So my 85 wideglide, with a S&S E series carb, needs a bit of a tune up, it doesnt like to idle for too long or it loads up with fuel and bogs down when leaving the driveway.....so i need to tune this, I have the details how to do this. What id like some advise on is, My driveway is a 32* slope up and onto the street...this puts a fair bit of strain on the engine and clutch when cold......how long is an appropriate warm up time?

 

Pretty much what Kiwidave said but there is no need to wait until the rocker box's are warm to the touch. Just give her enough time, (minute or so) for oil to circulate around the top of the motor, reduce choke and head up the driveway. I am assuming you go up in first and don't intend ripping it up. Evo motors do need to be warmed up before getting excited but warm up better under a load so head off steady and you will find the motor will warm up pretty quickly and no damage done.

I start my 95 evo up as soon as I go into the garage...I let it run the whole time I am getting my gear on(great for the nieghbours) and then it still takes a few k's to run properly...Once hot=runs great...

 

Cheers...Sparra

 

Cheers, i suppose i better get my act together and do a layby tune, 1st......because at present it just loads up with fuel too fast to allow to idle for longer than a minute, that means i backfire and miss when trying to get up the steep incline out of the shed. So usually i have to gun it, and i dont like this. Anyway gotta go (still learning the ways of this bike) Thanks ill get back to ya.

Hi Cromag,
I've got a driveway like yours. Usually I pretty much do What Kiwidave said, Start the bike, get jacket, Helmet and gloves on.
By that stage it's warmed up enough. Good advice from all quarters about not revving to the shithouse when cold. Apart from
annoying the dog it does the engine no good (base gaskets being the main victim).
Once tuned up as suggested by Dave it should not have to be pushed to go up the driveway. And then my friend you have
the road ahead of you. What more could you want?
Cheers,
Cris.

Cromag, FYI mate, get an EZJust screw for a few bucks, makes tunes a little easier

Hey Pete, mate not sure u can buy them here, I got mine from the US direct. Cheap as

http://www.harley-performance.com/ez-just.html?gclid=CIKz5bP5t6ICFUYwpAodbG0o8A

Pete, sorry mate, Im a dumb cunt. I didnt read your post properly. You have and S&S carb and the ones I pointed out are for CV40. Im not sure if they do them for S&S? Maybe another member knows

This may be of interest
http://davesmachineshop.blogspot.com/2010/04/homemade-carb-parts-for-sale-s-and.html

Cromag, you are probably not, but just in case....
never let bike warm up with fuel enrichener on, keep revs up with throttle lock.
Fuel enrichener on for too long will cause similar symptoms to what you describe.

Burto what damage does it cause by leaving the fuel enricher on to long??

 I reckon over use of the enricher on will only cause plug fouling,maybe wrong?

You only want to use the enricher long enough to get it to fire off then close it and keep the bike running with the throttle. 

Thanks, but i do turn enricher off within 10sec of starting, i figure extra fuel just washes oil from the bores......not sure if fact, but always done this.
the symptoms are still the same without the enricher, its as if too much fuel floods the engine and it sputters and stalls, ive read the S&S tuning advice, and got a good article in one of the 'Back street choppers' mag, which goes into a bleeder (ill explain it better after i read it again) essentially stops excess fuel entering the bowl? and maximises atomisation by not flooding (is my current understanding) ...any way combined with the above advice (Thanks fellas) ill be doing my layby tune up next week (things on - and ive been modifying my startup/warm up technique after this discussion and this also helps), gotta go.