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Old 04-24-2006, 12:39 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Bike: 1984 RM250
Location: Alberta Canada
Posts: 11
Exclamation 1984 Rm 250

I'm having problems with my bike. When accelerating, the bike spits and backfires and reaches high speeds very slowly. Once the RPM's get up, the bike has lots of power and doesn't sputter at all. The airflow screw is set to 1 1/2 turns out. The plug is black with carbon, and when I bought the bike, the baffle was plugged solid with carbon and what appeared to be oil. Also, when it is idling, there is fuel coming out of the carbeurator from the openings in both sides. Any suggestions?