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So I've been riding the pants off this bike and trying to keep it maintained as best I can, and obviously modifying it. It has developed a "fuel starving" situation and I can't figure it out.... It started happening after I eliminated my "kleen air" system and substituted a filter... It's not really fuel starving however, because I've checked the carbs, and they're all good, delivering fuel, flowing freely and synched.. My spark plugs tell me I'm jetting correctly, maybe a little on the rich side. The bike cruises just fine at a given speed, and then it just kind of looses a little bit of push... It seems to be worse when I ride in a cross wind.
Could this be a ventury effect in the airbox, when a cross wind blows, by sucking air out of the airbox? Is the valve train acting funny because it's quite exposed to ambient air temps (30F). My vavles are clicking a little, and I will get in there as soon as I can to re-adjust them again.
What do you guys think? X? Eric? All suggestions are welcome!
Could this be a ventury effect in the airbox, when a cross wind blows, by sucking air out of the airbox? Is the valve train acting funny because it's quite exposed to ambient air temps (30F). My vavles are clicking a little, and I will get in there as soon as I can to re-adjust them again.
What do you guys think? X? Eric? All suggestions are welcome!