yet another no idle thread.

[stainlesscycle]

i tore it all apart again this morning.

slide and carb looks good.
double checked all passages in carb. no blockage in idle/pilot circuit.
double checked float height - it's at 16mm
pulled reeds, looked fine - they are carbon fiber ones if that makes a difference..
airfilter is clean.

to double check a/s circuitry i rode around with a/s at 0 turns. it works. i reset at 1.75 turns out.

investigated how far the slide moves up and down in relation to idle screw. with an unmodified idle screw/spring the idle screw hits the slide at 6 turns out. it should idle at around 2 - 4.5 turns out.

still no idle. i can only get it to idle by adjusting either throttle adjuster. i know by looking at how high the slide is at that point that i'm probably bypassing the pilot circuit completely.

bike pulls smooth and even and as close to perfect as it's been with the settings it has now. pulls front end up easily with no clutch in first 3 gears. no stuttering, no hesitation. instant power at all throttle openings - very strong at 1/8-1/4 throttle where you're just zipping through the woods.
bike starts first kick hot or cold (choke for cold for just a second or 2.. BUT it used to race like crazy if i left the choke on for more than a second. now it doesnt. it just makes throttle response and exhaust note dull...i'm assuming this is a clue.....) i swapped to another choke assembly, but no change.

i had a spare #7 slide with a notch in it. (the one i was running had no notch) - neither slide had any noticeable difference.

so do i get a slide cut to #8 or should i be looking elsewhere? or go to a 40 pilot and see what it does? 40 pilot seems like i would be getting pretty lean... jetting dbase doesn't show anyone with ddk/40/172/#7 - but there are some leaner, but with different needle....