Redbone
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On I-20 westward out of Atlanta, past the Lithia Springs exit but before Villa Rica.
Marks 4-2 made my A/F ratio rich?
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sdt354
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I want a job there, my former employer (not known for working cheaply)would charge less to tune twin inboards, with a sea trial.
That's over the top. I like Mark's idea of doing it yourself. Plenty of help here.
Steve-o
Steve-o
How much does a plane ticket cost? I could almost fly in there, install the kit, and fly back home for less then the dealer wants!
Sean
Sean
Or....ROAD TRIP!
if nothing else you know it'll be done right, we def have horror stories here of shops not doing seans kit right. on top of that he can make sure he brings/ships all the needles/jets you may possibly need.
hell i'm sure he'd even do the same for a stg7
hell i'm sure he'd even do the same for a stg7
Rusty McNeil
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At 4500 feet I'd go with Mikuni 145's or maybe 147.5"..
That's what I did per Mark Milnes recommendation when I was up In utah for an extended work trip and the thing ran like a scalded cat....
Rusty McNeil
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I wouldn't let any shop touch your carbs unless you know specifically who's doing the work and if he's been vetted by someone you trust..
90% of the time they'll fuck it up, they either don't know what they are doing, don't care..or Both
90% of the time they'll fuck it up, they either don't know what they are doing, don't care..or Both
06Vmaxfan
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I spoke to Sean today, nice guy and he convinced me to do the work myself. He offered to fly in and do the work at my expence and a steak dinner which is extreamley reasonable but I am not sure if he was serious or joking.
I read some of the stickys on how to change the jets and sinc the carbs and it looks easy enough but I did not see a sticky on how to change the needles and adjust the verious screws for proper air/fuel mixture and idle.
I have a friend that use to work as a mechanic for a Yamaha dealership but I haven't spoken to him in several years as we both have moved to other towns but we are still both in Georgia. He left the dealership and is now an auto mechanic for a Napa service center. I am going to see if he still works there and if he is willing to help me out with the carbs.
I read some of the stickys on how to change the jets and sinc the carbs and it looks easy enough but I did not see a sticky on how to change the needles and adjust the verious screws for proper air/fuel mixture and idle.
I have a friend that use to work as a mechanic for a Yamaha dealership but I haven't spoken to him in several years as we both have moved to other towns but we are still both in Georgia. He left the dealership and is now an auto mechanic for a Napa service center. I am going to see if he still works there and if he is willing to help me out with the carbs.
i'm 95% sure he's completely serious. take him up on it if you were going to dump 750 on it to have the shop do it. you won't be disappointed.
Yep, looks like around $300 for a plane ticket.
veebooster
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Hey, he helped me install mine in a thunderstorm. He's serious
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that leave $450 for a steak dinner to break even. man sean that'll buy u the whole cow! hahahhahha
RaWarrior
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Yeah, I found the same issue as Heretic with the stage 1...made the midrange too rich which resulted in it loading up under steady midrange throttle, aka riding on the highway. Then the response would be really laggy and you'd have to whack it to make the motor do anything. Dropping the stage 1 needles two clips cured that.
Only let "trusted" Vmax shops work on your carbs if you don't do it yourself. Waaaay too many horror stories here about "some random yamaha shop" doing a carb job and the bike running worse afterward. With all the help and photo tutorials here you should be fairly confident in doing it yourself.
I'd agree about the low range...unless it idles poorly or has a hesitation when taking off from a stoplight or something I wouldn't worry about it.
Only let "trusted" Vmax shops work on your carbs if you don't do it yourself. Waaaay too many horror stories here about "some random yamaha shop" doing a carb job and the bike running worse afterward. With all the help and photo tutorials here you should be fairly confident in doing it yourself.
I'd agree about the low range...unless it idles poorly or has a hesitation when taking off from a stoplight or something I wouldn't worry about it.
06Vmaxfan
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Sory I haven't logged on in a while. I have been working overtime because it looked as if I was going to owe the infernal revinue service 2k this year but wound up at less then $100 when I found an $1800 fed. tax payment that was missed.
Now I need to get back in touch with Sean to see what his schedule looks like and get my jet kit ordered.
Now I need to get back in touch with Sean to see what his schedule looks like and get my jet kit ordered.
Nicki66
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Here is another idea. Get on your bike and ride it out to Sean's and have in install it for you. You will have a nice long ride and a professional install and tune on your Max.
06Vmaxfan
Active Member
I think a ride to his place is out of the question. That is a 930 mile ride and with 2 ruptured disc's in my lower back I would make it about 150 miles before I have to put myself in a drug induced coma to ease the pain.
ncdoc0623414
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Sean is the man, with his parts and advice (along with ppl here) i was able to rebuild my own carbs. just finished them today. it took 2 goes at it, the first time i had this guy...... this time i took my time and didnt cut corners im confident all will be well. i was completly carbaphobic b4, now im not scared in the least to tear into them puppies. i also know every part and its function. i belive that the understanding i gained from doing it myself will help me out durring a side of the road wtf moment. im sure most of you have children, remember the constent questions they have ive been asking sean and everyone who will listen any question that has came to mind, nobody has been anything but helpful to me. most mechanics when caught with there pants down are going to bandaid it and attempt to explain it away if they dont know how to fix it. my last bike a little gs450 died due to the hands of a certified mechanic. said the valves were sloppy thats where the ticking is comming from! they adjusted the valves and sent me on my way same noise. about 2 weeks later at about 100mph the cam chain busted. sorry for the all over the place post but i felt like adding my $.25
06Vmaxfan
Active Member
I located my old friend that worked as a mechanic for the local yamaha dealership that I haven't spoken to for a few years after we both moved to different areas and he left the dealership. Turns out he is now an auto mechanic and works just 8 miles from my house. He is going to install Sean's kit for me when I get it.
I just ordered the carbtune synchroniser and colortune spark plug to set the correct A/F ratio, it should be here in a week or two.
I will order Sean's kit soon. Right now my wife is spending all our extra cash on spring time yard work.
I just ordered the carbtune synchroniser and colortune spark plug to set the correct A/F ratio, it should be here in a week or two.
I will order Sean's kit soon. Right now my wife is spending all our extra cash on spring time yard work.
