Dennis: What do you think about up sizzing to a 40 or 42 slow jet?
Looking forward to alignment... left side of tire is less then 50%. On Jan 15, 10:05 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes. Reclean. My mistake. It was pointed out to me and went back and measured > the exact sizes. > Correct alignment ? I'll prepare a list of needed tools. Time consuming and > sometimes disappointing. > > ________________________________ > From: Snookfever <[email protected]> > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, January 15, 2010 9:51:32 PM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carb/K&N Tunning > > Dennis: > > If the slow jet is #38 is 0.005" then when I wired it last year with a > 0.0011 diameter wire I did not clean it properly to 0.005". Should I > try cleaning them again with a 0.005" wire or buy new ones? > > How do I correct alignment? > > On Jan 15, 9:37 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The alignment of your bike is off, shifting the contact point from the > > center of the tire to one side. You broke off before getting to fine > > tuning a chassis. > > > ________________________________ > > From: Snookfever <[email protected]> > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > > Sent: Fri, January 15, 2010 9:06:49 PM > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Carb/K&N Tunning > > > I am on my own, but thanks to the NH Lovers and folks like Dennis H, I > > am learning... > > > Still puzzled about my tire wear issue, may check archive. > > > On Jan 15, 8:58 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Well, good luck :) I'm just grateful that I know ppl that speak > > > carburetor. > > > > -Kyle > > > > On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Snookfever <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > Kyle: > > > > > Thanks I found a message from Dennis from May of 2009 on the subject > > > > of 700S carb: > > > > > Dennis wrote: "The actuall size of the hole in a slow jet (#38) is . > > > > 0011" That's eleven ten thousands of an inch. No typo." > > > > > Final Jepoardy : I found two Keihin slow jets N424-21 and N424-26 > > > > (http://www.pjmotorsports.com/keihin_jets_&_parts.htm) The diiference > > > > being the length 28 mm vs 23.5 mm. I think its N424-21 > > > > > Since the Keihin slow jets range in size from (35, 38, 40, 42, 45, 48, > > > > 50, 52, 55, 58, 60, 62, 65, 68, 70, 72, 75, 78, 80) and they are $7 > > > > each I may buy a set of size 40 and 42. > > > > > On Jan 15, 8:14 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Just go tohttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_loversandinthetop > > > > > right corner is a 'search this group' box. As to translating jet > > > > > sizes I > > > > > have no idea how that's done, I just went with what Dennis said he'd > > > > > measured. The kit I got from starcycle came with two sizes to choose > > > > from, > > > > > we simply went with the smaller of the two because I wanted to > > > > > maintain > > > > some > > > > > semblance of gas mileage. They worked great so I've still got the > > > > > larger > > > > > sized jets in the box. > > > > > > -Kyle > > > > > -Sent from Houston, TX, United States > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Snookfever <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Kyle: > > > > > > > Thanks, how did you search old messages? I recall a message from > > > > > > Dennis last year when I first cleaned the carbs and I thought he > > > > > > indicated the slow jet being 0.0011. I remember sanding a leader > > > > > > wire > > > > > > to clean it. Several web sites sell jets for Keihin carbs, but the > > > > > > size range is 35-80. How do you translate the size number to the > > > > > > bore > > > > > > diameter? > > > > > > > On Jan 15, 7:49 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Unfortunately, what I learned about jet sizes, is that they're > > > > arbitrary. > > > > > > > What one company might call a #35 for example doesn't really mean > > > > > > anything > > > > > > > to others. I think honda calls the stock jets #115 and #35. A > > > > > > > quick > > > > > > search > > > > > > > of the group's archived messages turns up a msg from Dennis > > > > translating > > > > > > > those to inches for us. > > > > > > > > The size of the #115 main jet in your bike is .041" > > > > > > > > > The #35 is .005" > > > > > > > > -Kyle > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Snookfever > > > > > > > <[email protected] > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Kyle: > > > > > > > > > Do you recall the size of the slow jet you used? > > > > > > > > > Allen: > > > > > > > > > The K&N lets in more air but slower air which mean less fuel/ > > > > > > > > leaner.The cup inside the K&N does not restrict air flow it > > > > > > > > accelerates it so it can pick up more fuel.. > > > > > > > > > On Jan 15, 1:40 pm, Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Kyle, if you had to put a yogurt cup in the air cleaner to > > > > restrict > > > > > > > > > flow (richen the mixture) then I would think that it is too > > > > > > > > > lean > > > > and > > > > > > > > > you should have put in the bigger jets? > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 14, 6:49 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > All we changed were the slow jets. The kit came with two > > > > > > > > > > sizes > > > > and > > > > > > we > > > > > > > > used > > > > > > > > > > the smaller set. > > > > > > > > > > > -Kyle- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > > > > > > > Google > > > > > > Groups > > > > > > > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > > > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscrib[email protected]> > > > > <nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > > > > > > <nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.-Hidequoted > > > > > > text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > . > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscrib[email protected]> > > > > <nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > > > > > > . > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.-Hidequoted > > > > text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%2bunsubscrib[email protected]> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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