July 22, 200915 yr i have put new plugs in the bike 2 day and it will now start. but i need to hold the throttlel open 2 keep it runing when i let it go it just die's That would suggest your idle jet(s) are clogged. It is a common occurance.
July 23, 200915 yr Author That would suggest your idle jet(s) are clogged. It is a common occurance. do u know how i would go about uncloging them
July 27, 200915 yr How long has your bike sat, unused? Common for the jets to plug up when old fuel evaporates out, leaving varnish behind, especially in the pilot jets which have very tiny passages and, coincidentally, control the idle fuel mixture. You're likely going to have to remove the float bowls (if you can get to them without removing the carbs, great), unscrew the jets and spray through them with carb cleaner, probe them with very thin copper wire (like one strand from a piece of speaker wire) and then dry them with air. Make sure you see a nice, cylindrical shaft of light coming through them, or they're not clean enough yet.
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