Sure, C50s have always been hard to kick over.
& CDI is a misused term, but lets not go into that.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Sure, C50s have always been hard to kick over.
& CDI is a misused term, but lets not go into that.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
C'mon lets ride....
Had a wee giggle when I read this- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Super_Cub
Got an '72 in the garden shed awaiting some Honda luv'n myself.
Forum whore
Originally Posted by xww10
$7 for a plug?
the most basic of mine are
$20 a pop....and i need 4.
if i buy iridiums they r $48 each....but i dnt cus iridiums are useless in older bikes...only good for new fuel injected ones.
L-Plate Rider
Congratulations on having one of the most reliable (once sorted) little bikes in the world!
C50's 70's and 90's have been used to even tour RTW! ( Round The World) check out the web on www.google.com or www.horizonsunlimited.com
They have even been used to haul loads that would make a trucker weep!
enjoy yer little gem, I wish i still had mine
Scooter boy
$7 for a plug?
the most basic of mine are
$20 a pop....and i need 4.
if i buy iridiums they r $48 each....but i dnt cus iridiums are useless in older bikes...only good for new fuel injected ones.
My saab uses 5.50 a pop ones so I thought this expensive... I'll stop complaining now. Anyways, thanks for all the support guys. It is a little beauty these c50s. I have finally sorted out the poor starting. Turns out that the ignition lead was not tightened properly. It has a plastic elbow which turns 90deg to the spark plug. This is screwed down onto the lead itself. I guess I loosened it a little (I thought it swivels). Anyway when I tightened it, it now starts first kick every time. As for the idle... now that's getting a little funny. After setting the pilot screw to the best running condition (which is nearly all the way closed so if I'm correct, that's leaning it right? If its all the way out its rich?), I try to turn the throttle stop screw to lower it... bit by bit I do it until the idle suddenly goes up and down up and down. It does this without stalling although the low end is a bit too low. The cycles are quite regular. Has anyone come across this before? At a traffic light I have to time the gear change so that I don't launch myself when the idle is high.
L-Plate Rider
check spark plug gap is not too large, if it is, the coil fails.
figured this out after having to replace 2 coils.
out of the approx 20 bikes I have owned over 35 yrs, the C50 was probably the slowest but was alot of fun and went places it was not designed for.
Hardcore Biker
Best thing about c50's is they're really easy to steal, just kick the keylock off the side of the bike, and the normally closed ignition system is bypassed :-)
Scooter boy
Yoohoo! I've managed to get it running well. I took the throttle slide out, cleaned the needle, took out both screws cleaned them up, replaced the throttle slide return spring (it was one mangled mess, thanks KG Motorcycles), sprayed some more carb cleaner down the carb (but it was pretty clean anyway). Now it starts first kick and the idle is low and steady! Great! Thanks for all the replies everyone, hope everyone had a good holiday!
Hardcore Biker
If you like, I have some brand new front bake pads that should fit your C50 kicking around, I've had them for about 10 years, you can have 'em if I can find them :-)
Scooter boy
Thanks Monsterbishi! That would be great if you don't have a use for them anymore! Sweet, that's very kind of u. Btw, do you have any recommendations for chain lube? The Haynes manual recommends a chain aerosol lube. I bought a can on the weekend which was $17 for 400g (Silkolene). Is there something cheaper I could use that works as well? My C50 has a completely covered chain save for a small inspection hole. Is chainsaw bar lube OK? That was like $9 a litre
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