sluggo wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:01:


[glow=pink,2,300]Roflmao [/glow]

I made the mistake a few years ago and told my wife that I cook while she just heats things up . I mean in the kitchen, wait that still is'nt coming out right. Oh well she is great with quick meals while I get a bit more involved with cooking. We share housework with her telling me what to do and me ignoring her as much as possible.

Sounds like most of you are new to this house hubby gig. I've been at it nearly four years. Not only housework laundry shopping etc. but raising the kids too. Got two girls  one age four yrs, the other eight weeks. It's great work and beats the tar out of anything else I've done.

As far as mods: Carb mods, Jardine Exhaust, new turn lights rear, removed fender rails and sissy bar, recovered seats in brown leather.

05 Pearl White S40
Bought new in November 05
Mods to date: Suzuki Sport Shield
                      Suzuki Saddle bag supports
                      Willy and Max Black Magic Bags
                      Willy and Max Black Magic fork bag
                      Suzuki headlight visor
                      Suzuki turn signal visors
                      Suzuki backrest
                      Suzuki luggage rack
                      LED brake lights on the license plate
                      Back Off brake light flasher
                      Bike Planet Odometer
                      Custom charcoal grey flamed stripes (painted)
                      Leather lever wraps
                      Green light trigger
                     

Waiting on Screamin Eagle slash cut, have jets and K&N filter.

Brewbrother wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:05:


Good luck on the backfire thing.  I'm still tracking what I would call a 5% backfire.  In other words, I've got 95% of it gone.

Yesterday, I decided to pull the entire exhaust off and replace the header/engine exhaust gasket.  I've gone through the series of tighten, run it, tighten, run it, etc.

Rode about 200 miles today and darned if I still don't have that same 5% backfire!!!


I've been through the carburetor, and that thing is a clean as a pin with no gunk anywhere, it looks brand spanking new on the inside.  Floats aren't sticking, jetting is right.

The only thing I can figure is that it is next to impossible to remove all the backfire from it.  Heck, I'm even running a tick on the rich side and I'm still getting that little annoying backfire.

Anybody else got any tips to check on?  While I had the exhaust off, I checked the muffler to make sure it is tight, it hadn't loosened up any.

Now, I will say this.  I had the bike running pretty darn rich on the idle mixture, where the bike would actually idle slow because the screw wasn't in its happy medium.  I've since put it in its happy medium but no difference.

I've been messing with the same backfiring while upshifting in low gears.
Has anyone played around with the transient enrichment valve?Is there even anything to play with in there? I'm thinking that's where my problem lies, but what do I do about it?

It's all in the pilot system.  If the adjustment screw is not capable of removing the backfiring then you need the next larger size pilot jet.
That is all there is to it.  The proper sized pilot jet, with the adjusting screw set properly WILL STOP the backfiring.

necropsy wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:05:

New user, but I'm here.
Just replaced the battery after an almost 2.5 year sit. Work will progress as funds and time allow.