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Post by mftic on Sept 13, 2016 9:24:52 GMT -5
Honda Interceptor 500 1985  |
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Post by mftic on Sept 12, 2016 13:36:15 GMT -5
Maybe getting a scooter was the wrong thing to do. Made me realize how much I miss street riding. It's been almost 7 years since I've had a dedicated street bike. As a youngin I had always wanted this bike. Found a great deal on one so low balled the guy in an email and even told him i didn't expect to hear from him. He actually called me and told me what he could do. With new tires and fork seals i payed more than i had budgeted but still think it was a good deal...until..LOL Here is the new to me motorcyce.  Sounds awesome and the engine is sweet. Rear shock sucks....literally, i can hear it. Front shocks are air and I know nothing about what/how to adj psi in them. Supposidly they don't make valves for this anymore so when i blow up the motor i'm out of luck...not sure. |
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Post by mftic on Sept 6, 2016 13:23:17 GMT -5
I don't understand that either. I ended up keeping the tank above empty and have not had a single problem in the solid 3 weeks of riding that i did. Had some pretty hot days mixed in there as well. I'm willing to bet that my manual fuel shut-off is now not using the "reserve" side. When i installed it i tried to switch it both ways and neither made a difference. Now i can't get to it without removing some plastics so will just let it go. On a side note i may have bought a new toy so not sure what i am going to do with this scoot. Funny thing is i haven't payed for said new toy yet, but I did pay and have tires delivered to the guy to install along with other work needing done before I take delivery. Hope the guy isn't a flake/thief and now i'm out price of tires  Should be ready any day now. |
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Post by mftic on Aug 12, 2016 7:50:59 GMT -5
I got something like this pump. That way I could check for air leaks also in the vacuum system. It's pretty much what you are doing with the brake lever but way more effective. Prefer this method to reverse bleeding. Problem with reverse bleeding is you are pushing all the contaminated fluid back up into the master cyclinder. I've actually ruined one once but admittedly that was on a car. Everything was super old and nasty anyway. *it's not fun when you have a problem like this. I actually think you almost got it though. Just need to pump that brake lever more and faster to build up pressure then bleed it. My disclaimer is I've never gone through more than one bottle though so.... |
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Post by mftic on Aug 11, 2016 18:31:03 GMT -5
I've had that happen once before. I just kept pumping the lever till I had some feedback. Must have pumped it like 20 times before some pressure built up and I could open the bleeder.
You really shouldn't have had any failures doing it this way. Not sure what the problem is.
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Post by mftic on Aug 11, 2016 16:57:37 GMT -5
Pump up the lever and hold. Open bleeder while lever moves to bar. As soon as lever stops moving (resting on bar) close bleeder and repeat. Make sure you pump up the lever though. Squeeze 4-5 times first then hold.
This is not the best way to do it but you probably know this. I now use a brake bleeder and love it.
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Post by mftic on Aug 1, 2016 9:49:17 GMT -5
That one sure is perty. Wonder how well you would fit in it?
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Post by mftic on Aug 1, 2016 9:16:38 GMT -5
Manual fuel switch so no pump or vac line to it. Rode to work today put it's supposed to be "cooler" all week.  Didn't get the feeler gauge until late so checking valves will wait for the weekend. How many miles do you put on in a year lain ? I was thinking changing out coil and plug every other year since I don't put many miles on. Also just no one answered my fuel venting question. Who has had that happen to them and what was the symptoms? Reason I ask is I just had this happen on my dirtbike a couple weeks ago. symptoms=no power, huge too rich issue, and gas running out over-flow tubes. Didn't realize what the problem was until I took off the gas cap and noticed the fuel actually boiling. |
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Post by mftic on Jul 30, 2016 13:18:52 GMT -5
It's about 15 degrees colder today but tried to duplicate the problem anyway. Ran the scoot hard for almost 20 miles after filling it up. No problems.
Tank hold just about 1.6 gallons and I put in 1.28 gallons of gas. Was lower than i thought.
Have some feeler gauges coming in tomorrow. Will check the valves and wiring as soon as I can. Otherwise I think i'll try riding to work next week as it's supposed to be hotter and we shall see.
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Post by mftic on Jul 28, 2016 9:02:48 GMT -5
Thanks guys. That's what I wanted to here otherwise I probably wouldn't have checked any of those things.
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Post by mftic on Jul 27, 2016 16:31:54 GMT -5
I thought that too so took cap off and it still didn't start. Isn't taking off the cap an instant fix? Question...which would exasperate this if it was a problem, empty or full tank of gas? Just curious because I think both times she died on me the tank was near empty. Can't remember the first time. |
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Post by mftic on Jul 27, 2016 13:15:04 GMT -5
I won't count anything out cause i have no idea.
Didn't "think" it was valves only because otherwise it runs good, starts good, and problem is intermittent. Not constantly happening at a certain point like i would assume valves do.
Jiggling wires was me trying to get it to duplicate the problem when i got home and it was running fine.
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Post by mftic on Jul 27, 2016 9:14:43 GMT -5
Well she died on me again and i have no idea why.
Cruising along and died on me right before a red light. Kept hitting the starter and it would start for half a second then die. Started it and gave a little gas and kept running with the little gas. Made it through the light and another 100 yards when died again. This time I couldn't get it to start back up. A couple times it would start up for less than a second then die again.
Took off the gas cap and shook the bike. Low on gas but it had enough to slosh around. Still wouldn't start. About 5 minutes later after calling for help it started and kept running. Made it the mile home as it ran like usual.
Went out last night later and it started up and kept running as I jiggled some wires.
So how am I supposed to diagnose the thing when it is running fine, LOL.
Sad thing is I can't rule anything out as I can think of scenarios where what I would normally rule out could be the problem.
I'll tear into it this weekend and check for broken/corroded wires.
Spark plug and boot seemed fine
Gas? I'll fill it up and keep it full as a last resort. I doubt it but maybe the pickup tube is raised and needs more gas in the tank?
Any thoughts from you guys?
Just remember. This is an old scoot and it's not worth it to just start replacing parts to me. Also have this rule where 3 strikes and you're out. This is number 2.
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Post by mftic on Jul 25, 2016 10:02:02 GMT -5
I could go on but...
Conductive greases should specifically match materials being clamped. Conductive greases should never be used in electrical connectors with multiple terminals. Conductive greases should only be used in connections that are well-isolated from connections with differing voltages, and never in high voltage connections.
I know the bold part is common sense..but you know..LOL
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Post by mftic on Jul 14, 2016 9:19:40 GMT -5
LOL. Just had a pickup start to pull out from his stopped lane into my moving lane last night on the way home. He head was hanging out his window and I heard him yelling a not so nice word at me as I minimally swerved around him. Could have stopped or not but I knew cars were behind me somewhere so kept going.
50 yards up and a red light. Pulled into the left turn lane and watched my mirrors for the dude, on the ready. Luckily he stayed in the straight lane and pulled up further than i was while we waited for the light. Had he said anything as he rode by i would have ignored him or just waved. Had he actually stopped next to me and confronted me...well that's a different story.
Still don't know what he was thinking or what he thought i did?. All I know is there are a LOT of crazies out there!
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