Triumphrat

dazco · 09-24-2005

Ok, I figured out a way to do this without cutting those edges off and i think i know where my bike stands as far as jetting now. I simply removed the plate ! Granted, the filter is then sitting there with nothing holding it in (tho on a speedy it's mounted from the top so no problem with the filer sliding out) and some air can get in the gap between the filter and airbox. But i did this just to test it and see if the extra airlow would be worth cutting the edge off the thing. Not wanting to ride around like that for long obviously, i just rode around the block about a mile.

So what i found was a much worse running bike. The more i opened the throttle the more it hesitated and lost power. It seemed to affect the entire range, but it got worse the more i opened the throttle and faster i went. And the hesitation only happened as the throttle got past about the 1/2 way point. Correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe what this says is that after Tpipes and snorkel removal my jetting, perticularly the main, was running lean and at it's limit for ability to deliver fuel fast enough. The little extra airflow made it too lean and the jet couldn't keep up. That tells me that i ordered those 130's just in time ! So once i install them i expect a quicker bike and hopefully the 130's will be big enough to allow me to try this test again and be successfull, at which time i'll cut the edges off and i should gain a good bit if what the guy (i don't think it was clifford after all, tho i could be wrong either way) who gave me the idea really got the added boost he suggested. i just wonder if the pilots should go up too, tho Dinqua says no to that or needle shims in his carb jetting tutorial. i think he;'s suggesting to only do that if MAJOR airflow is introduced like the freak. In any case, now i can't wait to get those jets in. Alread did the allen head carb screws so it should be a breeze. hey, this is starting to get real fun ! :-D