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My bike has been little used over the past few years (yeah I know!!). I didn't drain the carbs and also didn't know the fuel tap rubber had [again] split. So old fuel sitting in the carbs = blocked jets so I was told. I've stripped them a few times and cleaned with carb cleaner. They now look pretty clean - though to be honest they didn't look that bad previous to my interference.
I tried to put it all back together with the same settings and whilst the bike is running better than before, it's still really bad.
Starting - good, requires choke when cold
Tickover - seems almost OK, was told it's likely to be blocked pilot jets
Light load - poor. Anything below 5K revs it's really hesitant
Full throttle - variable. Sometimes it will scream as it should, others it will be hesitant like it's not being fuelled
I'm probably running with a poor mixture - I did adjust the mixture screws a little
I've not balanced the carbs as I don't have the tools or the capability - probably needs to be done?
I've not swapped out the fuel filter
I've not replaced the sparks - they look a little blacker than I'd expect
The bike garage I usually use isn't too keen on taking "an open ended carb adjustment job" - he's done it once before some years back and it was a real pain in the backside before the bike ran well.
Has anyone got any 'fit for dummys' guidance on how I should get my bike running well again? Failing that, is anyone based around Chippenham, Wilts and wouldn't mind lending me a hand for some beer money?
Thanks in advance!