Toby woodman
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Having ridden and built about 5 bikes, and talked to lots of friends about their bikes, i have a few questions about overheating. correct me if I'm wrong but, are the usual overheating symptoms, loss of power and a rough grinding noise, along with a bad idle. when i run a modified, straight pipe exhaust, which I know isn't good for the engine. the overheating stops and they run a lot clearer and smoother. if i were to jet the carb richer and adjust the needle to counteract the lean mixture caused by the exhaust, would this be a good way to stop the overheating. bear in mind that i am not looking for speed or performance, just reliability as the bike is being used for leisure rides where the noise is not a problem