Gram,

About adjusting the PMS on the road:

I'm getting around 40 mpg on my '05 RS on country roads. I'm still running rich by the color of the inside of the pipes (black and sooty).

I'm going on a long trip soon, and I would like to adjust the PMS each day, a quarter turn in at a time, and see how I go. ("In" is leaner, right?)

I would check the color of the plugs each day, and keep track of gas mileage, it should go up as the mixture leans out.

My questions:

Does the above sound reasonable? I won't wreck anything, will I?

Is adjusting the PMS a five-minute job with the bike's tool kit (plus the special jeweller's screwdriver for the actual screw), or an hour-long job with special tools?

I have to remove the air cleaner, correct?

Should I notice a difference with just PMS adjustment, and not the other carb circuits? (I ride like a little old lady, not from Pasadena.)


Shep<br><br>Post edited by: Shep, at: 2005/04/12 09:03