Yeah there are a lot of 4 strokes around where I live too, but I dont have any money, and nobody wants to do trades.
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Yeah there are a lot of 4 strokes around where I live too, but I dont have any money, and nobody wants to do trades.
1984 Kawasaki KLT110 (sold)
1980 Yamaha YT125
1995 Polaris Sportsman 400
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Ok, I took the trike out for a spin today and she seemed to run okay. It started after a few pulls with the choke on, then after a little experimenting, it seemed to run best on half choke. I drove it about a quarter mile to a friends house to work on his 185s, and left it running, and it actually idled nicely. I didn't want to shut it off because I was afraid I wouldnt be able to start it again. haha. but then we drove about a mile just for fun and she went fine. I took it out on the highway, and in 5th gear I can only get to about half throttle, and it will start to get a little bit boggy. but thats fast enough anyways. I have some boyesen reeds on the way, so maybe it will run even better with those in. and I am making an aluminum airbox for it. does anybody know how I should go about this?
1984 Kawasaki KLT110 (sold)
1980 Yamaha YT125
1995 Polaris Sportsman 400
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Hey fender, let me know if those reeds don't fit, there are 2 sizes and people change them alot. I've got a set of the smaller boyesen reed petals and the bigger reed cage.. so i got no use.
To get that needle to sit best, take a q-tip and some tooth paste and 'lap' where the needle sits in the carb. I'm not sure if you can get just the needle, but, if you cant, just get a carb kit. If you don't have the stock airbox then you'll need some bigger jets, the stock box is ultra restrictive.
For a stock setup, youll nee a 110main and a number 20 pilot jet. The idle mixture screw should be turned 1 1/2 turns out roughly. nd idle at 1500-1600 RPM
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My airbox design is kind of an rectangular tube that covers the filter and curves up to right under the bottom of the seat. it will be completely sealed and enclosed, except I am going to drill a few holes in the way top, and maybe put a little screen over that. Right now I dont even have an airbox on it, do you think that could cause poor running? And with my new airbox design I plan on using, what size jets should I use? And when you say "lap" the needle seat, do you mean kind of scrub it with the toothpaste?
1984 Kawasaki KLT110 (sold)
1980 Yamaha YT125
1995 Polaris Sportsman 400
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