Hi Guys
My 95 carb blade engine has been jetted but has not been on a dyno, is that the best way of getting them set up? the guy i bought the car off said it
was running lean and to be honest i am just scared of doing some damage to the heads. Can i adjust them myself ?
Yes. But it depends on how you're going to assess the mixture. Best option (unless you've got access to a rolling road) would be a wideband lamda sensor which you can connect to a laptop to use as a data logger (the innovate software is quite useful here). Then you can try and work out what modifications are needed.
You should be able to get a good idea of how it's running just by checking the plugs. and by how it feels
If you do a plug chop, ie run it for 1/2 mile at 3/4 - full throttle, clutch in, kill the engine roll to a layby type thing.
Pull a plug out and see how it looks.
If it's light sand it could be weak,
If so you can raise the needles a notch to richen it.
Thats as scientifiacllay as mine have been set and balanced by ear.
£ years on and on the RR at Newark its doing 120 so it's not far off. 
Yes of course a RR and tune is the way to go, but you can make astart as above.
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Originally posted by ReMan
kill the engine roll to a layby type thing.
Pull a plug out and see how it looks.
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Originally posted by MakeEverything
quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
kill the engine roll to a layby type thing.
Pull a plug out and see how it looks.
Lol, obviously not a biker!!
This is a 30 minute job, which invariably involves the removal of the tank. Not something to be doing in a "Layby"!!
Cheers guys i'll have a "fiddle around" and if i get stuck i'll get it on a RR
I would only suggest a plug chop to see what mixture was doing at 3/4 to full throttle,
tick over will give you a rough idea what it's doing low down.
tony
and my first bike was an ex GPO telegram delivery BSA Bantam
[Edited on 30/6/09 by mad-butcher]
Thank you
Call me old fashioned 
A Colour Tune is surprisingly accurate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hFUvQ4gaPc&feature=related