Clutch kit, clutch kit, clutch kit, damn I wish my wife was leaving tomorrow. I still haven't been able to put an eyeball on the carb adjust. I tried four different spark plug sockets, and none of them worked. WTF size is the damn thing?

Got to do some killer mud-slinging this weekend. Freshly bush-hogged field next to Mom's house, 3hrs of rain, lots of thumb in the throttle... My mom didn't appreciate the mud in her pool though... got to close to the fence, oops

 

Just ordered my clutch kit, had to do it. After finding out that there's a way to improve it, just that little bit of stock lag in the drivetrain is driving me insane. I WANT THE MUD TO FLY IMMEDIATELY! I should get it in tomorrow, I ordered it from Highlifter. I'll let ya'll know how it works out. Any suggestions on testing before and after, other than "seat 'o the pants"? I only have 60 miles on the bike, should I let it break in a little more before putting it on?

I have to call the dealer about my winch. It may be part of the recall. http://www.warn.com There is a link on the site for information on it.

Salesguy at highlifter said their powerkit would give it about 15% more a**, what do ya'll think?

 

Crab, your tool pack should have a wrench and socket that will fit your spark plug. Keep us informed on the clutch kit.

 

Duh, found the wrench. Plug was black, running rich? I cleaned it, got about 1/8 of a turn on the idle adjust (in), ran it for a while, plug was clean. I probably need to run it more to get a good read. I can't figure out how to get a screwdriver on the dang thing. It is the screw on the bottom of the carb towards the front of the bike, correct?

 

KISS....looks like you got the pics all figured. Clicked on your link and your pics came up just fine. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Crab...you can pick up dielectric grease from any auto parts store. As far as the break in, run through one more tank of gas before you get down on it and you should be fine.

 

Thanks Dwyane, yeah Crab, thats the screw. I took a very small screwdriver turned it sideways and turned mine. Try that and see if its easier. Do like FKNA said, break it in easy before nailing it. LOL if you havent already.

 

Okay, I just need find the right screwdriver. My clutch kit has been here for two days but I can't do sh*t. I've been at a convention for work. At least I got home early enough to take my boy for a ride.

Silly question. My Kod has been pulling a little to the right. The right tire looks like it leans out at the top further than the left tire. Is there an adjust for that? I thought I had seen instructions somewhere on adjusting the toe in/out somewhere, but I can't find it again. Any help on how to check and adjust that?

 

Crab-
Adjusting toe in/out is real easy. To get it right the first time, take your tie downs, run them from the handlebars to the rear rack, tighten them down enough that the handlebars will not move in either direction, but rather, stay strait ahead. With that done, grab a tape measurer, measure both the front of the tire about skid plate level from inside rubber to inside rubber, at about the same location on each tire. Next, measure the rear part of the tire in the same location, just under the skid plate, as high as you can while still getting a "true" measurement-this will be fairly close to the middle of the tire, again from inside rubber to inside rubber (side wall to sidewall). You want somewhere between 1/4" to 1/2" difference toe-out up front to be running strait. More or less than that will make it "dart" on you one way or the other, or kind of "pull" like you mention it's doing now. It will probably be off a little, so you'll have to adjust your tie-rods in or out accordingly on each side. It might take a few measurements to get it just right, but it's something that should be done properly for safety reasons.

Anyway, hope that helps, Best of Luck

Mike