Reed valve

[Stepsidebowtie]

Thanks, I will. My JD jet kit should be here Saturday. I?ll check the reeds at the same time.

[sneaky98gt]

Originally Posted by Stepsidebowtie

Yeah I?ve been searching on eBay. I found one for $50 with free shipping to Hawaii.

Here's the exact link of the kit I bought (with the gaskets):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/V-FORCE-III...WnJOy#shpCntId

Originally Posted by (F5)

I recently replaced the reeds in my 07. They were wearing thin on the contact area but wouldn't have failed for some time. Have a look at them before you order.

Mine were the same. One had a small chip, but overall they still looked fine. That said, I've heard that it's a good idea to replace them anyway every so often, and I suspect mine have way over 100 hours. So I figured I'd replace them at the same time as the piston, and now I know how many hours are on it. I stuck the old reeds in my spare parts box, so now I have some extras should I ever have some unexpected failure.

[Stepsidebowtie]

Thanks for link 🤙🏾

[Stepsidebowtie]

Well, I got my JD jet kit. Installed per instructions. 38 pj, 170 main, blue needle 3rd slot, air screw 1 1/2 turns out. Reed valves are good. Bike still bogs low end. I?m gonna clean out the carb drain the fuel and try again.🤬

[frankinberg]

Try a 42 pilot jet

[Stepsidebowtie]

I tried the biggest I have which is a 40. Didn?t do any better.

[Davehuge]

Do you have strict emission/anti pollution laws in Hawaii? Would that explain the strange stock jetting?

My Kawasaki KLX450R which I bought in Dubai was a Californian model, it had a load of kit on it to reduce emissions. It took a bit of work to remove it, but it ran much better afterwards and was a bit lighter too!

Does your bike have a catalytic converter in the expansion pipe? Maybe someone could explain how to identify this if necessary?

All the best, Dave.

[Stepsidebowtie]

No emission laws here. I just wanted to start from what was recommended in the instructions from JD.

[Stepsidebowtie]

All stock. No upgrades or mods.

[(F5)]

Wind the idle mixture screw right in. If it's better you need s larger pilot.

So the pipe isn't black yeah? Often they are either 6 day spec or the dreaded catalytic converter pipe. They run super bad.