If it's not actually leaking, I would just keep an eye on it and continue riding. If you want to make extra sure, spray some soapy water on it and look for bubbles.
Got her all back together and she's running much better. It idles much better and acceleration is smooth.
I still feel really minor hesitations when holding it steady between 4000-5000 rpm though. I still need to put in the new plugs.
I have it back together after doing the shotgun clean procedure and lifting the needles one notch. It's idling a lot better and revs up to 4500-5000 ok, but hesitates after that point.
I still have the airbox off. I know with some engines that makes a difference with air flow. Prior to this it...
I also discovered one of the idle air screws was bottomed out so I've turned that out about 1.5 turns. I have a carb sync tool so I will probably do that as well once I'm done this bit.
I just started doing exactly this as I was cleaning them and discovered the needles were adjustable. The clips were in the middle and I moved them 2 notches. I might back them down one
I moved from Calgary AB (1000m) to Winnipeg MB area (200m) and my bike is running really poorly - puffing and popping. Plugs are light and it runs better on 1/2 choke. Seems to be ok from 3/4 to WOT
I wasn't expecting the elevation change to make that much of a difference (what do people do...