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  1. GaryZ
    I research the specs to compare the three bike carbs; VR1200 VR1300 Vmax 1200 Main Jet #117.5 #125 #150 Main Air Jet #65 ø2.0 ø2.0 Jet Needle 5GLZ37 5DZ3-1 5EZ43 Needle Jet X-6 Y-0 Y-0 Pilot Air Jet 1 #80 #80 #90 Pilot Air Jet 2 #180 #180 #170 It looks like Squeeze was right having you start with a #140 main jet. What does it take to replace the main jets?
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    I got my beast running (Vmax cams and springs in 1300). I have the stock 1200 (1985) carbs on it at this time. The carbs have new diaphragms and have been cleaned within an inch of their life. Although it starts and idles great, when I blip the throttle it hangs before returning to idle. This appears to be a lean condition. How did you decide on 140 main jets? (stock is 117.5) Why did you also add spacers to your needles?
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    I had my carbs off recently. After a few attempts I found this works for me; Lift the carb assembly out of the boots and slide it halfway out the left side. The fairing was not in the way. Fully release the adjusters on the throttle cables. The outside one is easy enough to get off. The inside one I could barely see. I removed the bracket that holds the end of the inside cable (4 screws) and was able to rotate the linkage enough to get the cable end out. You can clearly see this bracket in the attached photo.
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    The only real difference between the 1200 and 1300 engines is the cylinder bore (76mm vs 79mm). A simple check of the 1984 head should tell you if it will work with the larger bore. Is there enough material around the edge of the "dome" for a good seal? If so, I would guess the '84 head will work on the '86 engine.
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    Earl, Stay off of your feet, take your meds, and don't watch Sponge Bob. That Sponge Bob will rot your brain . . . Look what it's done to my grandkids! GaryZ
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    OK all you Venture Valve and Cam specialists, I fixed it! I made the mistake of using the BIG hole to align all 4 cams. The result was the front cylinders fired and ran, the back cylinders would open the intake valve and immediately open the exhaust valve. No compression and only an occasional backfire through the exhaust. BradT aligned all cams to the small hole and the rear cylinders ran, the front cylinders backfired through the carbs. All I can say is . . . That must have been exciting. Anyway, I left the engine in the frame to try and fix this error. The carbs had to come loose in order to make room to remove the rear valve cover. I left them hooked to the throttle/choke cables and simply moved them around. I removed two cam cap bolts and the cam chain guide from between the cam gears. All of the other cam caps stayed installed. I had not installed the exhaust coupler or rear brake master and was able to remove the rear exhaust manifold. This made it much easier to remove the cam chain adjuster. The manifold could have stayed installed, I simply took advantage of the situation. This set-up gave me slack in the cam chain. The exhaust cam was easy to reposition by walking the cam chain around the cam gear. The intake cam was a different story. When properly aligned at T1, the intake cam is opening valves. Rotating the cam with bare hands is not possible. I used a 7/8" open-end wrench on the hex shape between cam lobes and was able to rotate the cam with some power. I walked the cam chain to the correct position one tooth at a time. A friend held the 7/8" wrench and the cam aligned while I stabbed the cam chain adjuster. I re-assembled the bare minimum for the beast to start and it fired on all 4 cylinders immediately. Man, this thing is loud in the garage with straight pipes! Thanks to everyone for all the help and comments. GaryZ
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    Bad stuff went south of my house, over Stanley Draper Lake, and hit the Love's Truck Stop on I-40 and Choctaw Road. It took the roof off of the store and played havoc with about 30 houses in the area. Friends of mine were apparently in the store at the time. Everyone got in the freezer and nobody hurt. I have a broken windshield so far . . .
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    That 2nd Gen might out-run a 1st Gen . . .
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    1974 Suzuki TL250 Bought as a basket-case in 1974

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    1980 KZ1000 Bought as an insurance recovery in 1988. Restored over the past twenty years. Sold in

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    1968 Honda CB350 Another basket-case. Bought in 1974. No extra money to dump into it. Used parts

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    1999 ZX11D Ninja Muzzy header with custom dual mufflers Re-Jetted Corbin seat Custom front fende

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    1978 Yamaha XS650SE I rode this bike from Fairfield, CA to Oklahoma City in 1980. In 1981 I rode i

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    1970 Honda CL350 My second motorcycle. This picture was taken in 1971.

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    :rotf:
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    Clearance engine?
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    Thanks, I needed that . . .
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    This is a timely question . . . I have a new set of Progressive springs waiting to go in!
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    Gentlemen, Thank you for all of the suggestions. This time BradT was closest to the answer. I aligned the front cams correctly to the BIG hole, unfortunately I also aligned the rear cams to the BIG hole! Don't know how I managed, but, at least I will sleep tonight knowing what's wrong. Anybody think I can fix this with the engine in the frame?
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    I searched my two Kawasaki forums and found only later model manuals. Sorry
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    I'm jealous. Let us know what kind of MPGs it gets. BTW: Good Job
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    The valve buckets are following the cam lobes. What would be another way to verify the valves are closing? I will be checking clearances tomorrow . . .
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    I just checked and the cams are in the correct location.
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    How does it run? Do you like the de-linked brakes better? I de-linked mine and have not rode it yet . . .
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    Ok guys, the new cams are installed and the engine is back in the frame. I connected the battery and cranked it over. The front cylinders are firing, the back cylinders are not. The back cylinders are spitting out of the carbs. I checked and found no compression on those cylinders. I removed the valve covers and rechecked the cam timing. It looks right with T1 = back cams aligned and T2 @ 430 degrees counter-clockwise and front cams aligned. Any ideas as to why the back cylinders are not firing?
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