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As mentioned in the "what did you do to your Kat today" thread, today was my first test ride(s) with the new sprocket and chain. It was not unicorns and rainbows.
Ride 1: Bike warmed up fine but was really hard to get rolling, wanted to stall real easy. Give it any throttle and it just makes loud farting sounds. Top speed around 20 mph. Had to use the choke instead of the throttle to get it near home. Pushed it the last short section of street after it died when I tried turning the choke off while stopping. Measured exhaust temps. "Right" (from seated position) bank slightly low, but nothing to get excited about.
Got the suggestion to try fuel selector prime setting.
Ride 2: Started and warmed up fine in the regular "on" fuel position and choke on. Exhausts are all the same temp. Twisting the throttle makes it rev very nicely, still sounds smooth. I roll out using the choke as the throttle so I don't stall it. Take choke off and use throttle. Again with the farting sounds. I run down the road aways, switch to PRI, ride aways. No change, sounds exactly the same. Switch back to on. Decide to fart it all the way back instead of using the choke as my throttle. I slow down in the driveway and as soon as I pull the clutch lever the engine shuts off. Right bank exhausts are cold, left are hot...
No fuel smell, leakage, or other sign of failing to ignite at any time.
So, when the is choke on, everything is solid. However, when the choke is off the right bank is starved of fuel (or potentially air, causing it to drag instead of pulling fuel to ignite I guess). With the choke on though, it's clearly getting fuel (the bike will go faster on choke alone than it will with the throttle). Once the bike cools off I suppose I'll pull the tank and look for really dumb things like any parts that came loose/fell off. Other than that, what should I be looking at? Whatever it is it seems to afflict both cylinders on that side equally.
Ride 1: Bike warmed up fine but was really hard to get rolling, wanted to stall real easy. Give it any throttle and it just makes loud farting sounds. Top speed around 20 mph. Had to use the choke instead of the throttle to get it near home. Pushed it the last short section of street after it died when I tried turning the choke off while stopping. Measured exhaust temps. "Right" (from seated position) bank slightly low, but nothing to get excited about.
Got the suggestion to try fuel selector prime setting.
Ride 2: Started and warmed up fine in the regular "on" fuel position and choke on. Exhausts are all the same temp. Twisting the throttle makes it rev very nicely, still sounds smooth. I roll out using the choke as the throttle so I don't stall it. Take choke off and use throttle. Again with the farting sounds. I run down the road aways, switch to PRI, ride aways. No change, sounds exactly the same. Switch back to on. Decide to fart it all the way back instead of using the choke as my throttle. I slow down in the driveway and as soon as I pull the clutch lever the engine shuts off. Right bank exhausts are cold, left are hot...
No fuel smell, leakage, or other sign of failing to ignite at any time.
So, when the is choke on, everything is solid. However, when the choke is off the right bank is starved of fuel (or potentially air, causing it to drag instead of pulling fuel to ignite I guess). With the choke on though, it's clearly getting fuel (the bike will go faster on choke alone than it will with the throttle). Once the bike cools off I suppose I'll pull the tank and look for really dumb things like any parts that came loose/fell off. Other than that, what should I be looking at? Whatever it is it seems to afflict both cylinders on that side equally.
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