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Old 10-15-2016, 03:06 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by lprewitt View Post
So, I will be taking this bike to Tucson, Arizona for a couple of months over the winter....the altitude is a lot higher than Missouri, obviously, (about 2400' vs 500'). I don't think I need to worry about rejetting for that....but some rides there take you above 7000 feet. Should I do anything to the carb or just live with the performance impact, if any. Any help would be appreciated.

My dealer said that leaving the stock carb unchanged may allow the bike to perform better since it will be running richer. He argues that the polution controls have the bike leaned out. Any comments?
Try it as is in Tucson and see how it runs. If you can't get it to idle or you have lean spots in it, buy a Mikuni and install it. Jets are much easier to find for a Mikuni.
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