I'm building one

**Deano** · 24th November 2011, 11:21

Originally Posted by CHOPPA

I used to dope my tyres before every meeting, the tyres were amazing it felt like you were driving on hot tyres straight out of the pits. It gives live to old tyres. I actually tried to find some recently but the kart shops got upset that I was asking

LOL

Drew and I found that a good road ride will scrub the crust off an old slick.

Followed by a dumping of oil on it from the starter motor hole !!

Oh fun times.

**richban** · 25th November 2011, 15:32

Originally Posted by Pumba

My understanding talking to the Kart guys is that tyre "doping" is now illegal in all classes. No doubt you can still get it though

Yep got some (tire dope) from Lascom motorsport. That was before it was made completely illegal. It was great but you needed to use it between races. Apparently it had a really hi Kero content and some other shit. An acetate of some sort. So just paint them with kero and your cooking. Gave up on that and just got better rubber after crashing my brain out on substandard shithouse road junk.

**Drew** · 26th November 2011, 14:23

I put a better expansion pipe on today, and messed around with the ignition. The pipe is an improvement I'm sure, but the ignition was a backwards step. It'll fire up and rev better...for about 10 seconds then shut down and chuff a couple times as it winds down. Might have the points gap too small, but I'd have thought that would be a constant misfiring issue, rather than running good for a bit then shutting down.

Only time I've encountered the same thing was on an IT200 with a bung spark plug. So I'll chuck in another before I go back to fucking with the points. Which I set at .06mm incase you're wondering...and incase my maths was wrong in converting .014in into metric. Should be .055mm but I don't have a feeler gauge in that size.

The thing is louder now, nothing on a 125GP bike, but it's a sound that will always great me so I'm not that barred up about it. Someone wanna swap a four stroke with me? I'll get the smoker tuned and running awesome for ya first.

**Moooools** · 26th November 2011, 15:08

Originally Posted by Drew

I put a better expansion pipe on today, and messed around with the ignition. The pipe is an improvement I'm sure, but the ignition was a backwards step. It'll fire up and rev better...for about 10 seconds then shut down and chuff a couple times as it winds down. Might have the points gap too small, but I'd have thought that would be a constant misfiring issue, rather than running good for a bit then shutting down.

Only time I've encountered the same thing was on an IT200 with a bung spark plug. So I'll chuck in another before I go back to fucking with the points. Which I set at .06mm incase you're wondering...and incase my maths was wrong in converting .014in into metric. Should be .055mm but I don't have a feeler gauge in that size.

The thing is louder now, nothing on a 125GP bike, but it's a sound that will always great me so I'm not that barred up about it. Someone wanna swap a four stroke with me? I'll get the smoker tuned and running awesome for ya first.

Is it crash protected? No metal parts should be able to touch the ground in a crash.
Just checking as I haven't seen you mention it yet.

**jasonu** · 26th November 2011, 16:41

Originally Posted by Moooools

Is it crash protected? No metal parts should be able to touch the ground in a crash.
Just checking as I haven't seen you mention it yet.

Don't waste your breath. It will never fly.

**Henk** · 26th November 2011, 17:05

From what I've read about Drew it's more likely to crash than ever be finished. In this case I suspect nylon track protection is more important than a running engine.

**Yow Ling** · 26th November 2011, 17:36

Come on its 2011, pictures please !

**gav** · 26th November 2011, 17:56

What carb did you end up using on it?

**Drew** · 26th November 2011, 19:15

Originally Posted by Moooools

Is it crash protected? No metal parts should be able to touch the ground in a crash.
Just checking as I haven't seen you mention it yet.

Not yet, it's simpler to crash prtect a bike that isn't being altered, than to have to keep changing more shit.

Originally Posted by jasonu

Don't waste your breath. It will never fly.

Fuckin nae sayers. Mine will be finished, and soon. Then I will build a better one, as my daughter will be 13 next year and she can race the original.

Originally Posted by Henk

From what I've read about Drew it's more likely to crash than ever be finished. In this case I suspect nylon track protection is more important than a running engine.

When I'm upright, I'm fast though.

Originally Posted by Yow Ling

Come on its 2011, pictures please !

It looks the same as the pics I've put up already, but with a different coloured pipe.

Originally Posted by gav

What carb did you end up using on it?

26mm round slide at this point. I'm big on simplicity, and going too big creates a situation where everything else needs to be within a closer tolerance. As I have zero stroker tuning experience, I'll forego a couple % power in favour of consistency and reliability.

**Clivoris** · 26th November 2011, 19:32

Originally Posted by Drew

I'll forego a couple % power in favour of consistency and reliability.

Oh dear, for a while there I thought you were going to fit right in

It is starting to look like Welly buckets is going to be a nurturing ground for teenage female bucketeers. I have 2, George has 1, Jandle Wintle has one coming up. I think us Dad's better get together and plan some strategy.

**Drew** · 26th November 2011, 19:39

Originally Posted by Clivoris

I think us Dad's better get together and plan some strategy.

You mean stand around drinking, and smack talkin on our kids behalf? Tylah already has a leg up on any other kid out there, like her father and uncles, she lacks the part of the brain which would normally focus on self preservation.

**Clivoris** · 26th November 2011, 19:57

Originally Posted by Drew

You mean stand around drinking, and smack talkin on our kids behalf? Tylah already has a leg up on any other kid out there, like her father and uncles, she lacks the part of the brain which would normally focus on self preservation.

Nah broo. We can certainly do that, but I was thinking of something more like a support group for depleted old men getting whipped in public by their daughters. I certainly expected Tylah to have the Mair gene.

**jasonu** · 27th November 2011, 05:06

Originally Posted by Drew

26mm round slide at this point. I'm big on simplicity, and going too big creates a situation where everything else needs to be within a closer tolerance. As I have zero stroker tuning experience, I'll forego a couple % power in favour of consistency and reliability.

Now THAT is a good policy!

**Drew** · 27th November 2011, 06:34

Originally Posted by Clivoris

Nah broo. We can certainly do that, but I was thinking of something more like a support group for depleted old men getting whipped in public by their daughters. I certainly expected Tylah to have the Mair gene.

Oh I get it now. We need to stand around drinking, with our collective bottom lip out.

Yip, I'm keen.