Wilsons Sandbox

deanodirt wrote:

> People the mods so far > 1. Cut "L" shape in air box top > 2. Drilled 1/8 hole in slide > 3. Wound out air/fuel screw 3 turns > 4. Placed washers under the needle > 5. Cut large hole in exhaust pipe end > 6. Put on a 14 tooth front sprocket > 7. Put on a 46 tooth rear sprocket > 8. New chain due to the large rear sprocket > > The bike goes well and is a little heavier on juice > > Has anyone tried to reduce the coils on the carby vacuum spring to > see if it gives quicker throttle response please let me know if > anyone has had any luck with it or not, if not i will look at a slide > or pumper carb.

Doing a lot of offroading? That 14/46 must make it quite tractable offroad. As for consuming gas, might want to play with your idle mixture a bit, most end up 2-2.5 turns out. You can drill out the vacuum port on the slide and get a lighter replacement spring from Dynojet, this should give you better (though not great in comparision to a pumper/slide carb) response. Or you can put a round-slide on it, but you'll have to talk to Devon about it, since he's the only person I know that has spent the time getting the RS running well on the KLR. Another option would be to pick up a used Harley Davidson 40mm CV carb, it's got an accelerator pump on it and other than the intake/carb mounting, it's nearly identical to the CVK40 on the KLR. Your local dealer should have shelves of these carbs as it's usually the first thing to go on a new Harley. I've got one, but not yet had the time or money to get it rigged up. Good luck and let us know what the results are! Z DC A5X A12X

Yes - I have cut it - It works. Flamers, get ready -! Yes, cutting works with my klr, but be conservative. I am at 1/2" removed. I have found that 1/2" is a start. When my new parts come in a day or two, I will explore this carb issue future. We know the as we lighten the slide we will get higher airflow and, if done right, correct emulsion. - The speed of slide rise will affect the initial enrichment - to slow and we are adding to much restriction to an already restricted intake port ( LOOK ). CV carbs can be balanced between flow and emulsion. I will be flamed. Again. This case be made; a GS1150 rider was interested in how I ran 90 mph at times with him, as he was also pushing, during a windstorm - it was not a trailer source of wind - 45 degrees headwind- you flamers figure it out. Mike Torst A16 Las Vegas Oh, Dean, sorry - but several listers are chewing on my leg. - Cutting the coils - just a few - ok, works - but the flamers will be here soon.

> -----Original Message----- > From: deanodirt [mailto:dcrutland@...] > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 3:44 PM > To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] mods so far > > People the mods so far > 1. Cut "L" shape in air box top > 2. Drilled 1/8 hole in slide > 3. Wound out air/fuel screw 3 turns > 4. Placed washers under the needle > 5. Cut large hole in exhaust pipe end > 6. Put on a 14 tooth front sprocket > 7. Put on a 46 tooth rear sprocket > 8. New chain due to the large rear sprocket > > The bike goes well and is a little heavier on juice > > Has anyone tried to reduce the coils on the carby vacuum spring to > see if it gives quicker throttle response please let me know if > anyone has had any luck with it or not, if not i will look at a slide > or pumper carb. > >

dcrutland@... wrote:

>People the mods so far >1. Cut "L" shape in air box top >2. Drilled 1/8 hole in slide >3. Wound out air/fuel screw 3 turns >4. Placed washers under the needle >5. Cut large hole in exhaust pipe end >6. Put on a 14 tooth front sprocket >7. Put on a 46 tooth rear sprocket >8. New chain due to the large rear sprocket > >The bike goes well and is a little heavier on juice > >Has anyone tried to reduce the coils on the carby vacuum spring to >see if it gives quicker throttle response please let me know if >anyone has had any luck with it or not, if not i will look at a slide >or pumper carb. > >

216.173.6.149/klr/KLR%20carb%20install/KLR650.html The "latest jetting" isn't the latest jetting, I have to update it since I drilled the top of the airbox. I fit a Mikuni VM38 carb. It's part of a White Bros kit that you can buy that includes throttle assembly and cable. I bought this one at arrowheadmotorsports.com. I have 4x 1" holes drilled in the top of the airbox, and a supertrapp EAR exhaust. The Roundslide, even jetted leaner like mine, is still very inefficient compared to the stock CV carb. BUT, the throttle response is much better. If you are going to buy an aftermarket carb, unless you get a great deal on a 38mm roundslide, I would say spend a little extra and get a pumper. -- Devon Brooklyn, NY A15-Z '01 KLR650 '81 SR500 cafe racer "The truth's not too popular these days....." Arnold Schwarzenneger, in The Running Man

Did you try the orginal chain before buying a new one ? I am using the OEM chain with a 15/45 setup and its fine. There is a little adjustment left, and will be more come spring when I change that to 14/45. Did you notice any real effect affter drilling the slide out ? I want to do this, but hesitate doing something that is nonreversable. Dooden A15 Green Ape

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "deanodirt" wrote: > People the mods so far > 1. Cut "L" shape in air box top > 2. Drilled 1/8 hole in slide > 3. Wound out air/fuel screw 3 turns > 4. Placed washers under the needle > 5. Cut large hole in exhaust pipe end > 6. Put on a 14 tooth front sprocket > 7. Put on a 46 tooth rear sprocket > 8. New chain due to the large rear sprocket > > The bike goes well and is a little heavier on juice > > Has anyone tried to reduce the coils on the carby vacuum spring to > see if it gives quicker throttle response please let me know if > anyone has had any luck with it or not, if not i will look at a slide > or pumper carb.

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