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Old 08-11-2009, 06:04 PM
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rode the bike to vermont for the day it was running sweet. then it started loading up and smelling like gas. when i got it home the second carb from the left was full of gas and pouring out the overflow tube. any ideas? i tapped on top of the carb took it for a ride and it seemed fine.
 
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Old 08-11-2009, 07:07 PM
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Carb cleaning or a rebuild. Sounds like the needle valve was stuck.

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Old 08-12-2009, 07:38 PM
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took it for a good ride today was running perfect
 
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Old 08-13-2009, 10:13 PM
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Yeah, dirty needle or sticky float.
 
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Old 08-15-2009, 07:17 PM
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clean those... wait for it .......carbs not hard to do and plenty of people with knowledge if you get stuck. I have a lot of experience with it and say to give it a whirl yourself
 
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