KB's Chief Cats
i dunno bro, i've heard that those shorais are pretty trick...Originally Posted by Madness
There was once this epic battery thread. I'd post a link but some of the technology discussed in this thread was of such a commercially sensitive nature that it had to be deleted. Before it's removal, the thread clearly established that Yuasa motorcycle batteries are in fact the best motorcycle battery that money can buy.
You're welcome
Learning
+1 on the Yuasa's, I have had nothing but good service from them.
If you don't have the coin then there's the Katana battery line, they're basically Yuasas, but made with recycled materials. Running one in the Ducati now, have beaten the hell out of it over winter (repeated discharges due to CDI issues, standing for a week or two, etc etc), still going strong.
My post earlier... yeah it went on a bit, but if you've found a split fuel hose I'd say it's worth going over as much as possible. Check everything, be sure.
Moped rider
UPDATE:
So managed to check the valves, and was rather surprised with the results. OEM settings are meant to be .13-.19 for intake, and .20-.26 for exhaust.
INTAKE:
1 - .152/ .152
2 - .127/ .127
3 - .127/ .102
4 - .102/ .102
EXHAUST:
1 - .203/ .279
2 - .203/ .203
3 - .203/ .203
Biiiiit out of whack to say the least (assuming they should all be identical)
@OddDuck: Thank you for all the suggestions. Will start cracking away at those
@Madness: thanks! I'll take a look now. absolutely over Motobatt haha.
@Akzle: Glad to have been of service :P
Thankfully the boys at the workshop she's now stored at have given permission to completely strip the thing, so i'll be able to check absolutely everything and hopefully get a running bike out of it!
Forum whore
I would also suggest that you fit an earth rail bonded to the chassis and run and extra earth to the CDI mount and the engine cases. Also Instruments if there is a place to ground them. As they age, using the chassis is not so reliable.
Any battery providing 8V is rooted. Nothing will work properly until you have sorted that out.
Interesting project btw…
Moped rider
UPDATE: Still no real success.
re-assembled the engine after a check up/ fix/ replace of a few small things, threw tank on and tried to turn over.
during this attempt i noticed a lot of fluid gushing out of the carb bowls... crap.
well. Time to order some new carb- bowl gaskets LOL. shame they're so damn expensive in nz (cheapest I was quoted was $35 a piece)
So no idea if the bike will run, as it's not getting fuel. If after the gaskets are replaced she still wont start up I'll be throwing a new pulse generator in, if that fails then will take a good hard look at that damn loom. Not going to deny it's been hacked up to a point beyond recognition by its previous owner/s... So wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if that ends up being the cause.
If even after that I cannot get the old girl to run... well then... suppose It'd be time to look for a professional.
In other news. flatmate had another domestic. destroyed my fairings. looks like I'm ordering some from china! Just what I needed!!
KB's Chief Cats
you mean THEY are ordering, right.
Carb reco kit. Smebike.
Insert witticism about mating in your flat.
Forum whore
The bike is a dog and lemon mutation.
Get rid of it.
Moped rider
She's going halves on it. better than not at all I suppose.
And nope. I was dumb enough to purchase it, i'll endure a little longer. TBH it hasn't cost much at all so far, just hours of agony, which is still experience I wouldn't have otherwise gotten. Not going to deny I have been scrolling the internet for a replacement however...
On a positive a mate has lent me a little 125 cbr for the last few months, so still getting the daily commute on a bike
Learning
Sucks about bad flatties doing stupid shit like that.
You'd said earlier that it was sparking OK - is it still sparking?
If you're getting petrol leaking from the carb bowls - surely the bike is getting gas? Try cranking it and then if no start, pull the plugs. If they're wet with petrol then that isn't the problem.
Ta
Does the bike only have three sets of exhaust valves? They don't have to be identical at all. Each one just needs to be within spec.
Electron Basher
If one of my flatmates even touched any of my bikes....
Get the cunt to pay for all of it, the damage that SHE did.
Moped rider
Admittedly I didn't pull the plugs... should probably try that LOL
but yea, they are still sparking. If the plugs are wet then what do you think could be causing it? faulty spark?
Apologies! I must've forgotten to add the additional one.
two were out of spec, so threw some new ones in to rectify that.
Forum whore
One thing that will kill a motobatt battery real fast is over charging. They don't tolerate a high charge rate like a good lead acid will.
Keep at it - you will get there... maybe ;-)
Learning
No, just a basic check to make sure that fuel is making it to the cylinders. I know you'd said there was fuel coming from the carb bowls due to bad gaskets, that means fuel should be making it up through the jets to the cylinders, but assume nothing.
At this point it's getting puzzling to say the least... hang on. Cold garage? Old fuel? That's a classic with older bikes, there might actually be nothing wrong any more. Unleaded does go off, if you haven't already or recently, try completely draining the tank, chucking in a couple of litres of fresh stuff, and see how you go.
Moped rider
Bike is currently stored in a workshop, gets rolled outside each day then rolled back in after shop closes up. Fuel was new, had completely drained the system before putting the new stuff in (mobil 98)
I think my bike just hates me... LOL
hopefully! >.<
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