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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 250 & 400 => Topic started by: interfuse on September 09, 2007, 11:31:48 AM

Title: What causes worn needle jets?
Post by: interfuse on September 09, 2007, 11:31:48 AM

I was cleaning my carbs yesterday and I noticed the needle jets on cylinders #3 and #4 are worn. #1 and #2 are okay.

What causes this? Unbalanced carbs? Play in the slides?

I replaced the needle jets less then 10,000 km ago. I'm using a factorypro jet kit. The needles are still in good shape.

Title: Re: What causes worn needle jets?
Post by: gsxr400 racer on September 09, 2007, 02:17:17 PM

Quote from: "interfuse"

I was cleaning my carbs yesterday and I noticed the needle jets on cylinders #3 and #4 are worn. #1 and #2 are okay.

What causes this? Unbalanced carbs? Play in the slides?

I replaced the needle jets less then 10,000 km ago. I'm using a factorypro jet kit. The needles are still in good shape.

do you have ti needles? sloppy slide hole where needle fits

Title: What causes worn needle jets?
Post by: interfuse on September 09, 2007, 06:10:40 PM

I'm using the standard needles -- not the TI ones. I'll have to take a look at the slides.

Title: Re: What causes worn needle jets?
Post by: PitterB4 on September 11, 2007, 08:01:12 AM

Quote from: "gsxr400 racer"

sloppy slide hole

Getting a bit personal, aren't we?   :bandit:

Title: What causes worn needle jets?
Post by: interfuse on September 11, 2007, 02:04:12 PM

Rob, thanks for brightening my day. You need to buy another B4, I miss your posts!

Title: What causes worn needle jets?
Post by: PitterB4 on September 12, 2007, 02:45:29 PM

Hey, I still post!  My work schedule is crazy.  I'm traveling a ton.  Then when I'm in the office and have a few minutes, our corporate web filtering software sometimes blocks BA.... sometimes not.  But, I'm still around.   :motorsmile:

Title: What causes worn needle jets?
Post by: gsxr400 racer on September 13, 2007, 11:08:47 AM

Quote from: "PitterB4"

Hey, I still post!  My work schedule is crazy.  I'm traveling a ton.  Then when I'm in the office and have a few minutes, our corporate web filtering software sometimes blocks BA.... sometimes not.  But, I'm still around.   :motorsmile:

Hope it still allows you time for your family life most detrimental to children :stickpoke:

Title: What causes worn needle jets?
Post by: PitterB4 on September 15, 2007, 12:36:55 AM

What sucks is that the kids haven't been able to go to the track with me at all this year.  Something always comes up.  All the travel for work makes weekends away by myself at the track tough to justify.  If I'm still on the road so much in the spring, I think the track bike is going bye, bye....

Title: What causes worn needle jets?
Post by: gsxr400 racer on September 15, 2007, 07:41:25 AM

Quote from: "PitterB4"

What sucks is that the kids haven't been able to go to the track with me at all this year.  Something always comes up.  All the travel for work makes weekends away by myself at the track tough to justify.  If I'm still on the road so much in the spring, I think the track bike is going bye, bye....

Maybe some dirtbike...s are in the future :stickpoke:

Title: What causes worn needle jets?
Post by: PitterB4 on September 16, 2007, 12:28:16 AM

Yeah - you're not the first person to suggest that.  I'm thinking a boat of some sort is more likely.  BTW, I've had some shit come up and the October Beaver weekend is in doubt.  I've gotten rained out my last 3 track days.  What a crappy year.

Title: What causes worn needle jets?
Post by: gsxr400 racer on September 16, 2007, 10:39:42 AM

Quote from: "PitterB4"

Yeah - you're not the first person to suggest that.  I'm thinking a boat of some sort is more likely.  BTW, I've had some shit come up and the October Beaver weekend is in doubt.  I've gotten rained out my last 3 track days.  What a crappy year.

yea well ive yet to finish rebuilding my tranny in my big ass chevy peice o shit and i just started to clean the head for my race bike but still have to make sure i got cam caps that work or message them so they do then put it all to gether so you know i may or may not and it cold as hell already and i only have slicks but keep in touch.