Daughters 1st taste of carburators

[aviationfred]

My daughter and I are at a large multi-day charity event. I made an adjustment to the carbs a few days ago. At 3150 feet elevation, the bike is way to rich.

My 16 year old daughter helping with needle adjustments


Fred

[ZOA NOM]

You'll make a man out of her yet, Fred!...   IT WAS A JOKE!!!! EVERYBODY CALM DOWN!!!!


Good for her!

[fj1289]

Awesome!

I pushed my old cafe/rat/bobber XS650 to a small shop once (dead battery due to a failed rectifier).  The owner looked at it in wonder - even though he had a dyno - he said he had no idea how carbs worked!  He could only tune EFI!

[fjbiker84]

That's neat that your daughter has an interest bikes and apparently has the mechanical skills to work on them.  When my daughter was growing up she loved to ride with me but that was it.  She had/has no interest in mechanical things.     

[carey]

Fred,

That's great your daughter is working on bikes, but in my experience, 3100' isn't that big of a change in elevation to require adjustments. 

When I had my FJ, my house is about 900 ft.  I rode it to Mt. Mitchell (6600+) and several peaks on the Blue Ridge are 5000+ without problem.  It did get a little richer with elevation, but nothing that required tearing into the carbs.

[FJ_Hooligan]

Fred,

That's great your daughter is working on bikes, but in my experience, 3100' isn't that big of a change in elevation to require adjustments. 

When I had my FJ, my house is about 900 ft.  I rode it to Mt. Mitchell (6600+) and several peaks on the Blue Ridge are 5000+ without problem.  It did get a little richer with elevation, but nothing that required tearing into the carbs.

Oh yeah???

I remember being behind you my first day of riding and almost passing out from overly rich exhaust fumes.  You may recall that I lowered your needles when we got back to camp.

The only thing worse was riding behind Hoffman's FJ and getting the smokescreen every time he let off of the throttle.  That and getting the front end of my bike covered in chain goo from his Snot-Oiler.

[carey]

Oh yeah???

I remember being behind you my first day of riding and almost passing out from overly rich exhaust fumes.  You may recall that I lowered your needles when we got back to camp.

David,

Are you sure?  I won't deny my bike may have run richer, but I don't think it was my carbs you worked on.  After I installed the Dynojet kit, I never touched them again.    IIRC, it was Chris Lorenz who had a lot of carb leaking problems.    

[FJ_Hooligan]

Yes, I remember it clearly!  Everyone behind you was complaining.  :-)

This was when we stayed at Fontana Dam.  Mike's problems were at Boone a few years later.

[Pat Conlon]

I know what she is thinking, 'My dad's a dinosaur with these stupid carbs.'

'Only fuel injection for me....'


Smart young lady