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2001 FC 550 Carb issues

Joined Jan 2014
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Hello all. I'm fairly new to Husabergs, and when I got the bike it had a seriously high idle it would start within two to three kicks. I had the valve cover off to tighten the timing chain tensioner that had come loose. I noticed that where the choke line fastened to the carb it had backed its way all the way out, so I tightend it up. Put the valve cover back on adjusted the valves, now it is very hard to start. First kick with choke on fires up runs for 30 seconds dies and becomes hard to start even site choke on. I got the bike from a guy who was at about 3600 ft above sea and I'm around 1800-2500 depending on what side of town I'm riding on. Any help would be great. I run 91 octane in it as that is the highest I can get.

Thanks in advance

Jake
 
Jetting should be close enough. 91 octane is fine.
Are you sure your valve adjustment is correct? It can be a little tricky the first couple of times you try it.
Valve adjust info is in "the doc".
http://husaberg.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

Just curious. What does it take to get the bike restarted after it runs for 30 seconds and dies? Almost sounds like it ran out of fuel.
 
Full tank of fuel. Valves are good I'm sure of it. No ticking. Runs like a raped ape one warm. When warm and dies takes 6-8 kicks sounds like its trying to run hit the throttle and WAM runs good. Ride it let off throttle to stop and she dies..
 

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