Southwest (us) carb clinic?

Is there anyone out there who is knowlegable enough, and willing to do a carb clinic in AZ, SoCal, or anywhere within a day ride from phoenix? I think I just missed one in California :-\

 

I'm located in Ventura CA, have the tools and know-how, but lack the place to do the job. If anyone would be interested in offering up their space, I'd be willing to show up.

 

I'd be all for offering up my garage as a ple to do it, unfortunately I wouldn't have a place for you to stay (roomates). perhaps someone who would be interested in partaking in a carb clinic has an extra room or something?

Thats quite the ride from Ventura to Phoenix just to do some carbies though...

 

I have all the equipment needed. With 4 bikes it seems that I'm adjusting carbs all the time. I don't have much room though.
Someday I hope to go to F.I. and get rid of the carbs alltogether like this guy who installed a Megasquirt setup on his XJ1100.
http://www.hal-pc.org/~dhutch/

 

It's a thought. I've a very dear friend out in Phoenix I haven't seen in 8 years. He's gotten married in the interum and has a daughter now. Perfect excuse to ride.

 

Well, let me know, I should be able to free up a few days between now and october, after that I will hopefully be starting a second job, and be lacking in the free-time department.

 

Ditto, just got a call from a prospective job in Redding CA. Might be headed there for an interview shortly!

 

well, if you get the itch to ride to AZ, let me know ;-)

 

Will do. Just too many things that need to be done before I can play and I've only a month left to do it all. I gotta get me a couple of clones.

 

Kanesson, I haven't been around for a while as my wife had some pretty intense surgery recently, if you need some carb help when all this settles down around here (I'll let you know when it does) I'd be glad to help.... only problem is there is nowhere to get parts in a reasonable time frame here. (Worst case seneraio) You could end up stranded.
Up to you, when things settle down I'll give a hollar.
Mike

 

That would be cool Mike, I'd take any excuse to take another trip up to the mountains (I've gone twice in the last few weeks). Assuming I didn't have to be back to the valley for work in a timely manner, I wouldn't really be worries about getting stranded there. I grew up in Show Low (as I've probably mentioned before) and have friends I'm sure I could stay with if needed.

Come to think of it though, I'm not sure if I would
want to do any tuning up there. my bike kind of runs like crap up there (it runs a little rich down here, so up there it practically drowns.

Anyways, let me know if/when your up for it.

also, I hope your wife recovers well, and hope it wasn't something too serious.

 

I'm near Sedona, and would be interested in swinging by. My carbs seem fine now (knock on wood), but always interested.

 

Just spoke to SWMBO and she was game to let me head out so long as I drove the Max down in the bed of my pickup! Where is the adventure in that??? What is a fellow to do? I want to ride it down but my butt and back probably wouldn't enjoy it near as much as I would. She may have a point. I'll keep working this issue and let you all know if I can pull it off.

 

Weeelllllllll, if you were to trailor (or truck) it here, a day trip would atleast be in order. Arizona has some fantastic highways, especially up through the mountains.

 

I used to vacation down that way in the fall and miss the beauty of the hills. Suppose now would be a good time to catch up with what I've been missing the last 15 years. Gotta wait for the money train to pull in on the 15 to see if I've any cash to play with.

 

Let me know, there is a possability of myself getting a promotion, and being able to make my own hours... which would rock.

 

If you want to ride up this way, and I don't have to work, I'd be game for some riding. I know some really choice spots up here to ride and into New Mexico (the forests and high deserts) and throughout the White Mountains (Heber to Alpine).
Another real nice 3/4 day ride is to Hannagan Meadow Lodge on the Coronado Trail. (if the reastuarant is still open)


Kanesson if you tune that baby a bit rich up here then it should be ok in the desert, then you would be good to go wherever you want to ride.
Give me some dates that work so I can see where my calander is, I work 12 hr shifts and the days I work are just that Work Days.

Wife is doing better now it's been 2.5 weeks, THANK GOD!!!!

 

Well, things at work a quite hecktic right now, we are extremely short on staff, so I don't think I could get away anytime in the near future. Also, I laid my bike down, and I really did a number on my right ankle, they Xrayed with, but still couldn't tell me if it was broken, sprained, or torn ligaments, so I'm waiting that out to see if it gets any better. But don't worry the bike is fine, picked it up and rode it the rest of the way to work.

 

Lotsa work........ good thing/bad thing!
Bike on the ground........ real bad thing!!!!
Hope the ankle heals real soon!!!!

Just say when on the ride
Mike

 

i'm in sedona (arizona), have a fairly sizeable garage and driveway (ie - parking space). i can't promise much in the way of accomodation, but camping this time of year is mild, comfortable, and fun.

i would absolutely be up to hosting a gathering for a carb clinic at my place if there are: a) an individual(s) who knows what they're doing and b) a willingness to either crash in my back yard, in the living room or elsewhere.

 

I'm up for a weekend ride. Got the tools and the ability to tune, just don't know the magic in changing needle height, jetting or any other monkey business mods. I run straight stock and prefer it to simplify tuning.

 

I don't need any tuning at the moment but I could come and offer support if someone else brings the tools and equipment.

 

Mine doesn't need a tune right now but I got the tools and the know how.
I also just set my carbs up stock, too many variables to experiment and that cuts deep into the ride time!!!
If your going to be in St. Johns AZ and only need a sync and color tune, just give me a PM, we'll set up a time.

