HondaCB650

Is there a chart somewhere that shows jet sizes?

sorry- same place also has press in jets- I didn't look close enough

Well I guess you could just silver solder the jets and use a #80 drill to get where you want. If all is good, order new jets in that size. OR you could drill with a #83, test, drill with #82 Test etc. until you go past the point of best performance then order the small jet. I would also try shimming the needle to see if that helps (I would go to a smaller jet then try shims on the needle) When you don't have a stock air box you often have to get creative on tuning.

hedlund65 wrote:So like u said volker, a little choke going around the corners is all it needed.

So this has nothing to do with idle jets, as idle was fine before, right?

hedlund65 wrote: Being amateurs we are we grabbed a #78 bit and drilled it out causing the bike to load up and run like shit.

Now idle was too large and mains still too small. Probably worse than before as now nothing was all right any more.

hedlund65 wrote: So we tapped the jet and pulled it and it was a 35. Now do I replace them with 35s again?

If they were real 35 before, yes. You said idle was fine with them, right?
That's their job, more or less their only one.

But all of us sometimes learn things the hard way.

After correcting your mistakes, care for the mains to solve your problem.

Nowadays engineers probably would construct a pneumatic choke lifter and control it by some mixture sensor.

the jets on the link you guys gave me are 1 1/8 " long and the jet i pulled is 7/8" long. am i talking about a different jet?

Here is a pic of the jet I am looking at.

Does the length of the jet matter? I'm finding 1 1/8" jets and the ones in my carbs are measuring at 7/8"? Someone please help? I need to order so I can get back on the road!