You guys aren't wasteful though right? You at least eat them....right?

 

I read Rob's post on ADV. It appears he installed his needle jet incorrectly?...if I'm reading correctly. I'm too lazy to pull my CV carb apart even though it's sitting on the shelf. Trying to remember if the needle jet screws in to the needle jet holder or is just held in place at the top of the needle jet holder as the holder screws into the carb body. If I'm envisioning his situation correctly, he somehow got the needle jet to sit atop of the hole in the carb throat rather than the jet sticking up into the hole from the bottom. Depending on how that needle jet is secured, it would at least cause the needle's taper to be totally out of whack for midrange and WOT fueling, or the jet might flutter up and down the needle which would be interesting.

Obviously Rob was quite upset at his bike in his post here and his frustration is understandable...but...except for the flat, every issue he mentioned seems to be self-inflicted. We've all done something like this if you work on your own equipment, but rather than rail on how we hate the object we're working on, maybe we should look in the mirror. You will often fail to have success in a repair or performance mod if you look at all the resulting failures as a product of the machine itself. Sometimes it's the guy on the other end of the screwdriver. We've all been there.

 

Always check the nut between the handle bars and the seat?

 

Oh how deep and inspirational

 

That's it, now this loose cannon is insulting everybody all at once. We've ALL been there?? All of us?? Are you saying I don't know how to use a screwdriver?? I think I see the problem here.

 

dan, I would never accuse you of not knowing how to use a screwdriver. Power tools, on the other hand, well...

 

Well if you consider the KLX a power tool, I guess I'd have to agree with you.

 

you need to sharpen that blade...

 

That looks almost impossible to dislodge, hope the tow truck doesn't get stuck between the trees.
I think I would just leave it, but turn it off first, it may cause a forest fire.

 

ha ha that was a harescramble I did in Iowa. After whacking that tree, I picked the bike right up and rode off, forgetting that my scorecard was on the front of the fender laying in the leaves.
I actually got a nice trophy that day. I think they gave it to me because they figured out I was the guy out beating the crap out of a DS bike, leaving bits of it out on the course. Somebody hauled my fender/score card out of the woods for me too. win win
Dan