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[frankytanky]

Rev it Riding trousers with Hip and Knee Armour
Kangaroo Leather gloves with Armour
Shoei Helmet
Alpine Star Riding jacket with Shoulder, Elbow, Back, wrist armour
Proper riding boots (with toe and side armour)

Good shit, congrats on the bike. Enjoy the brotherhood and make sure you get to a track day or two!

[Lias]

Welcome young padawan.

Your first lesson, treat every prick in a cage as if they were ACTIVELY trying to kill you.

[Bounty Hunter]

This is what my bike looks like now
[ATTACH=CONFIG]7944[/ATTACH]

hover bike!

What's the double plugs on the reg/rec for?

is one 3xAC and the other DC?

[frankytanky]

hover bike!

What's the double plugs on the reg/rec for?

is one 3xAC and the other DC?

Yeah, three phase AC from stator, Earth and DC feed out. Probably the same as every other bike just Honda does it nicer

[Bounty Hunter]

Yeah, three phase AC from stator, Earth and DC feed out. Probably the same as every other bike just Honda does it nicer

Why nicer?

[frankytanky]

Why nicer?

why not?

[Pyromanik]

A what?

(ermm, morning star, thx sneaky new page.)

[The Demon Lord]

A what?

(ermm, morning star, thx sneaky new page.)

This: [ATTACH=CONFIG]7945[/ATTACH]

[Dr. Acula]

This:

Are you trying to teach them a lesson or are you raiding a village??!?

Reminds me of this:

[The Demon Lord]

Are you trying to teach them a lesson or are you raiding a village??!?

Reminds me of this:

Imagine you just cut off a big hairy viking on a bike.

Imagine the viking now pulls out the weapon above.

How much has shit has your body just transferred to your underwear?

[Bounty Hunter]

Are you trying to teach them a lesson or are you raiding a village??!?

Reminds me of this:

1up

[Zarkov]

Staged.

Also bike guy had nothing to complain about, he had no rights to that passing move.

[Dr. Acula]

BSH test booked for next Saturday.

[The Demon Lord]

My Bike is playing up

Here is what has happened (any ideas on fixes wuld be o for orsome)

Trouble starting
Won't idle (with choke fully on or fully off)
When it does start - the engine sounds sick (like it isn't firing properly)
When you try to rev it in neutral - I can open the throttle about halfway and it barely gets passed 8,000 rpm

Pulled the tank off - checked the spark plugs (they were black as all sin - cleaned them) still having the issue.

About to call a Motorbike mechanic to look at it - but before I do - Ideas?

[The Demon Lord]

BSH test booked for next Saturday.

GL - remember your head checks and over exagerate them - apart from that - you'll be sweet!

[Bounty Hunter]

My Bike is playing up

Here is what has happened (any ideas on fixes wuld be o for orsome)

Trouble starting
Won't idle (with choke fully on or fully off)
When it does start - the engine sounds sick (like it isn't firing properly)
When you try to rev it in neutral - I can open the throttle about halfway and it barely gets passed 8,000 rpm

Pulled the tank off - checked the spark plugs (they were black as all sin - cleaned them) still having the issue.

About to call a Motorbike mechanic to look at it - but before I do - Ideas?

Sounds like tuning, carbs aren't balanced, air-fuel ratio needs a tweak etc

just cause the previous guy rebuilt the carbs doesn't imply he tuned them, or tuned them well.

if the plugs are black that suggests it's being over fueled, but that would make it easier to start.

unless the plugs are already munted - there is a point where cleaning them wont do any good, plugs are cheap and you've only got 2.

[The Demon Lord]

Sounds like tuning, carbs aren't balanced, air-fuel ratio needs a tweak etc

just cause the previous guy rebuilt the carbs doesn't imply he tuned them, or tuned them well.

if the plugs are black that suggests it's being over fueled, but that would make it easier to start.

unless the plugs are already munted - there is a point where cleaning them wont do any good, plugs are cheap and you've only got 2.

