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Hy I Got A 82 Xt550 That Will Start And Idel Fine But Wants To Bog Out At Half Throtle
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If its bogging then it seem too rich on the main jet.

Thats asuming you have checked everything else on the bike as the carb is the last place to look unless you already changed something.
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