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Post by JerryScript on Mar 15, 2015 13:58:59 GMT -5
That tells you that you are running lean. If you are idling fine, then try the next size jet up. You may need to adjust your needle clip after up-jetting the main.
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 14, 2015 22:10:14 GMT -5
You may need larger wires going to your starter, if the wires can't handle the juice, the starter starves and can't turn the motor over. This is usually only needed when putting in a larger starter motor.
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 14, 2015 17:20:30 GMT -5
It really doesn't matter where they are in relation to the circlips (some may argue with me), so long as the gaps are spaced well you are fine.
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 14, 2015 17:11:33 GMT -5
You know, any way you act, you can be hit. -You stop to save the dog/goose/cow/whatever, traffic behind you might rear-end you. -You merely stop to not hit the whatever, traffic behind you might rear-end you. -You don't stop, you might end up hitting the whatever, and traffic behind you might rear-end you. The point in this video was the numbers of bikers involved. Some had stopped traffic while others worked to catch the dog. Did you notice when the dog bolted towards the other lanes, that the one rider stood at the side of traffic and held out his hand to stop the cars? He didn't just step in front of the cars. Neither did the guy after the dog. So they were keeping their own safety in mind, even as they went after the dog. But having more than just yourself involved does drop the risks. You just have to evaluate each situation and decide what's the best action that causes the least risk to the most. >'Kat--and yes, we do sometimes get cows on our interstates hereabouts. Always the potential for an exciting drive in KC! I never ran into any cows on the highways around KC, but I did find myself incredibly lost when attempting to find Lansing the first time I drove there to visit my parents years ago. I made a wrong turn somewhere between the turnpike exit and Lansing, ended up asking directions from a nice man in an orange jump suit. Found out later I had driven right through a minimum security work farm, but that man in the jump suit was still as nice as could be, even the criminals are kind in Kansas! |
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 14, 2015 17:06:47 GMT -5
Sadly, mopojo's right, if they're real thieves and they want your ride, they will get it regardless of what's locking it up. Chains etc keep honest folk honest. And hopefully make the dishonest folk look at the next person's ride to see if it's easier and quicker to take. I only use a bicycle cable and a matched-key pair of locks, along with a cover. And I've had zero issues. But unlike most of you, I also usually just drive my scoot to work and back. And being parked in front of our busy-busy Panera's I'm sure helps deter potential thieves. Jerry, maybe mopojo can rig something for you. So if it happens again, at least you get the satisfaction of seeing thief parts scattered around with your scooter....heh heh heh..... >'Kat I really think the only solution is a well hidden GPS unit of some sort, be it an old android phone or an actual GPS tracker. The thieves may be able to steal regardless of your precautions, but they cannot hide from GPS! That, or I'll hook up a stereo sized capacitor to use as a shock delivery device, sort of like the foil covered books we made as kids. Would love to come outside to find an attempted thief twitching on the ground from the shock! |
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 14, 2015 2:29:12 GMT -5
I remember your old warehouse Scrappy, and I remember your first days in the new one when you didn't even have the phones hooked up yet and I let everyone here know about it. That's how I got to know the ladies running the place, and they have always been the greatest when I stop by!
I've already purchased a good chain and lock, now I'm looking for the most reasonable cell service for a GPS unit. Cheapest I can find is around $10/month, which isn't bad at all. For now, since I can't use my cell phone at work, I'm leaving it hidden in my scooter. If it gets stolen, I can use Android Device Manager to locate it, and any thief who steals my scooter will not be happy when he sees me show up with my friends to recover my ride!
