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Re:Stock Air Box - Poor Man's BAK 5 Years, 5 Months ago  
RoadieFF wrote:
So, let me get this right, you're saying the engine can be running rich but the exhaust will show lean? Damn I feel stupid.

We're talking about stock right.

Obviously the factory has 'tuned' the bike so that it passes the standards. I bet if you take the AIS off it would fail the emissions test.

Now once you put on different exhaust, new airbox, take the AIS off or whatever, it's new ballgame ...... you want/need to tweak the carb, which usually means leaning out the carb.

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Re:Stock Air Box - Poor Man's BAK 5 Years, 5 Months ago  
Yeah, I'm talking stock. Am I running rich or lean? I know that's an open question and hard to answer, but how is it "supposed" to be?

My whole reason for asking is the "sticky valve" issue, seems to be many theories as to what causes it. One being running rich.

I can run my finger up the exhaust (cold of course) and it comes out clean. I'd guess I'm not rich.
 
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Re:Stock Air Box - Poor Man's BAK 5 Years, 5 Months ago  
RoadieFF wrote:
I can run my finger up the exhaust (cold of course) and it comes out clean. I'd guess I'm not rich.

Then you're good.

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Re:Stock Air Box - Poor Man's BAK 5 Years, 5 Months ago  
hey RoadieFF... My doctor gives me the exhaust test every couple years, but how in the heck does he know how much money I make??
 
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Re:Stock Air Box - Poor Man's BAK 5 Years, 5 Months ago  
blackroadie wrote:
hey RoadieFF... My doctor gives me the exhaust test every couple years, but how in the heck does he know how much money I make??

Join the club, getting old ain't for sissys.

As long as I don't feel both his hands on my shoulders I can tolerate it for a few seconds.

Oh yeah, and don't go home and whine to the wife, they're not very sympathetic towards us when it comes to those kinds of things.
 
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Re:Stock Air Box - Poor Man's BAK 5 Years, 4 Months ago  
BTW roadie.... Nice Black bike
 
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Re:Stock Air Box - Poor Man's BAK 5 Years, 4 Months ago  
Thanks, as the old saying goes "black is beautiful!".
 
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Re:Stock Air Box - Poor Man's BAK 5 Years, 4 Months ago  
I decided to get a female doctor. Her fingers are smaller. She is gentler. Plus having a woman stick her finger up my butt brings back memories of R&amp;R in Thailand. Now that was a party son.<br><br>Post edited by: Brutha, at: 2006/12/30 13:04
 
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Re:Stock Air Box - Poor Man's BAK 5 Years, 4 Months ago  
We are rapidly approaching the point of &quot;too much information&quot;
 
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Re:Stock Air Box - Poor Man's BAK 5 Years, 4 Months ago  
Nah man we passed it several posts ago I just decided to put an end to it.
 
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