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Old 09-22-2010, 09:53 PM   #20 (permalink)
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I have had trouble with motorcycle engines that are carbureted. I think the new alcoholed fuels are worse. The last one was a yamaha vtwin that had a passage from the pilot to the port become clogged. The passage had two right angle turns in it that could not be probed, boiled or sprayed well enough to make the engine run right.

I have had some bikes fair pretty well but many do not. My motorcycle history goes back to 1975. I still have that RD 350 in the back of my shed.
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