MY ZX50 O.E.M CARB TUNING

[thebatman]

so in essense your taking the can, fold it over(which will make.010), then cut it circle to fit?? yeah, my needle tapers big at the top also..... check my other too plz

[art]

Aluminum can't be flattened and hold its shape without pressure so 1 may be double the size with burs and all. You can also try some real gasket material. There is not alot of room in there you'll see 

[sidthesloth]

G'day blokes, just to back track a little, the reason I asked about the Bel ray oil was that I have always used Castrol oils, when I bought my GS500 at the first service they used Castrol Active 4T which is what I use in my bikes. For the last service (which was the second service) instead of taking it 400 kilometres back to the dealer I bought it from, this time I took it to a dealer in Port Pirie. When I picked the bike up I asked what oil they used and was told they use Bel ray. If it is of questionable quality I will get it changed sooner, but if it is not bad then I will leave it for the 4,000 that I had intended and get Castrol put back in. The service interval is 6,000kms.

[art]

 You should be ok for the 4t it's good quality. There t2 oils I do not recamend good quality,high maininance. I like to stay with one oil once broken in if at all posible.

[thebatman]

oh no, its tiny in there..thats gonna be a small ass shim/washer..lmao.... i thought i had measured the travel that night...i know its at least .025. .. a can is .005.. thinking hard on that....lmao..may need it,idk

[sidthesloth]

Find a small wad punch and punch a hole in a can, then use the disc from that and put a hole in it for your needle.

[sidthesloth]

G'day batman, I have taken a piccy of my inlet and reed block so you can see how it goes on. Please excuse the filth, she is a little overdue for a little tlc.

[wordslinger]

...wow...an adapter....

[sidthesloth]

Yep, all part of the "power inlet" that came with my carb. $125.

[wordslinger]

...that sh** should be awesome!!

[sidthesloth]

Yeah, the oko carb is a keihin copy but I think it is okay , with mine I am thinking my exhaust is letting me down. The carb is tunable, quite easy when you get used to it.

[Shaka]

I've used Bel-Ray oil for the last year without anything to complain about.  I started off using the SI-7 full synth, then switched about 5-6 months ago to the H1-R.  I do like the H1-R better as it seems to smoke less and smells a little better.  I think it burns cleaner.  I've pulled the motor apart and haven't had any nasty carbon build-up.  Also, re-packed the exhaust silencer, it was pretty nasty, but that may have been from the SI-7.  So far I'm pretty happy with the H1-R other than the price.  It costs about $23 a quart locally!  It's better than having engine problems though!

PS.  I run pre-mix at about 37:1  as well as 1/2 oz. of Stabil Marine Formula in every 5 gal. 

[art]

   You do have a point there I was using the si-7 when i noticed the carbon build up. The cyliders have been fine anything after (a mess) back in the day, that meant power valve and all were ugly.  
   I did live in california at the time and pump gas could have contributed to this,but never seen it with yamalube.

[thebatman]

hey sid, thanks for the pic....i like that...lmao...just wonder if i have the power yet for one...lmao........    i even asked the shop yesterday(that did sum work), said he made sure the exhaust was open..soooo, it had to either be the belray or the 3 bottles of motul 510 i have ran....that shop swears by belray.. imma switch something, dont want tjat again..

[sidthesloth]

It is all trial and error, whem you find one that you like, stick with it. I am using Fuch's Silkolene Scoot 2, and it seems good, mimimal smoke and no carbon build up. The next pull down will be the longest, so will see how it looks then.