BBBs02e15 | Adjusting Needle Jet by Moving the E Clip | Cutting Carburettor Slide Spring | XVS650

[@jeffsinfield2085]

I couldn’t get my fix of iRides until this morning but it was well worth the wait. When you were taking things apart I was very glad to hear you say “Got it, got it”. Lol, you didn’t have to bring back the chisel😂. Great job as always.

[@iRidetas]

Haha the chisel is very handy in an emergency!!!! 😀😀😀😀 more carby work in next weeks vid and it runs sweeeet. Then some asthetics 😀

[@dagmarmcgeown82]

Well done mate ! Excellent progress again ✌✌..... Beautiful green Back Roads and Scenery too !!

[@iRidetas]

Thanks mate! Next video I put a pilot in it and it's perfect. I love experimenting with this bike!

[@ThrottleBackRubberDown]

Well done. Some tight spaces to work on but always satisfying in the end.

[@iRidetas]

Thanks yeah! I really couldnt be bothered taking the carbs out so happy to work in the tight spaces! Cheers

[@s.charter]

Looked like fun, getting in those tight crooks to work lol

[@iRidetas]

Yeah particularly when the screws wont play ball!! 😁

[@frankysworld]

Nice one, very reminiscent of working on the Marauder carbs - always holding on the the needed when you unscrew it... I have been on hands an knees a few times from inadvertently launching them across the garage and spending an hour to locate the needle and spring. I also I learned to have a whole box of those tiny c clips to the needles - they often enough make a leap for freedom and are even better at playing hide and seek :).

[@iRidetas]

Hahaha dont they just! They can ping when you push them onto the slots! Hopefully the HOG is going well! 😁

[@frankysworld]

@@iRidetas The Hog is currently taking on Badger duties, eg serving the work commute - while I get to to bottom of a badger issue. The neighbours aren't very appreciative of my firing up the HOG at 05:30 am :P

[@iRidetas]

Haha that will learn them. Hope you get to the bottom of it quickly!

[@antw3565]

Interesting video. Looking forward to getting rid of that stock rear mudguard with the big ugly chrome thing on the side :)

[@iRidetas]

Mudguard going in next lot of videos 👍

[@BOBBER400]

Niiiiice, that worked out perfectly m8. Better response more power put a smile on your face i reckon : )

[@iRidetas]

Oh yeah it was a suprising kick! 😁

[@sheridancowling6257]

Don't forget to synchronize the carbs. That alone can make a big difference to throttle response and how the bike runs.

[@iRidetas]

Will do

[@michelauspimmelberger]

Hey mate, nice video. I currently fiddling with the the settings on my xvs650. I am a little stuck atm because i keep getting stutters at lower rpms (maybe 1/4 to 1/3 throttle) , they go away when i pull the throttle wide open and when it idles or drives on almost no throttle, so i tried adjusting the needle a bit. Open exhaust and intake, 20 pilot, 117 main and needle in the 4th slot with 2 shims. Sparkys were almost carbon fouled so i moved the needles to 3rd slot with 2 shims (basically the same as 4th slot) and i got only very very slightly better but not as much as it should be and changing between different positions didn't do much at all. My current theory is that at those throttle positions not enough air can get in to push the diaphragm back and lift the needle when it changes between the circuits. Could clipping the spring be a solution to that? I haven't found any information about clipping the spring anywhere else and the 650ccnd site seems to be down for good so I'm kind of lost and this is the only time I've seen someone do it. The rear cylinder running richer than the front on the exact same settings is a whole nother issue.

[@michelauspimmelberger]

forgot to add that im at 700m above sea level, do you think that effects the seetings a lot or is it negligible?

[@iRidetas]

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[@Ubaydah.]

I have the same issue, and watched the video Tas linked but didn't find any fix for it

[@Viper6-MotoVlogger]

Well done mate.

[@iRidetas]

Thank you sir!

[@AMiR80K]

Great work, did you leave your pilot jets stock or you changed them too. Thanks

[@iRidetas]

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[@penguinproductions7014]

Hello there, are all xvs650 engines black or was is it an option? Cheers

[@iRidetas]

No mine is chrome with black

[@SilkyS1LK1ESilk]

ok, carbs are very simpler to XS 650 but sideways wooh , lots for me to learn ,

[@iRidetas]

Very easy carb placement, particularly with pods it's very easy to work on and get to. I hated the carbs on ghe xs650 I had.

[@SilkyS1LK1ESilk]

was a long time ago for me, but kind of remember the pain.

[@iRidetas]

Had to take the carbs on and off on and off constantly and they would fit around anything so had to take a tonne of other stuff off. Mine was an XS1 though. Terrible bike!

[@SilkyS1LK1ESilk]

@@iRidetas had two XS's one was a D model , and the other was my fav, Cross XS1 / XS2 Rat , well thats another story

[@iRidetas]

I would like another one that the previous owner didnt butcher and have a other try.

[@Indian-pt4vi]

i miss Dug

[@iRidetas]

I still have Doug, I'm enjoying the vstar as a project bike!

[@bossman147]

What elevation are you at

[@iRidetas]

400m

[@bossman147]

@@iRidetas thanks for responding, I'm having some issues trying to get the jetting on my v star just right.

[@iRidetas]

@bossman147 what are you running currently and what mods mate? And what symptoms?

[@bossman147]

@iRidetas I have vance and hines short shots and an aftermarket air cleaner but stock airbox, I have the trigger hose for the ais system plugged, but about no matter what I do it's always popping or backfiring slightly

[@bossman147]

@@iRidetas I'm running a 96 main, 1 shim on the needles, and a 22.5 pilot and 2 turns out on the pms screws

[@zacmac1214]

Hey mate did you do the same on both carbs

[@iRidetas]

Haha yes of course!

[@zacmac1214]

Haha cheers mate just checking, changed filter on mine and made custom exhaust, re jet and still no good,so will try this on mine tomorrow.cheers man awesome work by the way

[@iRidetas]

Cheers! Good luck

[@sheridancowling6257]

Make sure you synchronise the carbs. Any change made to the carbs can cause the carbs to fall out of sync. They shouldn't be any more than 20mm Hg (mercury) apart.