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[@t.s.racing]

Sean, I love you brother, but dang !

[@mikehargrove4356]

Sean, an old man showed me a trick once that sometimes works. Rev the bike up and then use your hand to cover the air intake of the clogged carb. Often this will suck the obstruction from the jets and let you avoid tearing down the carb. It has worked for me many times. Love your videos!

[@rolandboyd.rb60boyd50]

Anytime I buy a $300 bike I automatically assumed I need new tires chain sprockets carbs rebuilt carburetor boots and Battery

[@daveco1270]

106 bucks to clean and rebuild a rack of four carbs? That’s a great price. Wish Joe was closer to me.

[@andrewmack2161]

Real cheap bikes aren't a bad idea provided you buy them understanding that they probably need work and that the price needs to reflect that.

[@hfjdlofhdkjd]

I have an easier way , start the bike and touch the exhaust pipes and see which ones not hot.

[@getoffmygrass6974]

Spraying water on the headers also will give you an idea as to which cylinder isn't firing properly, or even if it is firing it may be running cooler than the rest due to lack of fuel since you have spark. I find besides being thorough when rebuilding carbs, knowing the tune and making sure your float levels are dialed in properly will have a huge impact on how it runs. Vacuum lines also play a HUGE part on Venturi but I know I'm preaching to the choir.

[@miguelprado336]

Congrats on 100k subscribers!!! Love your videos.

[@unchained20000000]

Your sprocket was shark finned. Never change a chain without changing both sprockets as well.

[@ronvessells1356]

Tech Tip: Be careful a sparkplug can appear to fire correctly outside a cylinder but misfire in the cylinder due to the compression which requires a stronger spark. You can change the spark plug from a good cylinder that is firing to a cylinder that is not firing and see if the misfire changes cylinders. Tech Tip: You can clean out carburetors by reving up the engine and closing the choke, then when it sounds like the engine is bogging down open the choke and let the engine rev up to clean out the extra gas in the carburetors.

[@jeffruebens8355]

Not a mechanic- I started backyard tinkering in about 1967 when I was 8 years old. I would add 4 new float valves to the 4 carbs, also a fine stainless steel mesh air filter attached with JB Weld- bugs or rocks flying into the carbs is not good. Put half a can of Berryman cleaner in the gas tank, with a full tank of new gasoline. Sometimes the vibration and fuel flow from riding a bike 50 miles will clean it and it will start running better. If it is rich the choke will not be needed for a cold start, and the gas mileage will be low. If it is lean, the gas mileage will be too good and when you shut the fully warmed up engine off you will hear a lot of popping sounds from the hot metal cooling and contracting. For carbs the pilot mixture screw adjusts the amount of fuel at idle, the needle valve controls mid-range fuel, and the main jet controls full throttle fuel. There is some overlap for these 3. A CV carb (constant velocity) has a big thin rubber diaphragm at the top and the bike runs like crap if it gets a hole or crack and leaks air, maybe why more racing oriented carbs were added since they do not have this diaphragm to break.

[@justinlyons5159]

I would definitely be watching the vid of Sean riding a 250 from PA to GA it would be epic

[@seanalcala9840]

by the way, those are not the sock carbs(dah) stockers where mikuni 34mm, with an airbox and rubber boots, so the engine has injested all sorts of shit do to the no filtered velocity stacks!

[@mr.solitude3352]

It depends if the bike's gears are short or long. I don't like to stress out a bike's engine for a long haul. A high revving engine, on an extended ride, will also drain me after a while. Be kind to the bike and don't stress it for a long time if you don't have to. Small engines need love too. If I were you, I'd take a 650 adventure or dual sport bike instead.

[@stephenkulawinski4200]

After you disconnect one of the spark plug wires you need to put it back on it's hard on the coil to fire out without it being grounded

[@davidj.7779]

I drove a GS750 (forget if 83 or 84) from New Hampshire to Wyoming and back in 1988. I had bought the bike used from the original owner with 9000 miles on the odometer. The drive chain was original and was a total PIA the entire trip, requiring attention every 500 miles or so. Other than that, a great bike. Ran cool the whole way, even on the steep mountain roads of Glacier Natl. Park and rode beautifully, hardly any vibration. The seat was the best stock seat I ever sat on.

[@clarencestrahan5360]

Hi Sean. Rode from Richmond Hill to Demorest to ride the Moonshiner 28 a couple of years ago. Also visited my son who graduated from Piedmont College. Small world. Love your channel!

[@MegaGoogoohead]

How does a guy own a dealership and know absolutely nothing about motorcycles ! lol THIS DUDE KILLS ME BUT KEEP IT UP MAN YOUR ENTERTAINING !

[@MarkMeadows90]

I was about to say once you got those carbs cleaned, they'll have to be re-synced again to make the bike run perfectly. I hope that gets fixed soon.

[@cozzietwothousand2707]

I thought it sounded a little rough in the first vid. Those inline 4's are usually pretty smooth.