2 Ws for Sale
Both bikes need a little work. Ready to deal. My wife wants them out of the garage.
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Willyboy
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Re: Low idle, uuah? How to remove idle mixture adjustment screw caps
Thanks, Ruari. I'm still so impressed that these rides demand very little of us outside of proper, scheduled maintenance. I'm guessing tomorrow I will have to make another minor adjustment but not
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Jeffrey Alexander
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Re: Low idle, uuah? How to remove idle mixture adjustment screw caps
Great!
As someone else mentioned, be careful not to unscrew that black idle speed knob too far. It¡¯s apparently a horror show to replace it in the threads.
Ruari
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Ruari McLennan
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#188734
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Re: Low idle, uuah? How to remove idle mixture adjustment screw caps
Ok, here's the update.
Bike continues to start right up and this am, halfway thru my commute slid enrichener slide all the way in, per usual and bike did not miss a beat. Upon arrival, lo and behold
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Jeffrey Alexander
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Re: Low idle, uuah? How to remove idle mixture adjustment screw caps
There is the black idle speed knob; and then there are the idle mixture adjustment screws underneath each carb which come sealed with a glued-in aluminum round cap from the factory.
If you search the
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Ruari McLennan
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#188732
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Re: Low idle, uuah?
You don't have to remove the carbs to do the fine idle adjustment. Just
FYI. Good luck.
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Sal Emma
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Re: Low idle, uuah?
Sorry
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Cory Campbell
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Re: Low idle, uuah?
Humf. Start ya own thread for sourcing a cylinder head.
Shakes fist. Ha!
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Jeffrey Alexander
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Re: Low idle, uuah?
Wrong thread! However, you can try Kawasaki Parts Warehouse. Lots of NOS stuff but some sticker shock for big ticket items
https://www.kawasakipartswarehouse.com
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Jeffrey Alexander
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#188728
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Re: Low idle, uuah?
Noticed a complete engine on Ebay missing left cover. $600 if I recall correctly
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 2:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [W650Riders] Low idle, uuah?
Looking
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Jim McCullers
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#188727
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Re: Low idle, uuah?
Available for about $100 on IMPEX Japan --
https://en.impex-jp.com/catalogs/moto/kawasaki/ej650/ej650-a3-2001-usa-348/cylinder-head-cover-19732.html
[email protected]> wrote:
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Sujit Kirpekar
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#188726
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Re: Low idle, uuah?
Looking for a cylinder head for my 2001 W650. Mine is cracked. Looked everywhere can¡¯t find one. Thanks
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Cory Campbell
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Re: Low idle, uuah?
Thanks! I always use fresh gas, bike is ridden daily(never sits), and I top off with Star-Tron fuel treatment, which have been doing for years. This is the first 'issue' and it's minor considering it
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Jeffrey Alexander
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Re: Low idle, uuah?
That idle adjust knob can be very stiff. You can give it a good
clockwise twist and see if you can get it moving. I'd avoid counter/anti
clockwise - you don't want to accidentally unmount it.
Are you
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Sal Emma
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Low idle, uuah?
Hi all,
My Dub continues running like a champ (knock on wood) but the last day or two I noticed a change. After adhering to the usual starting protocol, once reaching operating temp and fully moving
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Jeffrey Alexander
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#188722
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Re: high pipes
Thanks so much for the info ?
Much appreciated. Well, I'm a old timer too, and I must be gettin real old because I have always had loud pipes. I guess it's just finding that right level: just
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judd
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#188721
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Re: high pipes
The sound is not too loud, just about right for an old timer. Wouldn't have been loud enough in my youth. I prefer the W2 sound over the W. I have not recorded the W but I do have a recording of the
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PatH
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Re: high pipes
Hey Pat, both those bikes look amazing!
Have been considering those high pipe's for a while. How's the sound?
I'm looking for louder without being obnoxious. Right now I have obnoxious ?
Apart from
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judd
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#188719
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Re: high pipes
Hey Pat, both those bikes look amazing!
Have been considering those high pipe's for a while. How's the sound?
I'm looking for louder without being obnoxious. Right now I have obnoxious ?
Apart from
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judd
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Re: Scored some OEM mufflers
I have no complaints.? I also installed on the bike a fuel tank, fake oil tank and fake toolbox from Webike.. all fit well and look remarkably like my W2TT. Compare the two...
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PatH
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