Let the good times roll
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 1:48 pm
Sorry for the shameless use of Yamaha's advertising slogan but Yamaha has been good to me of late (bet I've just cursed myslef saying that).....
One of the issues with having a number of motorcycles is that they are often quite different. Things like carbies for example. Now my 1986 RZ250 has ben a bit of a labour of love. Was bought off the Bay as a bike that had been stored properly. So that meant the tank was rusty from not being dried before storage, the fuel tap was fuel of solid gunk and the carbs weren't too good either. So after souring a correct tank and having it very nicely painted by Bob at Ace of Sprays, repalcing the clutch springs cause it splipped when the power came on, cleaning the carbs, getting rid of the stupid pods and putting an original airbox back in and replacing the fuel tap (that was almost as expensive as the tank job) I went to run it and it was revving its iddy biddy tiddy's off. Thinking the worst I consigned it to the back of the garage until the mechanic was free. Then on Monday I had another looksee at the wee blighter and what did I notice - idle adjustment screws on the carbies......... Purs like a kitten now and runs like a civilized gentleman's motoring conveyance. Two two stroke Yamaha's sorted in the space of a coupe of weeks now that is a record!
Pip pip old bean......
One of the issues with having a number of motorcycles is that they are often quite different. Things like carbies for example. Now my 1986 RZ250 has ben a bit of a labour of love. Was bought off the Bay as a bike that had been stored properly. So that meant the tank was rusty from not being dried before storage, the fuel tap was fuel of solid gunk and the carbs weren't too good either. So after souring a correct tank and having it very nicely painted by Bob at Ace of Sprays, repalcing the clutch springs cause it splipped when the power came on, cleaning the carbs, getting rid of the stupid pods and putting an original airbox back in and replacing the fuel tap (that was almost as expensive as the tank job) I went to run it and it was revving its iddy biddy tiddy's off. Thinking the worst I consigned it to the back of the garage until the mechanic was free. Then on Monday I had another looksee at the wee blighter and what did I notice - idle adjustment screws on the carbies......... Purs like a kitten now and runs like a civilized gentleman's motoring conveyance. Two two stroke Yamaha's sorted in the space of a coupe of weeks now that is a record!
Pip pip old bean......