Recent content by stilkus

wow, that was detailed and pictures were not necessary at all. I've been under the max several times so my imagination is serving me at this point good. I did everything and I managed to make the connections tight less one cylinder which is the front left one. the leak isn't that huge and is...

I am just informing you that it was the exhaust leak that made the motorcycle very difficult to tune and sync the carbs. I am going to go after the leaks tomorrow, also I might need a somebody to suggest what could I use to seal the conection between the header pipes and the exhaust pipes (...

so, what does this symptom mean ?

I mean the sync ports.

I am not doing it the whole time, I just noticed it today so my question is why are all the pistons causing the engine to hesitate once the sync plug is removed while the piston number 1 has tehe exact opposite outcome which makes the engine rev faster instead of hesitation once the port cover...

Hi, I have a strange thing going on here and I am trying to link it with the slight engine vibration amongst the rpm range. When I remove the rubber plugs which reveal the carbs syncing ports I find in one of the pistons it suddenly rises the rpm 500-1000 instead of making the engine hesitate as...

Let me tell you sir, your advice got stuck in my head and helped me today. I never did one before but it made me doubt my float levels. Well today while I was trying to sync the carbs once more because there's this little vibration, I discovered after I'd finish syncing then it wont go away, so...

It was really bad, I took the cam cover off to inspect the valve clearances and totally missed the wiring part. I also discovered that we do have a shim and a bucket valve system which I have never seen or known before. I was standing next to the engine thining we had hydraulic tappets till I...

Actually I stretched the spring and removed the stone and I am getting better spark over there. That's what made me wonder why do they even install it there ?? Initially I thought it might be some resistance to delay the spark for a fraction of a second to adjust ignition timing there ( I know...

okay I need to know something. This afternoon I checked for the spark wire boots and I discovered they could be disassembled, findong inside a white stone ???? and a spring. I want to know the importance of the white piece, and if I remove it will the conductivity of the spark wires increase...

People, Good News :) The bike is running even better than before, my Biggest complain right now the bike is a Disaster to control, with the tail swinging around every time I pull the throttle back :D :D :D :D :D I wouldn't have done it without the help of the people in this great forum, I...

well, the diaphragms were replaced a year ago and they're looking and fitting good. I did the latest carb job in the house and I was really careful because I didn't want to repeat it again, but seems like it's a never ending job :D I need to mention that I found some hard stuff stuck to the...

I am never giving up on my max, actually I sold my old kawasaki el250 because I was fed up with repairing the carbs there ( I have been haunted by carb problems all my life ) and then when I got the max, I do appreciate the effort that has been done to build this machine, that's why I never gave...

actually I removed the jet blocks last time I took them apart. I believe I am going to check this certain carb by opening the fuel bowls and taking the jet blocks out and check for the jets there. I might also need to mention that I noticed one of the rubber plunges in the bottom of one of the...

ZackDaniels, I will follow your advice and check for the pilot jet, I am not sure if there's any special areas which are known to block the pilot's jet stream or is it just the Jet screw ? I really think it has something to do with fuel because I checked the air and electricity and found out...