"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
04/25/2019 at 13:25 • Filed to: None
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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
04/25/2019 at 13:25 • Filed to: None | 5
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Runs like dookie. Still puzzling out why. The 90/120 jet combo that is recommended when using pod filters results in the bike results in being so rich it barely runs, won’t rev over 8k, and lots of smoke. Well okay then. 78/115 stock jets result in lean as hell and rev hanging. Well okay then. So I go intermediate and do 90/115 which is ridable but it’s not happy, so I need to order a couple ~82 or so jets.
Something else I discovered when I rebuilt the slides was that one of the needles was wiggling around in its holder and the other one was rock solid. I made the assumption they should both be rock solid and when I put the rebuild kit parts in there that was indeed the case. Well, turns out no. The needle needs to be able to wiggle so it can “float” in the emulsion tube and the fact that they’r e solid means they aren’t able to control the fuel like they’re supposed to. So I’ll fix that and see if that improves the situation much. Got a new rear fender/tail light assembly on and I love the way it looks now. Fun fact: that fender is a cut-up front fender off of a Yamaha R6.
Pich, with Z32 now featuring Civic [Si] / No
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/25/2019 at 14:00 |
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Stop the teasing Jake
AlfaCorse
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/25/2019 at 14:16 |
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How’s the condition of the rubber carb insulator boots? Hanging idle can be an air leak here and at the same time you could be not getting enough airflow through the carbs if leaking bad enough. Look for little cracks in the rubber.
Mercedes Streeter
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/25/2019 at 14:21 |
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This bike is really coming together! :) I can’t wait to see the finished product! You make me really want to get a CX500 to turn into a cafe racer.
No..bad Mercedes *closes Craigslist window*
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> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/25/2019 at 14:22 |
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Looks good though. Good motivation to keep trying.
Pickup_man
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/25/2019 at 15:14 |
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Pods are a fickle bitch, took me a long time to get mine dialed in to where the bike was at least acceptable. I’m still lean on the bottom end, but the pilot screws are maxed out and I’ve got the biggest jets I can find. Mid range and top end is dialed though.
I’d say to just buy every jet size between the two, just in case the 82's aren’t quite right.
CobraJoe
> Mercedes Streeter
04/25/2019 at 15:54 |
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I kind of want to get another CX500, I sold mine about 10 years ago.
It’s a brilliant little bike, and quite affordable now...
nermal
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/25/2019 at 17:12 |
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How many carbs on the bike? If > 1, have you made sure that you sync’d them?
My bike was borked as a result of un-sync’d carbs, getting them properly tuned helped a lot .
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> nermal
04/25/2019 at 20:27 |
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Yeah they’re sync’d. Double checked yesterday.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Mercedes Streeter
04/25/2019 at 20:28 |
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They’re like... $500 all the time
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> AlfaCorse
04/25/2019 at 20:29 |
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They seem okay but I guess I might as well rule them out cuz these look original and new ones are like $17
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Pich, with Z32 now featuring Civic [Si] / No
04/25/2019 at 20:30 |
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teasing?