What year and type 650 is this? That would help. When you say put your hand behind the carb to choke it, do you have the stock arrangement with the airbox/filter side cover setup or is this running with modifications? That could be a big factor. These bikes (the CX in general) are notorious for having problems without the proper air intake setup. Even a slight modification can alter things drastically, and then other adjustments have to come in to play, such as jetting.
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The stock air filter system was on board, no discrepancies, currently the air filter system is removed for troubleshooting, but... the symptoms are consistent.This problem resides solely on the left cylinder. I am suspect of the air cut valve but to swap this I will need to remove carbs again for access. Short of preforming a compression test, I have eliminated just all possible suspects. If the compression test reveals a solid conclusion that the cylinder is preforming as required, I will be singling out a carb!!!!!
Hey thanks again! for your input... I have an 1985odyssey, 1981z50r, 1970 ct70, and a 1999 xl650r as well. I do all my own work on them , and they all preform flawlessly!
This bike is a little bit different and I was looking for quirks that it might have, to bad the air filter system isn't one of them today