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I bought my kat about 10 years ago. It had 14500 km and had not been ridden in awhile. I knew nothing about mechanics and wasn't on this site so i took the bike to a shop and got ripped off. I replaced the stock exhaust with a vance and hines and upped the main jet a bit. The bike ran good.
I then found another shop and got to know the mechanics and trusted them. They did a carb balance and the bike ran better but couldn't wheelie without the clutch. Years went by and i figured i should check the valves. I had a friend who was a mechanic and took the bike to him. Though he mostly worked on ski-doos and quads he checked the valve clearences and they were all within specs. More time passed.
Last year i put pods and a stage three dyno on the bike. Checked the plugs and they were a nice tan color. The bike is fast but still wouldn't wheelie without the clutch. I had come to expect this.
This past winter i did a valve check on my own. Used a .106mm feeler gauge. The specs are .08 to .12. One valve i couldn't get the gauge under but the rest i could but they felt pretty tight to me. so i adjusted all the valves a little looser. About an eighth of a turn all (except the tighter one which i adjusted more).
A couple years ago i bought a set of vaccum gauges for balancing the carbs. Time to try them out. I found out to adjust the #2 carb is gonna take a special tool. Anyway one and two were real close but #4 was out so i adjusted it. Now one and two were slightly out. (note to self
rder the tool). I decided to take it for a spin and change the oil.
I could tell right away the bike was quicker. Road a couple miles and turned around. Started rolling and gave the bike a little throttle to preload the forks. let off and twisted the throttle. UUUUUUUUUUUUUp came the front tire. WTF?
Done 50 miles or so since then and my kat can now wheelie without the clutch ALL the time. I could flip myself over backwards. This bike is a beast. A torque monster. I am calling myself the motorcycle whisperer with my biking buddies.
I then found another shop and got to know the mechanics and trusted them. They did a carb balance and the bike ran better but couldn't wheelie without the clutch. Years went by and i figured i should check the valves. I had a friend who was a mechanic and took the bike to him. Though he mostly worked on ski-doos and quads he checked the valve clearences and they were all within specs. More time passed.
Last year i put pods and a stage three dyno on the bike. Checked the plugs and they were a nice tan color. The bike is fast but still wouldn't wheelie without the clutch. I had come to expect this.
This past winter i did a valve check on my own. Used a .106mm feeler gauge. The specs are .08 to .12. One valve i couldn't get the gauge under but the rest i could but they felt pretty tight to me. so i adjusted all the valves a little looser. About an eighth of a turn all (except the tighter one which i adjusted more).
A couple years ago i bought a set of vaccum gauges for balancing the carbs. Time to try them out. I found out to adjust the #2 carb is gonna take a special tool. Anyway one and two were real close but #4 was out so i adjusted it. Now one and two were slightly out. (note to self
rder the tool). I decided to take it for a spin and change the oil.I could tell right away the bike was quicker. Road a couple miles and turned around. Started rolling and gave the bike a little throttle to preload the forks. let off and twisted the throttle. UUUUUUUUUUUUUp came the front tire. WTF?
Done 50 miles or so since then and my kat can now wheelie without the clutch ALL the time. I could flip myself over backwards. This bike is a beast. A torque monster. I am calling myself the motorcycle whisperer with my biking buddies.
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