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    Quote Originally Posted by george formby View Post
    You forgot to mention all the above must be performed in your socks coz you could'nt find your boots Slofox.
    I don't remember that bit...:
    . “No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home.” Kingsley Amis

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    Quote Originally Posted by slofox View Post
    I don't remember that bit...:
    I do, it was snowing too. Ah, the stupidity of yoof.

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    Take the plug out as the engine may be flooded if you've been kicking it over for too long without it starting. Try not to break any toes kick starting it either (I managed to do that on more than one occasion trying to start the old CG125).

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    It's a shitty old 2 stroke. Put the choke on and kick the shit out of it until something happens. If nothing does then the bike's probably fucked.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sable View Post
    It's a shitty old 2 stroke. Put the choke on and kick the shit out of it until something happens. If nothing does then the bike's probably fucked.
    Well, the engine turns over, I just can't get to go. Its frustrating because I want to ride bloody thing.

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    I almost got it going but then it putted out, should I be using the throttle?

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    2 words.....

    Is the fuel on ? does it have oil in the reservoir ? is the key on ? there should be screw......
    nevermind, p.m. junkmanjoe he's in Masterton town if thats close to you ? and he's a nice guy

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    Okay. The 3 rules of mechanicing. Fuel spark compression. Must have all 3. deduce which is lacking and work your way back from there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hotkebab View Post
    I almost got it going but then it putted out, should I be using the throttle?
    It's hard to sort these things out from behind a computer screen. If it's been sitting for ages the carb might need a clean, but lets worry about that later.

    If it starts to go , then try a little bit of throttle when it fires.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JATZ View Post
    2 words.....

    Is the fuel on ? does it have oil in the reservoir ? is the key on ? there should be screw......
    nevermind, p.m. junkmanjoe he's in Masterton town if thats close to you ? and he's a nice guy
    Yes, yes, yes,

    I've checked all of that.

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    Fresh petrol, new plug?

    If it's firing try & catch it with a BIT of throttle. Too much will flood it.

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    My old 2smoker will only fire when cold with the throttle wide open.
    For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him. Keep an open mind, just dont let your brains fall out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by unstuck View Post
    My old 2smoker will only fire when cold with the throttle wide open.
    Clean the pilot jet out then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    Clean the pilot jet out then.
    Just put a new one in Krusty, 38, down from 40. Fired first kick & idled straight away. Ning ning ning. Scaring children. Gotta love race pipes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by george formby View Post
    Just put a new one in Krusty, 38, down from 40. Fired first kick & idled straight away. Ning ning ning. Scaring children. Gotta love race pipes.
    That's how my DT motor starts in the bucket every time. Only I have to put it in gear and spin the wheel with it on the stand though as the kick start doesn't fit.

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