pete baildon
Member
G'day fellow Pan owners and riders alike,am new to the community and my first thread...Hope I get this right so we'll see.Have sorted and checked many things on my 56 from imfo I've read here and different opinions have helped and enlightened also.I have a few issues with my pan that I'm sure can be improved so I'll start with tuning and sort that first.Firstly the engine runs great and is easy to start.It was fully rebuilt 300 miles ago.It is a standard 1200 with no internal mods.The carb is an S&S and perhaps this is where I need some education!I'm no mechanic but have reasonable knowledge and have tuned it by ear and ridden it and adjusted the mixture and am pleased with how it runs idles starts etc.So I cant understand why when I start it and reduce the choke to zero and its idling smoothly why it blows black smoke slightly...When i increase the revs slightly it runs clear,some tuning advice needed there! All plugs and points to spec and running 60wt oil.Look forward to some enlightenment...PB