ155 and initially it felt great, but on subsequent rides it was performing like crap. This is when I realized I drilled way too big of a hole in my slides. Got that resolved (back to stock size, not dynojet size), but it didn't help.

                So I'm starting back at square one and making sure I have the right main jet to start. I'll try some more plug chops, but if those don't work I'll take it to a local shop to put it on the dyno. $70 a pop though. But it very well might end up that there isn't enough vacuum with velocity stacks for the slides to operate properly, and I'll have to start all over again with filters.
                1983 GS650G
                Build thread: http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=66251.0

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                  #38
                  Please don't tell me that you're trying to run open, unfiltered velocity stacks on a street bike...

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