4 - its a hornet - so an inline 4 -I read in several places that the hornet motors have 2 jets a small and a main?

Do you think it is worth taking to a bike mechanic to get her sorted?

[Bounty Hunter]

4 - its a hornet - so an inline 4 -I read in several places that the hornet motors have 2 jets a small and a main?

Do you think it is worth taking to a bike mechanic to get her sorted?

I thought it was a vtr.

same rules apply.

how'd your mechanical knowledge/confidence?

[The Demon Lord]

I thought it was a vtr.

same rules apply.

how'd your mechanical knowledge/confidence?

pretty good - so long as I can find a google guide on what I need to do I can do it (with a bit of swearing and frustration thrown in)

[frankytanky]

My Bike is playing up

Here is what has happened (any ideas on fixes wuld be o for orsome)

Trouble starting
Won't idle (with choke fully on or fully off)
When it does start - the engine sounds sick (like it isn't firing properly)
When you try to rev it in neutral - I can open the throttle about halfway and it barely gets passed 8,000 rpm

Pulled the tank off - checked the spark plugs (they were black as all sin - cleaned them) still having the issue.

About to call a Motorbike mechanic to look at it - but before I do - Ideas?

My best guess is that if the bike has been going fine and then does this all of a sudden is that the fuel tap might have to put in the reserve position.
(reserve is there as a reminder that your fuel is getting low, it is a feature on most carburetor bikes)

has this just happened suddenly or the whole time you have had it?

[The Demon Lord]

My best guess is that if the bike has been going fine and then does this all of a sudden is that the fuel tap might have to put in the reserve position.
(reserve is there as a reminder that your fuel is getting low, it is a feature on most carburetor bikes)

has this just happened suddenly or the whole time you have had it?

just started happening - Fuel is definately on ON and not on the Reserve - heaps of fresh fuel in the tank too/

Have booked it in with Motorcycle Doctors - $300 estimate to get it working but that comes with a 12 month warranty and I have read nothing but good reviews of these guys on Kiwibiker - still  - Le Sigh

[Easymeat56k]

Just replace the spark plugs with new ones properly gapped.
If that fails hit it with a hammer and if it still plays up its an electrical problem( joke!)
Apart from the plugs(which last only up to 10k on motorbikes, my Ducati chews them up by 5K) you could have a blocked fuel filter.
If you can drain the carb bowls, into a glass container, look for water.
Check all the wires to and from the coils are tight.
You may have got a bad batch of petrol, full of water at your last top up.
How many K's have you done since you got it?

Oh, did you anything to it before this problem, such as washed it with high pressure water thingy? Sprayed CRC/WD40  all over the electrics?
Turned/tightened some twiddly thing? Had a naked girl pose on it?(we need to see pics)

[Bounty Hunter]

So you have ridden the bike before this and it was fine?

[frankytanky]

just started happening - Fuel is definately on ON and not on the Reserve - heaps of fresh fuel in the tank too/

Have booked it in with Motorcycle Doctors - $300 estimate to get it working but that comes with a 12 month warranty and I have read nothing but good reviews of these guys on Kiwibiker - still  - Le Sigh

$300 is like 3-4 hours work, what are they going to be doing?
My assumption is plugs, air filter, drain fuel/tank, remove and clean/balance carbs, possibly valve clearances.


PS don't bother cleaning plugs, they are like 8-12 bucks and are made to throw away.
Apart from that, as easy said it sounds like water in the fuel or some sort of carb blockage.

As a matter of course is it running on all 4 cylinders? easy check (unless you have a pyrometer) is wet your hand and quickly tap the headers to see it they are hot. Do this just after start up when the pipes are hot but not scolding so you burn yourself.

[Pyromanik]

Could be anything, even sludge in the tank.
Blocked filters, bung jets, maladjusted idle, etc.
What is colour/thickness of emissions, does it splutter, all kinds of stuff to look at. Doc's probably best bet, provided you're sure they're not going to be derping you around.