pristic
XS650 Addict
Ok,
So first time I got her put on a long ride. A mate called me to help out at his shop 50kms away.
Just finished the bike up and down street was good
First, I thought "my rear brake isn't actually working) so I tightened up the adjuster, testing in the spot and it felt great.
Next I ride off on my trip.
I slow at the end of the street and go 'ill try my rear'
Brake then BANG. Wtf was that!!!!!
Look down, kill the engine. My rear brake stay is dangling and the adjuster/brake rod is also hanging on and bent almost 90deg!!!
The cast alloy (?) drum is missing a chunk where the stay/brace goes (from drum to frame)
Holy cow!
Ok ride back home slowly (100meters) and think hmmm, she'll be right. Unbolt it all and off I go on my way again (no rear brake - just front)
Ride the distance, all good. Smiling and enjoying riding her properly for the first time.
Help my mate out (all day) he has some customers with show cars and we park them at the front of the shop and my bike beside them.
I kid you not, soooo many people came in asking about the bike! Was an AWESOME feeling.
Anyway, late late afternoon I go to kick her and nothing. No power in my battery :-(
All good, ill jump start. Kick her over and off I go.
Ahhhh, no I don't, 100meters down the road she starts coughing and spluttering and stalling on me. No load, she revs fine, starts up first kick no problem and idles fine, rev - fine. Go again and she is missing and breaking up real bad.
Ok, call my mate "I'm coming back, bikes having a spaz"
Get there, look, test, play. Now it's late that night and my wife wants to bash me hahahah.
"Take one of the cars home and ill see ya in the morning bro" he says - oh, so cool!
"Thanks bro"
I grab the keys to the C2 Porsche with the twin turbo 350 Chev in the back!
"Ah, not that one man"
"Oh ok" I tried
Take the 5.4litre worked V8 and off I go.
Hmmm, feels a bit sluggish. Nail it, light up the rear and shit myself from the power. Ok, control the right foot Pete!!
Anyway, get back this morning, keen to get the bike going. All things head to the battery so I bring a spare and replace it, clean up, wire etc. kick it, fires up and revs nice. Running rich though (like yesterday)
Take her up the street and its the same problem. Breaking up under load. Test everything I can. Nothing works. 2 hours of tuning and nothing is helping.
My mate comes home (he was out when I got there) and says, check the Plugs. I say I have all good.
Pull th anyway, black as night fouled. Dry not wet but sooty and covered. $**%% me.
Ok, replace them with BP6ES (open pies, etc) and go again (he retuned her a bit and did the timing a bit - man I hate points)
Up the street I almost fall off. Pulls harder than ever and goes great. Woooohooo.
Amazing, no air filters, open pies and what I understand stock BS34 carbs and jets etc and she is fouling stock plugs to the point that they are breaking up.
I'll put in elec ignition ASAP but I find it very odd.
Air leaks would mean lean, no filters usually mean lean, open pipes usually lean. Everything points to lean yet this thing is rich as????
I'm going to pull the jets and find out what they are but any advice would help. I also will go through testing ignition components to see for issues. Weak spark or fuel would cause this I guess (could be timing etc causing it)
Having said all of this though. You can't wipe the smile off my face. Awesome weekend playing with the bike and going riding. Perfect weather too. So happy days!!!!
Cheers,
Peter
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So first time I got her put on a long ride. A mate called me to help out at his shop 50kms away.
Just finished the bike up and down street was good
First, I thought "my rear brake isn't actually working) so I tightened up the adjuster, testing in the spot and it felt great.
Next I ride off on my trip.
I slow at the end of the street and go 'ill try my rear'
Brake then BANG. Wtf was that!!!!!
Look down, kill the engine. My rear brake stay is dangling and the adjuster/brake rod is also hanging on and bent almost 90deg!!!
The cast alloy (?) drum is missing a chunk where the stay/brace goes (from drum to frame)
Holy cow!
Ok ride back home slowly (100meters) and think hmmm, she'll be right. Unbolt it all and off I go on my way again (no rear brake - just front)
Ride the distance, all good. Smiling and enjoying riding her properly for the first time.
Help my mate out (all day) he has some customers with show cars and we park them at the front of the shop and my bike beside them.
I kid you not, soooo many people came in asking about the bike! Was an AWESOME feeling.
Anyway, late late afternoon I go to kick her and nothing. No power in my battery :-(
All good, ill jump start. Kick her over and off I go.
Ahhhh, no I don't, 100meters down the road she starts coughing and spluttering and stalling on me. No load, she revs fine, starts up first kick no problem and idles fine, rev - fine. Go again and she is missing and breaking up real bad.
Ok, call my mate "I'm coming back, bikes having a spaz"
Get there, look, test, play. Now it's late that night and my wife wants to bash me hahahah.
"Take one of the cars home and ill see ya in the morning bro" he says - oh, so cool!
"Thanks bro"
I grab the keys to the C2 Porsche with the twin turbo 350 Chev in the back!
"Ah, not that one man"
"Oh ok" I tried
Take the 5.4litre worked V8 and off I go.
Hmmm, feels a bit sluggish. Nail it, light up the rear and shit myself from the power. Ok, control the right foot Pete!!
Anyway, get back this morning, keen to get the bike going. All things head to the battery so I bring a spare and replace it, clean up, wire etc. kick it, fires up and revs nice. Running rich though (like yesterday)
Take her up the street and its the same problem. Breaking up under load. Test everything I can. Nothing works. 2 hours of tuning and nothing is helping.
My mate comes home (he was out when I got there) and says, check the Plugs. I say I have all good.
Pull th anyway, black as night fouled. Dry not wet but sooty and covered. $**%% me.
Ok, replace them with BP6ES (open pies, etc) and go again (he retuned her a bit and did the timing a bit - man I hate points)
Up the street I almost fall off. Pulls harder than ever and goes great. Woooohooo.
Amazing, no air filters, open pies and what I understand stock BS34 carbs and jets etc and she is fouling stock plugs to the point that they are breaking up.
I'll put in elec ignition ASAP but I find it very odd.
Air leaks would mean lean, no filters usually mean lean, open pipes usually lean. Everything points to lean yet this thing is rich as????
I'm going to pull the jets and find out what they are but any advice would help. I also will go through testing ignition components to see for issues. Weak spark or fuel would cause this I guess (could be timing etc causing it)
Having said all of this though. You can't wipe the smile off my face. Awesome weekend playing with the bike and going riding. Perfect weather too. So happy days!!!!
Cheers,
Peter
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