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Post by henri on Aug 12, 2017 7:28:21 GMT
looking good leon , still a bit of summer left to enjoy riding it in the dry .H
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Post by leon on Aug 19, 2017 11:21:57 GMT
MOT passed, and I made it there and back without blowing it up! Ride really nice, pulled better than ever, and I sneaked it up to 50 briefly on the flat and it felt like it had plenty more to give. Maybe I've got it right this time eh?
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Post by dazzz on Aug 19, 2017 16:15:13 GMT
Happy for you leon , you will hopefully get some trouble free miles on the old girl.
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Post by Juan on Aug 19, 2017 17:00:58 GMT
Fingers crossed that's it sorted now.
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Post by t5vinny on Aug 24, 2017 21:02:24 GMT
Good news leon
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Post by leon on Sept 21, 2017 9:05:21 GMT
This morning on the way to work my speedo ticked over past the running in mileage specified in the instructions that came with the DR kit, so I've managed a decent amount of miles since I put it all back together after that heat seize in the summer.
With running in, once you get past the mileage in the kit instructions can you then just ride as hard as you want, or do you still go steady? I've not gone past half throttle so far - I put some tape on the bars marked closed/quarter/half etc to avoid overdoing it - possibly overkill but with the issues I've had.... I've also not pushed it much past 40 till now, but I can feel it can obviously do more.
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Post by henri on Sept 21, 2017 9:37:54 GMT
i wouldnt nail it for miles an miles ,but nows the time to open up to full throttle .an enjoy it . H
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Post by triffid on Sept 21, 2017 13:49:11 GMT
2nd that
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Post by vinrouge on Sept 21, 2017 15:37:44 GMT
Make sure it warmed up first, then short sharp blasts at first when the opportunity arises,
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Post by leon on Sept 21, 2017 19:52:15 GMT
Thanks fellas. Time to see what it can do!
Off for my first proper ride out on Sunday to Squires cafe near Leeds with a biker mate on a 70s Kawasaki, a kind of two wheeled odd couple.
Once again, thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread and helped me in the Tech section and private messages. I got there in the end but couldn't have done it without you.
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Post by leon on May 11, 2018 19:23:53 GMT
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Post by mark on May 11, 2018 20:18:55 GMT
Not sure Leon !
One things for sure , you wont be able mistake it in a crowd :-)
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Post by mark on May 13, 2018 21:49:30 GMT
It must be catching , I like your door. Mine got mangled , you can straighten them and rattle can , mine looks ok ( from a distance like me )😀 Do you think it’s a bit much ? I struggle with uploading pictures so this is my first attempt via tap talk.
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Post by terjee on May 14, 2018 3:01:15 GMT
If the idle is hanging hven it is hot you have a airleak, hven the engine get hot the hole/leak expands. If the engine plastic cover is so hot it burns yor hand in short time it is to hot. Some carbs go low on fuel under hard driving to, i think a fuel pump can be smart.
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Post by leon on Sept 14, 2018 11:36:04 GMT
Little footnote. Passed 1200 miles on this little beauty last night. Running like a dream now, got it up to 58 last night (measured on a mates GTS who was behind me), will happily cruise at 55 on the flat and sets off pretty quick, just lacks poke on hills.
Turned out my hanging idle/overrevving was a combination of a small airleak at the head and the timing - it was set at 19 degrees but I recalled reading that firing too early can lead to overheating at high revs, and it was only overheating badly when I was chasing my club mates on the their tuned Lammies. I retarded the timing to 17 degrees, properly lapped the head to the barrel again and no more problems.
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Post by leon on Aug 16, 2019 15:41:04 GMT
No doubt you all saw me consider selling this one, but I had a change of heart and decided to get someone who knows what they're doing to take the scooter to the next level. If I had more than one scooter I'd have been happy to keep playing with this in the garage but as I've only got one it means I've nowt to ride. So its currently Peter Pig of Petes Scooters in Bradford, one of the founder members of the Kinky Pigs who I ride with when the scooter is actually on the road. Pete's going to be fitting a Polini cast race kit, Polini snail pipe and 24mm carb. flic.kr/p/2gYnnGnFirst up he's repair a hairline crack in the casings I'd not spotted flic.kr/p/2gYmHxkAnd modified the stator to sit over it flic.kr/p/2gYmHvmNext he's opened up the inlet and transfers to match the manifold and barrel flic.kr/p/2gYntFXCan't wait to get it back tbh. I've enjoyed working on this scooter but not as much as I enjoy riding it so I make no apology for giving in and paying someone to do it right!
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Post by leon on Aug 16, 2019 15:43:12 GMT
For some reason I can't get photos to sit in the thread, I'm doing it how I always have.
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Post by leon on Aug 18, 2019 11:20:19 GMT
All fitted, sounds ace and runs great.
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Post by leon on Aug 21, 2019 13:18:47 GMT
Rode up to the Lakes on it on Monday for work. Riding back tonight. Still running in so its a bit hairy on the A65 but good to get out for a longer run.
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