Please help me and my bike

**glennewb** · 22nd December 2007, 20:23

hi i brought my pocket bike a week ago and i took it out this afternoon and when i was riding it the speed started to drop and then it would take of again and do it again straight after, it happened quite a few times so could you please help me and tell me what the problem is and how to fix it thanks

i checked the fuel line and the filter, also the carb and the air filter and the spark plug and all seemed in top condition.

**GSXRjohn** · 22nd December 2007, 20:33

Did it slow down when going up a hill

These things should be banned

**sunhuntin** · 22nd December 2007, 20:41

petrol?

10 effin cars!

**glennewb** · 22nd December 2007, 21:23

hey what do u mean by petrol thanks

**sunhuntin** · 22nd December 2007, 21:26

do you have any? i know when my full size bikes go all funny, its cos they are running low.

**SHELRACING** · 23rd December 2007, 06:53

Did you put a fuel filter on it before you filled the first tank?
Sometimes the bikes have bits of plastic in the fuel tank.
Pull the carby off, give it and the jets a good clean out.
Empty your fuel out of the tank and throw it away. Put a fuel filter on for the
three tank fulls. Make sure your mix is 25/1 until the bike is 'run-in', then 50/1 after that.
If it still plays up, check the carb is working properly and the throttle.
They can be a pain. We put a bigger fuel line on ours and that helped.

**SHELRACING** · 23rd December 2007, 06:57

Originally Posted by john.reader

Did it slow down when going up a hill

These things should be banned

Come to Mt Wellington Kart Track and watched them being raced. You might change your mind. Valentino Rossi started his bike career on one of these, so they cant be that bad.