Adjust idle roadstar 1600 - 2002 Yamaha Road Star Midnight

SOURCE: my 1600 roadstar back fires

sounds like it is getting to much fuel you may need to have carbs rejetted or the gas is bad as gas now has ethenol in it and bikes dont like it so i add seafoam to my gas and it works wonders i do this about 1 time every 2 weeks to keep everything cleaned

SOURCE: 02 Roadstar 1600 will start

If old gas sat in the carb. for more than a month it starts to dry up. As it drys up it leaves behind a varnish like film that stops up some very small ports and pin holes inside a motorcycle carburetor. It is also very hard to get out. You can try this before you pull the carb. for a full cleaning. Use a product called Seafoam, get as much gas out of the carb.s as you can. use a turkey baster and force the seafoam into your carb. fuel line that you take loose from the fuel tank. Let that set for say 1 or 2 days. then hook up the fueltank with a mix of good gas and seafoam, (not a lot but enough to start it up. Move the cycle outside as the seafoam will make a lot of smoke if it does start up. If that does not clear up the problem you may have to pull the carb. and remove the blows to clean the inside. If you have to do that do not DO NOT MESS with any adjustment screws. Just take the carb. bowl off. Do not mix up any internal parts. It is best to work on a large sheet so if you drop a small part you can find it, you do not want to be missing some tiny spring or screw. Hope this Helps Fix Ya Up..