jetting for altitude?

[Guest]

I don't know if this is a real concern or not, but if a vacation trip was going to be done at a higher altitude say ranging from 1000 to 3000 ft higher than where you normally ride, is it necessary to jet for the higher altitude or is that just a wasted effort?
Currently the bike has stock everything, airbox, jets and exhaust.

[Dave8338]

I don't know if this is a real concern or not, but if a vacation trip was going to be done at a higher altitude say ranging from 1000 to 3000 ft higher than where you normally ride, is it necessary to jet for the higher altitude or is that just a wasted effort?
Currently the bike has stock everything, airbox, jets and exhaust.

In full stock format, it shouldn't be needed. If you were going to drag the thing in Denver, you would want to lean it out a little. As it is...It may even run a little better.

You will likely notice a little less power but plenty to spare.

[Big T]

Denver - Hah!

I routinely run from sea level to 6,000' without a problem.

I don't think you'd be having an issue unless you're over 8-9,000', where the air starts to thin out

I remember there was a guy in central Colorado who needed to lean his carbs out, especially after his "mechanic" made them richer than stock

[blakebird]

I'm at 6,100 ft just at the southeast edge of Denver, and my GS runs a little fat here, but it's not worth doing anything about. CV carbs should handle the altitude changes better than a regular slide carb, and I wouldn't want to lean it out here and head to the coast and run it on the lean side....

I haven't had the GS much higher in elevation yet with winter in full effect, I just bought it in Oct and spent the first couple of months sorting and tinkering...

[rideOn]

i did not notice any difference moving from wv to myrtle beach last year. not as big an elevation change as others post.

[bwringer]

Won't be a problem.

I've been to Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina on my GS several times (6,684 feet) and never even noticed a difference.

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Like others said, you'll be fine.

[Clone]

Thanks for all the feedback.