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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joedrum" data-source="post: 190150" data-attributes="member: 98">pic<img src="https://classicgoldwings.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=666&image_id=31374" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />ok the pic shows the backyard air metering needles made for the dft 32-34 carb ...if you look between the barrels of carbs you can see the handle ends of the needles sticking out the air bleed jets ...this counteract some of the air mods made to other parts of the carb ..witch work well but lean things to much ...the air bleed port in the tube has a bottom so its easy to make a needle the right size and it can go in and out easy ....the needle is not tight in the air bleed it made so it just blocks some of the air ..id say where im at i probably raised the gas jet level two sizes on both barrels ....these homemade needles gives me a way to have instant gas jet control....i will probably go with these installed on the road trip..cant think of one down side to them ..if it makes the bike do better ....to me this is priceless tech that cost nothing to make ..just some nice file work and tie wire...oh ...the balance of air and gas in the tubes directly makes volume change of gas in the tube before entering carb ..is why this works to increase gas in the gas charge... :builder:  :mrgreen:</blockquote>