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Thread: 9th Annual Kiwibiker Gathering, Dannevirke, Queen's Birthday Weekend

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    I have got to the point where it looks to be something in the Carb - if I get the Air gun and direct it into the Air intake, it starts to almost rev normally.

    Drained the Carbs, cleaned the plugs, may drain the oil a little bit more as after warming the bike up, it is still up and around the Full mark.

    At this rate however, it looks like the bike will be going back to auckland not under its own power
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    choke stuck on perhaps?...........dunno bout the oil tho
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    Float valves in the carbs is my call. Did the oil smell of petrol? Seem it a few times. Washes the bore and fills the sump.

    Use a lot of petrol getting there?

    A test will be to turn off your petcok valve and run the bike. See if it runs better just before it runs out of petrol in the carbs and stops.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nzspokes View Post
    Float valves in the carbs is my call. Did the oil smell of petrol? Seem it a few times. Washes the bore and fills the sump.

    Use a lot of petrol getting there?

    A test will be to turn off your petcok valve and run the bike. See if it runs better just before it runs out of petrol in the carbs and stops.
    Quite possibly. In which case the oil is rapidly becoming petrol, which isn't much good as a lubricant...

    It has a vacuum actuated fuel valve? Otherwise it'd be pissing petrol all over the ground even when stopped.

    Edit: actually it would be anyway, just a few cc.
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    If your filter is normally a dry filter and it is now soaked with oil, it may be struggling to breath,have you tried running the bike without the air cleaner?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ocean1 View Post
    Quite possibly. In which case the oil is rapidly becoming petrol, which isn't much good as a lubricant...

    It has a vacuum actuated fuel valve? Otherwise it'd be pissing petrol all over the ground even when stopped.

    Edit: actually it would be anyway, just a few cc.
    Yes think they are vacuum but not 100% on that.

    Drain oil, refill. Ride home turning fuel valve on and off.

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    Got home about 1pm today. Mint weather all weekend with some awesome roads and met some cool people. I had to cut the second day short when we came back from a coffee in Paihiatua and spotted a section of tyre on the point of delamination. After fruitless googling and phoning around, I was saved when a couple of the guys collared a passing Motorcycle HQ ute and in no time flat Simon from Motorcycle HQ had found and fitted me a tyre. He's got Pirelli tyres for all kinds of bikes and is thinking of starting a 24 hour callout service so keep them in mind if you're anywhere near and need a hand. He's also got a couple of bikes available to rent if your bike can't be fixed on the spot. Contact details are:
    www.motorcyclehq.co.nz

    We sent the others on because we thought it would take ages to sort the tyre but were back on the road with a couple of extra hours to spare. We set off to find a road I'd done once, from Ashurst to Apiti to the Kimbolton road. It's an awesome road called Poihangina Valley East Road. Unfortunately I missed the turnoff from Poihangina Road to Poihangina Valley East Road and we ended up doing 30km of nasty gravel roads that you shouldn't really take a sportsbike on. All good fun in the end but I wouldn't have chosen to do it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by figjam View Post
    Got home about 1pm today. Mint weather all weekend with some awesome roads and met some cool people. I had to cut the second day short when we came back from a coffee in Paihiatua and spotted a section of tyre on the point of delamination. After fruitless googling and phoning around, I was saved when a couple of the guys collared a passing Motorcycle HQ ute and in no time flat Simon from Motorcycle HQ had found and fitted me a tyre. He's got Pirelli tyres for all kinds of bikes and is thinking of starting a 24 hour callout service so keep them in mind if you're anywhere near and need a hand. He's also got a couple of bikes available to rent if your bike can't be fixed on the spot. Contact details are:
    www.motorcyclehq.co.nz

    We sent the others on because we thought it would take ages to sort the tyre but were back on the road with a couple of extra hours to spare. We set off to find a road I'd done once, from Ashurst to Apiti to the Kimbolton road. It's an awesome road called Poihangina Valley East Road. Unfortunately I missed the turnoff from Poihangina Road to Poihangina Valley East Road and we ended up doing 30km of nasty gravel roads that you shouldn't really take a sportsbike on. All good fun in the end but I wouldn't have chosen to do it.
    Had a excellent weekend. Just over 1600km.The Valhallaz Tavern food was great. Most of the roads was a 1st for me. Did the Whanganui River Road on the way down to Dannevirke
    Brian and I did the Saddle Road then the Poihangina Valley East Road. Coming out at Mangaweka today. Early morning at this time of the year gave us frost and ice on the road as well as shadows and sun strike. Would be good to do this road in the summer.

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    It's a shame I couldn't make it but I got to do a fair few km on one of mine this weekend so that's okay.

    Simon at MChq in Pahiatua is a good bloke, pretty well clued up and friendly too

    Thedemonlord, have sent you a PM.
    If anybody can help get his bike to Hastings I'll sort it and keep it safe 'til he can pick it up or whatever (might swap the stickers between that and the Bandit, at least the Bandit is more reliable)
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    These are the routes we took:

    Saturday: http://goo.gl/bV6dbj
    Sunday: http://goo.gl/Xus0fj

    TheDemonLord, any news on your bike?
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    Quote Originally Posted by figjam View Post
    These are the routes we took:

    Saturday: http://goo.gl/bV6dbj
    Sunday: http://goo.gl/Xus0fj

    TheDemonLord, any news on your bike?
    There is sort of - without going into details - there is a case logged to the disputes tribunal regarding it
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDemonLord View Post
    There is sort of - without going into details - there is a case logged to the disputes tribunal regarding it
    I'm disappointed to hear that. I thought they were better than that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheDemonLord View Post
    There is sort of - without going into details - there is a case logged to the disputes tribunal regarding it
    The other thing I forgot to say was that if you're looking for somewhere to service your bike, you should go have a talk to AJ at Motohaus underneath Motomail on College Hill
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