2006 DR-Z400 Dies above idle.

[RichardU]

I cleaned my carb and everything ran great. Then I let it sit too long again. Now it idles, but as soon as I give a bit of gas, it dies. If I give it a lot of gas, it goes. I'm betting one of the jets is clogged. Does anyone have any idea which one?

Thanks, Richard

 

[wildrz400]

I took the air hose to my buddies carb when It was doing the same thing....

[jjktmrider]

If your letting your bike sit for periods routinely , start adding Star Tron additive to the tank to stop the gumming and crystallizing . All fuel issues have stopped since I add that stuff in all my yardwork engines , bikes, atvs , boat ,ect.. Before that anything that sat for a few weeks had issue 70-80% of the time.

 

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Edited June 14, 2017 by jjktmrider

[RichardU]

Thanks for the replies. I have put maybe 100,000 miles on bikes and have never used a shop except for warranty work. This carb was the exception. I took it to be ultrasonically cleaned. The shop guy says the best thing they've found to fight ethanol is K-100. So I'm using that, plus, my local gas station now offers ethanol-free gas for about 25% more than regular.

(No corn for my gas tank! Corn only belongs in beef and jokes.)

[Texan]

Corn is for eatin, feedin livestock, or makin whiskey. And not necessarily in that order.