i rode the bike about 30 miles today. 4 stroked like crazy. as i said before, it's an old motor that i rode with regular oil, and now i'm running it on opti2. the performance just wasn't there. it rode slower than my first bike did with the same motor. i rebuilt the carb, ported the intake, etc last night, but today, it just wasn't having it.
checked the plug after the ride, and it was perfect, and pulled the head, piston looks great, no scratches in the walls, checked for good spark, fuel, air leaks, slide not opening all the way...
nothing.
so i took the carb apart again, everything looked great, blew out every jet and passage, went to re-assemble it, and the slide wouldn't go in right.
the stupid little grooved washer that fits between the spring and the E clip was bent almost in half.
wtf? dunno how that could happened. straightened it, and i'm waiting for tomorrow to ride it.
if it's still crapping out, i'm gonna drain the opti-2 and put some regular mixture in. might be the way the rings seated when the motor was first broken in.
I might be having that weird problem 2door had.
