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Actually, I think MFDB could pull off a trick set of tassles

Ha! It's nice of you to offer me the bars off your bike ... I'm surprised you didn't offer me the rainbow tassles that come with them.

So, raise the clip to the 2nd position (in the 3rd now) to lower the needle? Do you think I'm running lean on the needle?

As far as nitrous ... I think that's the last thing I need. I can barely hold on as it is!

I ended up getting an idle with a 38 Pilot, air screw 2 out and idle crew pretty much all the way in. I Main that came with the new carb, which was supposed to be a 175, turned out to be a 160! :twisted: Geeez ... that could've burnt me up! It pays to double check.

So, I swapped out the Main to a ...

Thanks for the offer, M.F.D.B.! I may take you up on it. I'll make a pass by my jet source to see what they have in stock and let you know if I can use your assistance.

It was mentioned earlier that no matter how small the pilot, a after-market idle screw was the only way to attain an idle. I've ...

You must be in CA ... no offense. The next closest Honda shop is thousands of miles south in a town called Seattle. I'm in Alaska! I can't count on the super market having limes in stock, let alone a bike shop stocking pilot jets! TIA ... this is Alaska.

Well, I just cracked open the new PWK 39 to replace what I thought was supposed to be a 55 Pilot ... it turned out to be a 60! :evil: Bastards! So, I figured installing the new 50 would be perfect ... maybe even a little lean. With the idle screwed all the way in, the AS 2 turns out, I still can't ...

I found this info on "another" site ...

Base line for Service Honda CR500AF with 38 and 39 PWK. These were obtained from AJ himself.
Main - 175
Pilot - 55
Needle - 1368N 3rd clip position
Slide - 6.0
AS - 1.5 turns

As for my fix, I have a 50 Pilot that I'll test out tonight and hope I can find an ...

Thanks for the advice ... and the link! I'll dig in.

And, yes, the track I'm riding in Anchorage is Kincaid Motocross Park. It sits right on Cook's Outlet ... long ... lots of tabes ... and lots of rocks! On the upside, the track is maintained by the city and worked over by two onsight Cats weekly ...

So, do you feel 48-50 is a normal SJ starting point for a PWK 39? It just seems strange my PJ 38 idles well with a 60 SJ and going to a larger carb requires a significantly smaller SJ.

But, if it doesn't idle, it doesn't idle.

Question: When you're going through jetting a bike, do you keep the ...

I have a 97 CR5 w/a stock PJ 38 jetted a little fat for the Oregon dunes (180 Main, 60 Slow Jet, 1.5 AS out). It would spooge black goo from where the FMF TurbineCore II silencer mated w/the FMF Gnarly pipe, but I thought a little rich could save me from a siezure, which I'd accomplished two times ...