Skunkworks Norf Welly Massif Bucket Factory

**Skunk** · 7th February 2008, 21:54

Part of the factory floor... (currently home to 7 bikes)

**Trudes** · 8th February 2008, 06:10

That photo makes the factory floor look almost spacious!

And remember not to stare too long and hard at poor semi-naked Pamela, she may like it too much.

**Buddha#81:Me** · 8th February 2008, 09:26

Originally Posted by Skunk

Part of the factory floor... (currently home to 7 bikes)

That LC needs tipping out the door, its taking up the space of two buckets.

**F5 Dave** · 8th February 2008, 10:38

I'm closer, I have room for it I'm sure.

**nudemetalz** · 8th February 2008, 11:03

Here's some inspiration for your Kawasaki buckets, Skunk.

The 2008 ZX-RR.....wicked machine !!!!

**Str8 Jacket** · 8th February 2008, 11:42

Originally Posted by Skunk

Part of the factory floor... (currently home to 7 bikes)

Looks like you have room for an A100.....

**Freakshow** · 8th February 2008, 12:55

Pitty I am heading away as this would be great to see, learn, laugh!

**Skunk** · 8th February 2008, 14:06

Originally Posted by Buddha#81

That LC needs tipping out the door, its taking up the space of two buckets.

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

I'm closer, I have room for it I'm sure.

Piss off both of you!

I do have to find the source of the miss fire it has (one cylinder only). Cleaned the carbs etc so I can only guess it's electrical. Replaced the plug too.

**Skunk** · 8th February 2008, 14:11

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Looks like you have room for an A100.....

That space is for another bucket and the Z1000

**Str8 Jacket** · 8th February 2008, 14:13

Originally Posted by Skunk

That space is for another bucket and the Z1000

Yeah, yeah.....

**F5 Dave** · 8th February 2008, 14:19

I'll have a think.

Plugcaps worth a look. The coil is of course dual but a duff cap will reduce energy. When it starts does one pipe stay cold for a while?

When you cleaned the carbs did you have a gurnsey down at the reeds? Might be worth pulling them.

**Skunk** · 8th February 2008, 14:34

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

I'll have a think.

Plugcaps worth a look. The coil is of course dual but a duff cap will reduce energy. When it starts does one pipe stay cold for a while?

When you cleaned the carbs did you have a gurnsey down at the reeds? Might be worth pulling them.

Plugcaps are near new. Haven't checked anything electrical yet though.

First thing in the morning it's fine for the first 100 metres then it goes off song. By the time I got to work (7-8 mins) it's running fine. Going home it started fine, goes off after a minute or so then cleared up 5 mins later and stayed good till home (total 12 mins+/-).

Hadn't thought of reeds, but it doesn't seem likely (now you have a better picture) does it?

**F5 Dave** · 8th February 2008, 14:45

hmm. The fact that it seems to get better is odd. Reeds can do strange things. The classic symptom is that it becomes hard to start, on a twin not so noticeable. On my H100 (now the pie racing H) it started just tickityboo but had a misfire (used to kill plugs with std ignition but I replaced it & they lasted thereafter) so this misfire was unexpected when it turned up one day. Almost a whole reed was gone.

Not that that explains Elsie getting better, but a stator issue would likely get worse not get better. I'll dig around, I did have a spare coil somewhere. RZs & hence RDs do kill plug caps which is why the genuine ones are so expensive. I favour the NGK marine rubbery ones with the receptacles for the plug covers rather than the bare plug thread type that ovalise with the vibration.