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option 2. balanace the carbs well then, here comes the technical bit :lol: bring it out and give it a dam good thrashing to clear its throat I plan to as soon as it’s Mot’d next week. Just trying to be careful with my limited knowledge before then.. Good point on the choke nuts.. I hadn’t thought o...

tony.mon wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 12:02 pm
Lesson #37: don't turn the tank upside down with fuel in it

YEP

Ok, that’s reassuring. Thanks Tony.

Would be nice to find out why the lag when blipped?

I don’t expect the same response as a 4cyl, but there’s a definite delay. Do other people’s storms respond nicely to blips from tickover?

Rigged up a temp fuel tank, ran it first with airbox still on to eliminate the fuel tank/petcock variable - Result was the same. Then removed airbox and ran it. It wasn’t very happy to run like this - backfires etc. obviously expecting suction on hoses and airflow etc. One thing I did notice was tha...

Thanks Tony, I’m rigging up a temp tank as we speak. I know that you have to try stuff to find the issue - i was just hoping it might jump out as obvious to someone that I’m either too lean/rich/un balanced etc? One thing I did want to know from your experience - if I get the tweaking/pilot/balancin...

Anyone any ideas? Got an MOT booked in 8 days really running out of time to strip it back too far.

The clutches are a pain in the ass to bleed on these.. it normally goes nothing nothing swearing nothing cursing nothing bang its done :lol: Exactly what I discovered this week. I thought there was a problem then suddenly, perfect clutch 🤷‍♂️ The clutch slave was seized when I found my bike - ruste...

So today I had a play at solving the grumble at low revs - with the bike warm I had a go at tweaking the pilot screws (very awkward and very hot hand) also very hard to accurately do, but I’m learning a good process. I think they are happy somewhere near 2turns front, 2.5rear but it hasn’t totally s...

Thanks. I did end up adding the second P-Clip and adapting the horn bracket. Yes I did try the full range of movement and all seems ok

I wish I could pull a wheelie

MacV2 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 5:13 am You need a 2nd p-clip on the otherside for the righthand line.

I thought about that and I might still, but I tried to let them largely sit where the curve took them. Adding another clip would pull them over a bit. I’m assuming I don’t have to clamp it there for MOT?

Ended up going with Mac’s P-clip suggestion 👍. Using the shorter line over to the left to get a better curve. Hope it helps others. My kit was the OHA and I was able to rotate one of the banjos (as the manufacturer suggested) Biggest problem is the horn bracket. I have seen one where they drilled a ...

So today I had a play to try and solve the grumble at low revs - with the bike warm I had a go at tweaking the pilot screws (very awkward and very hot hand) also very hard to accurately do, but I’m learning a good process. I think they are happy somewhere near 2turns front, 2.5rear but it hasn’t tot...

AMCQ46 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 10:11 am Look in the knowledge base section and you will find a write up on how to balance the carbs

Right you are. I’m just reading your rather good write up now In your learned opinion, would a careful novice find the ball in a tube comparator easier than twitching gauges?

Oh I see. I have found these on eBay for £15 Is this a straight forward job or a real faff? It’s going in to HONDA for MOT anyway. How frequently would they need balancing? I don’t want to keep buying tools that I won’t use again. Cheers. https://i.postimg.cc/rDmzSqK8/208-C0-F61-ECB8-47-C7-B2-B3-B2-...

fabiostar wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:48 am Thats basically the throttle stop on the linkage

Does it affect the throttle return spring? The vid I watched these two dudes were messing around tweaking it back and forth with the pilot and tps..