March 20, 20179 yr Hi all, anyone replaced the carb on an RTL and had success? - what type of carb was used and where would it be available? My RTL carb slide sticks even though the retaining nuts are a bit over finger tight. Gets worse if any tighter. Any suggestions on a fix or carb replacement greatly appreciated. Mark.
March 21, 20179 yr Hey Mark, Great ride on Sunday. Maybe this will help with your RTL carb. I had a similar acting slide on one of my old Honda’s. On close inspection I saw that the index pin had worn and galled up the groove in the slide. Some very careful work with a set of jeweler’s files smoothed up both the pin and the groove in the slide. I followed that up with some polishing compound (toothpaste) on the slide and moved the slide up and down with my finger until it was polished. A good cleaning and it works better than new.
March 22, 20179 yr I tried a flat sided Keihin carb on my RTL but just couldn't get it to run very well. I did notice that the Sherco 4T used a Keihin so posted this thread to see what changes that had: I never tried them deciding to go back to the standard carb but if yours isn't working they might be worth trying.
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