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Nick - you solved my problem (as embarrassed as I am) with this simple suggestion! I've been struggling with this for longer than I care to admit and I suspect the previous owner did as well since they showed me how they use the choke.

She has never run so well! Now I can actually tune the carb ...

lm - Thanks for your reply. I tried it last night and no change. If I rev it up slow, it will get rev up, but a quick twist of the throttle brings it on - the motor almost dies until I let up. Under load, it is the same thing - opening it up just bogs it down.

It smells like it is running rich when ...

Hi!

I haven't done anything with the valves... will need to look into how to do that.

The timing is using a Charlie's Place electronic ignition (this issue existed before that was installed).

Petcock has been rebuilt. Original brass in the carb (It has been cleaned up).

Air filter is an ...

Hi! I have been lurking here for a bit and trying to get my 66 CA77 to run correctly.

The bike starts easily and idles well. I can get going but under 3/4 to full throttle it really bogs down/almost stalls until I back off. This pretty much limits my top end to about 45-50 mph.

Plugs seem to foul ...