grrrr, idle and running problems...

Okay, before I did a few things to the bike, it ran without a problem. I thought I had bearing problems in the front wheel, but this was not the case... regardless before, no problems running, now - its acting like its missing, no matter my rpms, it misses on occation. If I let it idle at a normal level, it dies eventually.

So here's what I did since it was running well:

1) took front wheel off
2) removed caliper from front wheel
3) sprayed down my chain
4) put front wheel back on the bike
5) bled the brakeline to the front brake

I did all that, and now it idles badly. It was not running for only 24 hours. I am hoping that I just hit something somewhere and that cause this issue. I am about to take the plugs out and see if they are all sparking... Is there anything here that stands out as what I should be looking at? Like, maybe something I hit in my working that would cause this to all of a sudden happen?

 

Okay, can someone point me to the idle screw on this thing please?

 

http://www.xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic ... screw.html

Don't know how to give you the link any other way. I'll give ya one :wink:

Any more ????'s and the search button will work wonders!
:wink:

it's a few posts down, but I'll bet it's the best pic on the forums of what you're looking for!

 

idle screw should be located in between carbs 2 and 3 on the rear part of the carbs...sort of like a "starry" knob that you can turn clockwise or counter

 

Kish:

As funny as this sounds ... you might have changed the way the Throttle Cable position was, somehow ... and upset the former adjustment.

It happens.

But, the cable shouldn't be that tight ... that is pulls on the linkage if the forks are swung full left and right.