Slow on take off

[Jacobite]

Thanks very much - I just checked out Twilite Special - it looks awesome. The paint job on the engine really looks good.

[John]

Thanks. I just completed the 500 mile break in period today. The next time out, I'm gonna give 'er hell! I haven't twisted it up too hard yet. Wouldn't you know, it's supposed to rain the next few days

[Jacobite]

Its been raining here the last few days - but its supposed to be nice from Wednesday through the weekend - so I really want to get the bike working good. I don't know about the vacuum advance - but I'm gettin' twitchy.

[skids]

I recommend that you do the pilot screws last. The reason is, if you set them prior to synching the vacuums on the carbs, subsequent synching will alter the mixtures that you worked so hard to get right.

QUOTE]Originally posted by Jacobite
snip---My plan is to set the float height - adjust the idle screws - and then see where I am. Synching the carbs will be next.[/QUOTE]

[2fast]

Another thought

Jacobite,
I just had a thought, if your tank is really full of crud, it is very possible that the riser tubes inside and above the petcocks are partially plugged down low. They have a fine mesh screen on them and I have pulled some that had a lot of buildup. So if thats the case, you may just not be getting full use of your tank. It may be a long shot, but sometimes thinking simpler is better. At least it's easy to pull and check em. If your spark plugs are not real dark indicating too rich, it is really worth a look.

[Jacobite]

Thanks very much for the suggestions. My tank is actually not bad - I have had it off and cleaned it. The screens on the risers were cleaned.
My plugs were black & sooty - I adjusted the idle mixture last night & following suggestions backed them out 1and 1/4 turns from a gentle seat - the plugs are now a light brown (better?) and performance didn't seem to be compromised ( the back tire spun when it hit 3000 or so). I took it for a quick test run, and ran out of gas on the way home. It was only about a 1/2 mile, but it was uphill - and these bikes are no fun to push. I didn't get to the floats last night - the bike seemed a bit better under 3000 rpm, but not yet right, so I will tackle the float adjustment tonight.
As a follow up to Ratbyk's suggestion on the fuel filters - where is the best place to put them? I assume it would be the line from the octopus to the carbs (?)