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 14, 2015 2:21:39 GMT -5
THAT cool graphic brings back some GREAT memories of a full half-century ago... I was in school, and had just finished my full-house Harley chopper. I was totally "in lust" with a teensy fellow student (yes, a GIRL) who was also a Christian missionary. At 4' 6" and 76 pounds, she looked like a mini-Vana White. Absolutely knocked the needle off the "cute meter". As strange a pair as we were, she went nuts over my chopper. We went for a midnight ride in downtown Chicago, and ended up on a nearly deserted Lakeshore Drive. She asked if the bike was fast... OOOOHHH YYEEEAAAHHH... She hung on and I opened up "Old Blue" I guess we went from 55 to about 120 in roughly three seconds... Gleefully, she yelled "will it go even faster?" Hang on... I opened her wide open, with a belch of flame from the shotgun pipes and smoking the rear tire... Suddenly, I felt tiny fists beating me on the forehead, and a teensy arm nearly choking me... I turned to look, and my 76-pound object of affection was streaming out like a flag behind me, just like the little nipper in the scooter pic... LOL! She was screaming "Brother Leo... GOD SAYS THAT'S FAST ENOUGH!!!" I closed the throttle and she nearly sailed over my head! When you have several G's acceleration on tap, you need a few pounds to plant you in the saddle... HeHeHe... Anyway, it was just amazing that passenger could actually stream out behind me like that. Wish I had a picture of THAT! Thanks for the memories! Ride safe... Leo in Texas I swear Leo, sometimes I wish I could just live vicariously through your life! |
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 14, 2015 2:11:01 GMT -5
All I can tell you is what I have experienced. I have the 12v emergency impact wrench, and I've never had an issue with removing any of the nuts on my scooter with it. I can change variator weights or the drive belt on the side of the road in 5 minutes flat, and have used it to change tires on my neighbor's Ford Explorer as well. It is a wind-up-then-whack type of impact wrench, and it has never failed to remove the nut within 2-3 whacks, I also install the variator nut only allowing it to do 2-3 whacks. Best $20 I've spent on tools in a long time!
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 14, 2015 1:30:44 GMT -5
The main thing is to have them offset, no gaps on top of each other. I personally do the oil rings at 120 degrees, others may call this over kill.
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 13, 2015 16:01:43 GMT -5
Yes, that is a good video. Only thing I do different is clock the oil rings 120* apart from each other, I don't like the idea of the gaps being so close. One hint, this guy had no problems getting the piston and rings into the jug, it's not that easy when it's all installed in the engine. I use a hose clamp to compress the rings, put the top of the piston into the jug, then tap the jug down forcing the hose clamp off as the rings slide into the jug. No cuts on your fingers with this method.
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 13, 2015 14:47:00 GMT -5
Running too lean can lead to overheating, which can lead to ring failure, valves melting, I've even seen pistons melted from running WOT for long periods when too lean. Lean is great for emissions testing, but not for engine life and performance.
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 13, 2015 2:50:21 GMT -5
How old is him? He is so cute. I think the article said 18 months, and already poppin wheelies! Note- of course this was photoshopped, in case anyone gets all grumpy about safety! |
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 13, 2015 2:46:53 GMT -5
I think it's 100% impossible to draw any conclusion at all without first putting a brand new plug in, running it hard, turning the key off while at high RPM, coasting to a stop, then - on the side of the road - pulling the plug and getting a photo. Without that we have no clue at all what the plug is showing us. A plug chop is a def a good idea , but you can also usually tell if you are running too rich or lean , especially if the plug has a whitish ring after 2400,miles . here is a pic  That picture is WRONG. Notice it shows the white plug as optimal, and the brown plug as lean, that is the opposite of the truth. Only way that "lean" plug is truly lean is if it's so lean it's burning the plug's ceramic. |
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 13, 2015 2:45:05 GMT -5
I'm not convinced it's rust, it could be overheating damage, hence the whitish ring at the top of the threads.
As stated above, you need to put a fresh clean plug in, then do a plug chop. That means right after installing the new plug, take it on a WOT ride for at least 2 miles (5 is better). Immediately upon returning home, pull the plug and post pictures of it. You want a nice coffee color on the ceramic under the firing tip. Black means too rich (could be ok), white means too lean (not ok).
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Post by JerryScript on Mar 12, 2015 16:44:06 GMT -5
This kid has the same look on his face I get when riding, guess I'm going thru my second childhood!  |
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