 

I'm back... Still interested in a tune up one of these days, so whos up for it?

 

Where ya been?

It's peretty darn cold up here now......
It will have to be after the holidays, between the holidays and work there are 2 elk hunts that I need to take some folks on.

After that, even if you want to trailer or truck it!? Up to you.

 

I've been pretty busy with work and recovering from that little spill that tore a few muscles in my ankle. I also didnt have a computer for a while, thankfully I've got a new one.

I should really get my jeep together and do some duck huntin up there.... I miss duck hunting :-( its been too long.

 

Used to be my favorite hunting, until, a friend of mine got Lymes from it and came real close to checking out.
Gave it up about 10 yrs ago. Also pi$$e$ me off that AZ wants to seel a stamp in addition to the Fed.

But I am going Elk hunting next Friday.

We're feeling lucky!?!

 

Well, I'm more available now than I was before, and in more of a need as well. Is there any interest from anyone else at this point in time?

 

Role Call?

 

I would have to plan it between semesters. I don't want to have to ride like an idiot to make it down there on Friday night, wrench Saturday, and have to head home Sunday morning. If I can find a three day weekend, I'll pony up.

 

If you guys in Arizona or SW would really like to learn carbs or have me hold a clinic I could do that. Right now I'm out of work so I have time as my business just tanked.

But we'd have to do it soon as it's getting warmer. I have the tools,
a 4 rack vacuum gauges for syncin' and do all my own work.
I started drag racing bikes since 1986 and do all my own work on my cars and bikes.

I did a picture document and write up on the skipping 2nd gear fix and how to undercut gears on the 1100 motor years ago.

I can't offer accomdations but there is a KOA camp ground just about 6 miles from my house for visitors.

I may be redoing an XJ750 soon, but I'd offer to tear down my 1100's carbs and go threw them with a group, plus I have a lot of documentation on CV carbs I could hand out.

Dig out the Barbie, throw some burgers on and make a day or 2 on a weekend of a learning curve to some fella's that are among the amature ranks of mechanichood.

 

Hmm... tempting. Got a buddy in Tempe I haven't seen in 8 years (married with a little girl now, we keep in touch). Mommy seems agreeable, time frame is an issue. Any ideas?

 

I am game any weekend (so it appears).

Rob, whats keeping you from coming, school work or both?

Anyone else up for a little bit of wrenching fun? I really want to get my carbs tip top. I pulled them off to get at my cam chain tensioner, and could see some caramel like coloring on the inside. I know nothing of carbs, but it makes me uneasy.


Also, I will see if I cannot snag a spare set of carbs that I saw sitting in a junk yard today for cheap, and then see if I cannot turn them into a nice set of backups.

 

Little of both. Boss is hot for folks to put off vacations and so on for at least the next year (we're hip deep in development, deadlines looming), and school two nights a week with the attendant homework make taking off a real challenge.

 

I'd like to see at least 5 confirmed people that would like to do this that will show, and I'd rather get it done before the end of April. I'm available for any weekend, but at least 5 people need to organize between themselves what weekend they are free to get together.

Believe me I know how these things go, and I put a lot of work into arranging things as I like doing things for others, but I get burned a lot. I've tried putting rides together for the Vmax group, even a company picnic for a bunch of coworkers who always complained of never getting to do something like that and what I see is things usually fizzle out, or no one shows, which really is irratating for a person who plans stuff or puts information together for people.

I rented a public park's pavillion with tables, cooked up a bunch of burgers years ago, and 1 person came. I thought I'd learned my lesson to not do things for people, but I still enjoy making some new friends with common interests, I just have reservations for doing something like this unless a lot of people respond with great interest.

 

I'll have to politely pass, as much as I wish I could commit. I just don't have the confidence that I could make it owing to work and school. Thank you for making the effort Russxlr8s, I hope that I will be able to make it to a future effort.

 

I've got a friend out there as well (in Mesa); he keeps wanting me to move out there and work with him, and one day I just might do that.

My work schedule is somewhat flexible at the moment, however, my "weekends" are in the middle of the week, and years ago I swore off riding the bike to Phoenix. I've ridden there and back in the summer. I've ridden there in the dry, and home in the rain. But it was the seven hour ride home after Thanksgiving in sub-40 degree temperatures that made me say "Never Again".

 

LOL, I can understand that. Back about 91' I went between San Diego and Phoenix in the summer, (5 hour drive truckin pretty good), so I left really early like 4 am to get in Phoenix before it was too far over 100.
Then got in a Sand Storm coming back and had to sit under a bridge for an hour, I'd never been pelted that bad in my life before.

Yet my 4500mile trip in 2000 had nothing but perfect weather for 2 weeks, who can tell.

 

I used to take Interstate 10. One time I got out past Indio, and they were resurfacing the interstate. With oil and stones. (You see where this is going.)

Then there was the butterfly migration that one trip...

 

I got caught in a butterfly migration once as well, what a mess! Black car covered with yellow guts, ick!

 

If a clinic hasn't be put on, is it possible for Robert, Schmuckaholic and I to meet up in CA?

Thanks,
Derek
85 XJ700XN

 

I have tacit approval from SHMBO to take off to play motorcycles so I'm up for anything within a days ride of L.A. I know Smokamoto would would want to attend as well.