The floats aren't upside down, are they?
I've always used a YUSA 12a-a but I'm wondering if it's the best I can do. Is there a battery brand that is superior to others? I've seen...
In my cleaner I use plain water with a drop or two of dish soap. They do sell "ultrasonic cleaning liquid" but the bubbles do the cleaning....
Clutch cable
If it ran fine the LAST thing you want to do is tear into the carbs!! Check EVERYTHING ELSE FIRST.
While the bike is running spray a fine mist of water on the coils. After years, the stock coils have been known to develop hairline cracks from...
Sometimes cleaning the float valve seat with a golf tee helps clean out debris that prevents the needle from seating. I'd concentrate on the...
It's not unusual for the condensation to smell like gasoline. If you did indeed have raw gas dripping out of the exhaust the bike would be...
Did you check the compression "wet" or "dry". Add a few squirts of oil into the cylinders to do a wet test. You might have a ring or 2 hanging up.
Looks like it's coming down the factory assemble line. Sweet.
That's it!!!
If it's what I think it is, you are one in a million to have that out of the carb bowl. The hole that the tube goes down in has a SMALL orifice...
Check the wires and spark plug caps. Rust forms in the caps.
I've had my 82 XJ650J since 1985. Had it apart and back together several times. Downriver, MI
