2 Strokes Down Under

Long time since I have been here other than when the server has issues!

So today I had some spare time and decided to get started on swapping over to PWK28 carbs from the 40mm injection, since the ECU is now controlling this in my Mustang:

It's been around 3 years since I have used this bike, other than to ride it to be registered, and last year I didn't even register it, so I will need to get it inspected again.
The bodywork has been off it for a long time (keeping it inside).

My nicely painted engine is not so nicely painted any more!

I bought two sets of Banshee cables to do the job.

Couple of hours later:


Luckily I kept the original manifolds, so maybe tomorrow I'll finish it off.

Nice to see the 500 getting some TLC, but the 'stang engine looks like it will make some serious bhp... nice!

Started my hydraulic clutch conversion.
Tried modifying the original cover, but with the magnesium in it, it would not weld very well.

So started from scratch with some 6mm ally.
The slave is a brand new Suzuki VS750 item that I picked up cheap.
I picked up a radial master also. I hope they work together
Need to buy the hydraulic line now.




It's not finished yet. I still need to get some tube to weld on the back as spacers to the engine cases. I also need to make up a bush to support the gear lever shaft and weld it in place.
After that I can tidy up the edges and give it a lick of paint.

Got the bronze bushing and ally tube, so I have finished off the plate for the slave cylinder.

Now I'm just waiting on the hydraulic line and I should be good to try and get this thing back on the road again.

Job done... now I just need to sort out my fuel lines and get some filters made and we're back in business.
Might even be able to take it for a ride on the weekend without filters if I'm lucky.

The clutch is so much lighter now. The difference is chalk and cheese. Well recommend the mod to anyone with a custom bike that has heavy springs.

Got it running today.
Need to tweak the clutch a bit. It's hard to get in to neutral at the moment, but damn it's smooth.

I've got the PWK28's running 137.5 mains at the moment.
F*ck me, this thing is much faster than before. It wants to lift the front wheel every time in first when it comes on the power. Considering how highly geared this thing is at the moment, it's pretty scary!

Before I put all the fairings back on, I'm going to spend some time cleaning up the front wiring though.

Right... guess what I'm doing this weekend.



Got some random fouling issues, so decided to start with a clean slate instead of fiddling with second hand carbs.

I have a feeling it might be the chokes. I'm using the RZ500 plungers in the PWK carbs I think. So if it still fouls with these new carbs, choke is the first place I'm going to look.

Going to start with them out of the box and see how it goes.