good news and a Carb question - SLR650

[Frog]

Hi Everyone,

Took the carb of the bike today - it's never run quite as well as I thought it should and I had also fitted a freer flowing air filter and lightly drilled the exhaust - so wanted to increase the main jet size.

Good news is I found the best thing possible when taking the carb off of a 'performing not quite as well as it should SLR650' ...................... a restrictor washer fitted in the inlet manifold - Well there's ya problem...... .

Person I bought it from never mentioned it had been restricted and no paperwork in amongst the load of paperwork I got with.

Wonder how many sellers have sold it because it was not going as well as it should?

Question is - underneath the carb screwed in to the carb body (not the float bowl) is a brass fitting with a two wire electrical connection  - anyone know what it is - looks as if it could be either a temp sender or maybe some sort of de-icer

Peeing with rain now but can not wait to try it out and see what it's like now

Cheers

Frog

[SteveC#222]

CONGRATULATIONS! You've found the tracker!!! Big Brother is no longer watching you!!!!


...........Sorry, I don't know what came over me there.....

It would appear that it's a heater!

http://www.oemmotorparts.com/oem5.asp?M=Honda&T=SLR650&Y=1997&L=HO-SLR650V&O=CARBURETOR&F=HO-SLR650W-QO&L2=HO-FX650X-QO    Check #12.

Big singles are particularly prone to carb icing in the winter ( And MZ's and GN250's.. ) which can be 'interesting' the first time you experience it! Looks like winter holds no such fears for you!

(You might find you need to jet up a bit with the restrictor removed)

[Frog]

Thanks SteveC - I thought that might be it!

Just had a bit of go on it and ...............  ahhh...........that's better

Still needs the carburation tidied up a little - slight stumble off of tick over. I have gone from a 165 to a 175 main - that may be too much (was looking for a 170 but could not get one). BUT it is not stalling at all now - where it fairly often would if you did not give it a blip before stopping - mixture screw 1.75 turns out.

My usual Commute will be a good test! Be interesting to see what happens to MPG too.

Frog