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Yep, thats battery earth, but I thought he meant wiring loom earthing points?

yeah i know that, but my question was related to Chris's comment re Firestorm996's bike set at 800rpm tickover.

One thing i am not sure about with low tickover revs is, at that 'low' speed, does the oil pump have enough in it to pump the oil to the top of the engine with the flow rate required to lubricate and cool it

But the up side of a K&N filter is that you dont have to buy an OEM one ever again

Have a look here http://www.keihin-us.com/list.htm but personally i think you have another problem elsewhere

For normal riding stick with the OEM pads, harder pads will wear the disc away quicker.

From memory there is one at the voltage regulator but can't remember seeing any others.

I feel your pain Jens, carbs can be a nightmare! There is a good write-up on the Factory Pro website about tuning them, basically IGNORE everything else and get the main jetting right then worry about pilot jets and air screws. From what you said about raising the needles I take it the carbs still h...

Mine has the 170's with standard exhaust but baffle plate drilled and a K&N, it had 180's in when i got it and was way too rich, it previously had ART cans. So try 180 in the front and 185 in the rear carb. If thats too rich drop down to the 170/175, Of course only a dyno tune can sort it proper...

Yes, they are refering to the ignition pulse generator, the connector is located behind the left radiator ( as you sit on the bike)

Done

The most common cause of backfire is a small leak in the exhaust joints so make sure they are fully sealed first, high temp silicon sealant is perfect for that job.

At 4 turns out on the rear you run the risk of the screw falling out due to not enough tension on the small spring.

As you know, my unit is home designed and made and was working ok with the wires wrapped around paper clips and pushed into the connecting blocks during testing!!! I expect the commercial unit works the same as mine by taking a snapshot of the speed sensor pulses over a fixed time period and compari...

Is that a Dynojet kit? i do have the UK instructions which i can email you or try the website as that is where i downloaded mine from.

Benny,
He has a '97 Storm so that tool IS the correct one as its a direct copy of the Honda tool.

Jens,
One thing to check is that the carb rubber band screws are not in the way and does your bike have the PAIR system fitted?