nelson rigg sb900's

[klrjock]

My A9 has been giving me problems, and I could really use some suggestions. The bike won't start without the choke, even in warm weather when it normally does not require the choke to start. Once it starts, it won't run without choke. Obviously, it's lean somewhere, but I can't find it. The pilot is out 2 turns. There's also an audible miss when it idles. Idle is not smooth; it repeatedly makes a sound like it's cutting out, but doesn't. This was before I installed a new plug. I put a new plug in it recently, now it won't stay running longer than about 1.5 seconds. When the problem first started, I took apart my exhaust connections and sealed them with high temp silicone seal. I did not replace any pieces to the exhaust at that time. I've been using a supertrapp muffler for several years. I've also had the carb apart looking for the problem. There was a small tear in the diaphragm, so I replaced it. That made a small improvement, but the problem persists. Is there something I could have done/not done while the working on the carb? The bike also has installed an aftermarket, paper filter and a carb kit. These were not recent changes. They were put in long before this condition arose. What do you think? Any help greatly appreciated.

[Tim Nielsen]

Anyone else using these saddlebags? Was playing around with them today, and wondering where the best place to secure the lower straps. They're huge, which I like, but they're huge, which I don't like so much. Anyone else's insight into how they have them secured would be helpful. Tim

[Judson D. Jones]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "klrjock" wrote:

> > > My A9 has been giving me problems, and I could really use some > suggestions. > > The bike won't start without the choke, even in warm weather when it > normally does not require the choke to start. Once it starts, it > won't run without choke. Obviously, it's lean somewhere, but I can't > find it. The pilot is out 2 turns. There's also an audible miss > when it idles. Idle is not smooth; it repeatedly makes a sound like > it's cutting out, but doesn't. This was before I installed a new > plug. I put a new plug in it recently, now it won't stay running > longer than about 1.5 seconds. > > When the problem first started, I took apart my exhaust connections > and sealed them with high temp silicone seal. I did not replace any > pieces to the exhaust at that time. I've been using a supertrapp > muffler for several years. > > I've also had the carb apart looking for the problem. There was a > small tear in the diaphragm, so I replaced it. That made a small > improvement, but the problem persists. Is there something I could > have done/not done while the working on the carb? > > The bike also has installed an aftermarket, paper filter and a carb > kit. These were not recent changes. They were put in long before > this condition arose. > > What do you think? > > Any help greatly appreciated.

What are your valve clearances?