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So, over the past weekend, I made a little change to my bike
My fiance agreed to let me spend a little money on a new exhaust system to replace the scratched up one (that Kills dropped on me. I'll never let it go jerk!)
So, I found a used, but basically brand new Hindle exhaust at my local dealer for 200 bucks. Brand new it retails for 600 in Canada.
So yesterday we took off the old one, put on this one and adjusted the pilots to 2.5 turns from the base. I love this exhaust, cause I was able to keep the lower fairing with NO modifications, and I can keep the centre stand too without any issues. The sound is pretty bad-a$$ too. No more lawnmower/bag flapping in the wind for me!
And there it is!
I've got one question about it. The bike runs perfectly, from 1000 RPM all the way to 10,000 RPM, no flat spots. But, I pulled the plugs before I started and they looked like it was already running lean. So after adjusting the pilots, running the bike for about 25 minutes or so around town, and coming back, the plugs still looked lean.
But, the bike was backfiring quite a bit and the power band had no flat spots - so I would take it it's getting plenty of fuel - so why would I be running so lean?
Do the pilot screws needing further adjusting, or is there another issue? Or is there an issue? Although it's not that big a job, I'm proud my buddy (that jerk Kills) and I completed it all without ruining my bike. So if anybody can help me fine tune the lean issue that would be great!
Oh, and I'll add - the pilot screws were already opened up and adjusted when I got there - the previous owner adjusted them I guess. The one was screwed 1 3/4 turns from the base, and the other was 1 2/3 turns from the base. I know it was a very slight difference, but is there any reason for that - maybe they vibrated lose a bit?

So, over the past weekend, I made a little change to my bike
My fiance agreed to let me spend a little money on a new exhaust system to replace the scratched up one (that Kills dropped on me. I'll never let it go jerk!)
So, I found a used, but basically brand new Hindle exhaust at my local dealer for 200 bucks. Brand new it retails for 600 in Canada.
So yesterday we took off the old one, put on this one and adjusted the pilots to 2.5 turns from the base. I love this exhaust, cause I was able to keep the lower fairing with NO modifications, and I can keep the centre stand too without any issues. The sound is pretty bad-a$$ too. No more lawnmower/bag flapping in the wind for me!
And there it is!
I've got one question about it. The bike runs perfectly, from 1000 RPM all the way to 10,000 RPM, no flat spots. But, I pulled the plugs before I started and they looked like it was already running lean. So after adjusting the pilots, running the bike for about 25 minutes or so around town, and coming back, the plugs still looked lean.
But, the bike was backfiring quite a bit and the power band had no flat spots - so I would take it it's getting plenty of fuel - so why would I be running so lean?
Do the pilot screws needing further adjusting, or is there another issue? Or is there an issue? Although it's not that big a job, I'm proud my buddy (that jerk Kills) and I completed it all without ruining my bike. So if anybody can help me fine tune the lean issue that would be great!
Oh, and I'll add - the pilot screws were already opened up and adjusted when I got there - the previous owner adjusted them I guess. The one was screwed 1 3/4 turns from the base, and the other was 1 2/3 turns from the base. I know it was a very slight difference, but is there any reason for that - maybe they vibrated lose a bit?