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My 95 has had the very same noise for years. I think its wear in the clutch basket but I can't prove it. 80,000 klm (50k) I run the snot out of it and ignore the part time noise, no effect on performance. Hope you figure it out because I gave up a while back.

Problem solved , the needle valve had a growth on it and was stuck. I removed carbs, (super easy) cleaned everything in the bottoms with carb cleaner and everything in the top with hot soapy water, put it all back together in less than 4hrs. Thanks to all of you!

Well I'm going to pull the carbs off the beast today. I have some experience fooling with bike carbs in the past so I'm hoping my memory will serve me. Has anyone ever drilled the hole larger in their slides and shimmed the needles? I had great results doing this on an 84 nighthawk once. A big thanks for all who chipped in.

I broke the rule so I will have to pay the price. Actually I normally run the carbs dry but my battery croaked at the end of the season and I just picked up another one now.

Yes I did, full to the top. Bike was stored in an unheated shed. I always use seafoam and this is the first time I had a problem.

Well I have fire for sure, but the plug was dry after running on three. I drained the float bowl un till it was empty and fed her some fresh gas and the bowl never filled. Looks like I may have to do the dreaded carb removal.

It was finally warm here today on the east coast of Canada so I figured I would fire up the 4th gen. Put a new battery in , full choke vroom she comes to life. It sounded a bit weak and never came up to fast idle but I didn't think much of it at first. Let it run for a while and no change. Finally I figured it was running on 3 so I checked the pipes and the left front was cold, yep 3 cylinders. Took the fairings off and switched the front two plugs , fired her up again, same dead cylinder so I eliminated the plugs, they were new last year. Where should I go from here?

I just got a pair of the Diamond Gusset to try. I wont know how they are safety wise unless I crash but they are thick with the kevlar in the knees and butt. They feel really good and that diamond gusset thing in the crotch gives you room to bend, not like regular jeans that squeeze your boys when riding. Will report back after some use. http://www.gussetclothing.com/dmk.html