I'm glad you asked that question !  

How far are you from Suches Ga. ?    

Hay scs40

weather permit , I plan to wake up in Suches Saturday morning and after breakfast + visiting time ,  then go by the Dragon area on my way across the Skyway .   BadWolf may be in the Dragon area ?    You want to take a Saturday ride ?  

I haven't necessary been invited.......but this weekend is one that I can't leave home.

Have fun!

My apologies guys ...  

I thought everyone knew without asking , that EVERYBODY is always invited .  

I'll have to bring the Guzzi to this one , and that's alright ... it's part of the good thing of having multiple bikes .       The thing I can't do right now is go to a Honda Rally !    
Unless ,    I'm with somebody on a Honda ???  

Since there seem to be a few of us in the general area, and/or willing to travel, perhaps we can plan something in the future? The Blue Ridge Parkway? Helen, GA? Something else?

Once I get this darned surge sorted out, I'm pretty open.

[/quote]If it was my bike - the replacement petcock and a good carb cleaning would be where I would start.....along with re-jetting to a #50 pilot, #150 main, and replace the white spacer on the slide needle with 3 machine screw washers.

I am not a believer in Seafoam or other carb cleaners to remedy poor running issues - however they may be beneficial in helping to prevent problems. [/quote]

You may well turn out right on the carb clean, etc. Had I not been an idiot (and in a rush) and previously replaced the petcock bolts with the correct ones after changing the plug, I'd completely agree and was thinking that way before my blunder.

But...although the petcock soon started leaking...the bike ran like a scalded dawg. Seriously. No surge. Started both cold and hot with merely a bump of the button. Smooth idle. Plenty of power. Truly amazing compared to my 10 mile test ride.

Until the very next day, when I corrected my mistake and used the proper bolts, cleaned the surface a bit, and gave the darned thing a good seal. Fixed the fuel leak, but the hard start, surge, wavering idle, et all returned immediately.

BTW I've cancelled one petcock as it wasn't expected to arrive until August. The one coming now is due sometime next week. I even looked at overnighting one but delivery is still expected in 4-5 days. Bah! I may look at doing the mod mentioned to the stock unit just to get it running.

Definitely any and all are invited and I do hope to be joining the fray soon.

I popped the vacuum line off the petcock this morning and found fuel. And I'm back to "no start." Guessing the plug is probably fouled, too. Bah!

So, I either have to wait on the part to arrive, or perhaps mod the OEM petcock in the meantime. Of course no local suppliers have either the OEM or Yamaha part in stock.

I get the idea behind the OEM design, but can't understand WHY Suzuki didn't improve it.