SOAP gets The Little Blue Honda out of the closet

[skidMark]

Good to see you guys are having err fun with my baby

Ahh well it's good to know she has a owner who will treat her right, had offers of people wanting to change the motor and make it a bucket, of which i refused to sell her...

Enjoy

[NinjaNanna]

keep it coming guys - very enjoyable read

[Nasty]

What a very rude SOAP!

Well truth be told ... it was a SOAP after all .. I mean .. how else would a SOAP behave.

[skidMark]

Well truth be told ... it was a SOAP after all .. I mean .. how else would a SOAP behave.

Rubber ducky yourrrr the one, rubber duckyyyy having fun.....

As you were

[yungatart]

That demanding little baggage of a motorcycle is still not going!
Well, actually she goes, but she is running very rich... I doubt it could make it to Waipuk on a tank...
Still haven't been for a ride

[skidMark]

That demanding little baggage of a motorcycle is still not going!
Well, actually she goes, but she is running very rich... I doubt it could make it to Waipuk on a tank...
Still haven't been for a ride

Ran fine when i had it, just too rich smoke, was still very much rideable.

[MSTRS:Me]

Ran fine when i had it, just too rich smoke, was still very much rideable.

'Some' people would ride anything...it ran like a sack of arseholes.
The bike was overfueling to hell. The factory spec for the jets calls for 95, and the jets in the bike are respectively 92 and 98, However, those jets have been drilled and best guess is that they are equivalent to maybe 130!!! I've put a pair of Mikuni 95 jets in and it feels almost spot on now. But, since it should have KeiHin brand jets, I'm attempting to find a pair of those. Or at least get a comparison between the flow rates of 95s in either brand.

[skidMark]

'Some' people would ride anything...it ran like a sack of arseholes.
The bike was overfueling to hell. The factory spec for the jets calls for 95, and the jets in the bike are respectively 92 and 98, However, those jets have been drilled and best guess is that they are equivalent to maybe 130!!! I've put a pair of Mikuni 95 jets in and it feels almost spot on now. But, since it should have KeiHin brand jets, I'm attempting to find a pair of those. Or at least get a comparison between the flow rates of 95s in either brand.

lol okay, errr have fun?

[Mully]

The factory spec for the jets calls for 95, and the jets in the bike are respectively 92 and 98

Well, shit. That averages out OK.

Some people, eh?

[skidMark]

Well, shit. That averages out OK.

Some people, eh?

Don't look at me, i didn't put em in

[MSTRS:Me]

Don't look at me, i didn't put em in

Of course you would say that....
Listen up people...bigger jets = more fuel----DOES NOT = greater performance. You also need to increase the airflow AND open up the exhausts.
Actually, I didn't put Mikuni 95s in... they were 86 in one side and 90 in the other. Have gone through the Keihin/Mikuni comparison tables and I'm happy with that combo. Keihin 95 = Mikuni 88.1. So left side is slightly richer than it should be...not enough to cause a problem. And since the rubber boot from the airbox is an odd shape and restricts the airflow to the right carb, that is the one with the smaller jet. The whole thing should now be in balance. He said hopefully.
Certainly the bike performs properly now.

[skidMark]

Of course you would say that....
Listen up people...bigger jets = more fuel----DOES NOT = greater performance. You also need to increase the airflow AND open up the exhausts.
Actually, I didn't put Mikuni 95s in... they were 86 in one side and 90 in the other. Have gone through the Keihin/Mikuni comparison tables and I'm happy with that combo. Keihin 95 = Mikuni 88.1. So left side is slightly richer than it should be...not enough to cause a problem. And since the rubber boot from the airbox is an odd shape and restricts the airflow to the right carb, that is the one with the smaller jet. The whole thing should now be in balance. He said hopefully.
Certainly the bike performs properly now.

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Wheelie pics or it didnt happen

[MSTRS:Me]

Right...now that I have got it going right, I need to be able to stop better. The front disc is a little warped, not dangerous, but certainly doesn't feel nice. Does anyone have one to suit that they would like to donate for the cause?
It measures (as best I can tell with it still being on the bike) 240 outside, 115 inside, with the braking surface being about 34mm. 4 bolts @ 95mm centres, 5mm thick. It is for a spoked wheel.
It should be a very standard Honda disc from the early 80s.

[FROSTY:Me]

Mate take a picture of the actual disk.
Top of my head its same disk as the CMX400 but thats sight unseen.
Have you tried brakeclean and sandpaper on the disk -enough to clean any nasty slippery residue off?

[MSTRS:Me]

Mate take a picture of the actual disk.
Top of my head its same disk as the CMX400 but thats sight unseen.
Have you tried brakeclean and sandpaper on the disk -enough to clean any nasty slippery residue off?

The disc hasn't been treated with CRC....nobody would put that shit on a brake system. Would they??
It does have a heat-related discolouration where it is warped. The warp is about 3mm...I'll try a little leverage with a persuader. I can't make it worse. Can I?
Here's a photo...