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Message: <blockquote data-quote="who444444" data-source="post: 110530" data-attributes="member: 3381">Well went for a 50+ mile ride today Low 60's here in so. cal.Went on freeway , some twisty roads and cruised stop and go on coast hwy In oceanside. Stopped once for coffee.  :beer:  no, really coffee.The flat spot I thought I felt at 4000 to 5000 rpm did not seem as much today mostly just different from my stock setup.If I was looking for negative aspect, the only thing I noticed is I could not engage clutch at 1000 rpm and idle out from complete stop.When my stock setup was working properly I could engage clutch at 1000 rpm and creep out smoothly without throttle on flat ground, like a big rig in low.With my current setup I do have to slightly rev engine and also slightly slip clutch to engage at 1500 to just under 2000 rpm.To me this is no big deal and I think a lot of guys have to do that with their stock carb setup. So I'm going to put more miles on it but may look into a pvc choke at vw side of runners sometime to see what that changes. ( Joe I think I asked you before but don't remember, How did you attach your choke pieces so that they  would not come loose from plenum?) Other than that it was all good and idled smooth after pulling to stop at end of offramp and all other stop and starts as well. Most definitely between 3000 and 5000 rpm its way smoother and more powerful than my stock setup ever was and I've had this bike for more than 30 years (although it sat for a long time unused). This really makes the around town riding a blast as I used to get a little herky jerky thing in first on tight corners in neighborhood riding. So I'll keep riding and see what else comes up to deal with. Oh, does not seem to HAVE to have heat right now to run well enough so I'm not going to do anything about that right now but I'm sure following all the heat related threads so I know what I'll have to do when the time comes.    :heat: Dave</blockquote>

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