Ok so I made a bit of headway on figuring out some of the stuff and all my parts are in the mail and got a estimate of $250 to tune the carbs and exup so im pretty excited. Next time im around the bike ill take a few pics for you guys.

 

How do you know the Exup moves? Odds are it does not. In that case start looking for a header or fabricate a cover plate after you remove the Exup valve. Do not remove the servo or disconnect the wires. find a slip on and sell me the stock pipe. Dyno kits are a pain in the ass unless you know carbs. Some say they do but a true "tuner" knows carbs. A kit, no valve and an after market pipe runs like shit without the proper tune. No kit, no valve and after market pipe runs good after 5K RPM. who cares about anything under 5K.

 

Well I know for a fact the valve moves because I can turn it with my hand but one of the exup cables frayed so my question really was can I start tuning it or should I wait until the new cable gets here? But I want it to run well under 5k so I can let it warm up on its own. I've got a Vance and Hines ssr2 plugged onto it and if I put brand new plugs in it, it runs like champ then pull the plugs and they are black I know its running rich. I've tried screwing the mix screw in and out and it gets a little better at 1 turn out from seated so im thinking that's where the airbox and exup come into play. Im assuming the resistances and restrictions are what lean it out a bit more. I also installed the d ynojet stage one with the .122 jet which I believe is stock. Any advice anyone?

 

I don't think the Haynes manual is even good enough for rolling papers, "in" is lean and "out" is rich for the fuel screws, the most likely reason for your plugs turning black is the float level, these bikes don't like the wrong float height , 14-15mm is the setting, visit factory pro`s website, it has some great info on setting them, the special tool works great also. the nozzels also wear on these bikes and causes rich conditions as well, along with the needles , wait until you replace the exup cable before you tune it.