Fuel Tank Nastiness

[♣ McKraut ♣]

It's Alive!!

Put the front end on yesterday and the new forks look great. Cleaned up the carbs today. Idle jets were completely clogged. Everything else was pretty gross.  Reinstalled carbs and tank and fired her right up. A little cold blooded at first but once it was warm it idled and ran really nice. A few more items tomorrow and we go for a test ride. Can't wait!

can't wait to see it/hear it... i meant to check it out on sunday, but got sidetracked with all the dips/ribs/etc that was around...  you understand i'm sure.

[fastwin]

Dont forget your shorts and t-shirts 

I'd have to stop at Target and get some flip flops.

[Bonwilder]

Glad your bike is up!  Sounds like a lot of work, but well worth it! 

[RichD]

Cleaning carbs is long messy work.

Good job! 

[Kevin848]

Awesome man! Cant wait to see her on the rode!

[Ronr]

Thanks all for the well wishes.

Can't wait to ride it around with my backwards ballcap, Lynerd Skynerd tank top, flip flops and hot tramp on the back - yeehaw!!

I'd like to make it to the westies wildass dinner but don't know if I will trust it out of the neighborhood for a bit.

See u guys on the road soon!

[♣ McKraut ♣]

i need to watch someone pull and clean their carbs...that's something i'd like to do myself in the next few weeks.

[pipeliner1978]

i need to watch someone pull and clean their carbs...that's something i'd like to do myself in the next few weeks.

me too, but I have 4 and a jet kit to install 

[hiero]

I'll be installing new needle jets sometime soon, you are more than welcome to come over and watch 

[♣ McKraut ♣]

i may actually have a jet kit in there now; the prev. owner wasn't sure and i haven't pulled them out yet.

[Ronr]

I'll be glad to help you guys. The hard part is getting the carbs out of the bike usually. On a jet kit, if you have good instructions about what needle settings to use, it's pretty easy.

[♣ McKraut ♣]

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[Ronr]

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No big deal. It should be pretty easy to tell if you have aftermarket needles. There are normally a few grooves at the top with a Jesus clip to raise or lower the needle position. Stock parts usually look stock, although I'm not familiar with Ducati carbs. Anybody know who makes carbs for Ducs?

To make sure your needles and jets are optimised you'll have to visit your friendly neighborhood dyno.

[♣ McKraut ♣]

teh Mikuni

[bryant8]

I'd like to watch and learn the ways of the carb rebuild.