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Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:05 pm
by fabiostar
i just had to re visit it again... iv had that many false starts with this bike.. so heres the plan i had for today.
balance the carbs.
ride bike for about 40 miles or so, going the vey best, really smooth throttle pickup everywere.
remove said plastic cowl but not alter anything else at all.. got about 2 miles down the road onto a wide open road, bike starts to run like a bag of weasels again... mmmmmmmmmmmm
return to house.
replace said cowl and go for another ride and empty and entire tank of fuel and?
perfect again, couldnt ask for a smoother throttle at any rev,any speed, no pops no bangs ,large wheelies ,big numbers on the private road i used
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its only taken from the end of Feb to get to this point but, job done, mori motor can sit wrapped up cause i ant putting a spanner near it until i have to,,
several beers have been drunk.
nothing to see here now, move along...
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 10:16 pm
by sirch345
fabiostar wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:05 pm
i just had to re visit it again... iv had that many false starts with this bike.. so heres the plan i had for today.
balance the carbs.
ride bike for about 40 miles or so, going the vey best, really smooth throttle pickup everywere.
remove said plastic cowl but not alter anything else at all.. got about 2 miles down the road onto a wide open road, bike starts to run like a bag of weasels again... mmmmmmmmmmmm
return to house.
replace said cowl and go for another ride and empty and entire tank of fuel and?
perfect again, couldnt ask for a smoother throttle at any rev,any speed, no pops no bangs ,large wheelies ,big numbers on the private road i used
.
its only taken from the end of Feb to get to this point but, job done, mori motor can sit wrapped up cause i ant putting a spanner near it until i have to,,
several beers have been drunk.
nothing to see here now, move along...
I'm really pleased to hear that Rob
You did a good thing by trying the bike with the carbs balanced first of all, then with the cowl removed, and then replacing it and trying it again. With the results you got each time it would certainly appear the cowl was the problem.
Not that you ever want to have to go through all you did, but on a positive note it was good in one sense that your expert found the Mori engine bolts were only hand tight. Had you not had this problem you may not have found out this in time before something left go.
Chris.
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 10:33 pm
by mik_str
My experimenting with said part was much more short-lived, but the result was the same as yours; always knew my OCMD would be beneficial in some way, lol
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:40 am
by fabiostar
strange strange old beasts and i cant get my head round why ,but it honestly feels like a different bike
, and dare i say it, it reminded me how nice these old tubs can be
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:03 am
by AMCQ46
I am honestly so happy this has come to a close ... All is good with the world
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:59 am
by alanfjones1411
Well done Rob.Perseverance paid off in the end.Now swap the motor over and are you going to try the other tank again ?
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:54 pm
by fabiostar
Thank god Al is right thats it sorted
. run another tank through it today and still going the very best.
and yes now i know its not the tank that caused all this as was suspected at the start il pop it back on after the amount of work that went into,, all it got today was i pulled the bar end mirror of and im running a standard set now..
it wont be doing many miles during the winter months other than the odd trip for fuel and getting a wee clean,NO spanners are going near it lol
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 11:56 am
by kenmoore
What a result,
Great to hear,
Now I can put the Aspro away.
Don't need much of an excuse for a beer but this result is enough!
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 9:52 pm
by fabiostar
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 6:50 am
by Duffy1964
Nice one
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Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:38 pm
by AMCQ46
it truly is a fecking mental journey you have been on!
given how well the bike was going for many months with the offending plastic shield always in place [and its not like you didn't have the carbs on and off during the time it was running well] , for it to then change to temperamental sh1t running ........ go figure, it must just take the smallest of position changes for it to disrupt the air flow .......... or was it when you put the "Dorey" mouth slot in the fairing!
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 6:50 pm
by Pete.L
Well I’ll be damned!
Who would of thought after it had ran so well for so long without it?
Put the hammers, pallets and matches away. Good on ya for perseverance
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Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:08 pm
by kenmoore
Looking good mate .
If you ever get the top fairing off could you take some pics of the headlight setup ?
I love the look of the offset light.
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:21 pm
by sirch345
Pete.L wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 6:50 pm
Well I’ll be damned!
Who would of thought after it had ran so well for so long without it?
Put the hammers, pallets and matches away. Good on ya for perseverance
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That was the one thing that came to my mind
Chris.
Re: a bit of spondoness.
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:45 pm
by thelens
The frustration of engine problems and being unable to locate what the problem is can drive you insane lol
On the bright side.... at least it was not a major problem, once found
Plus.... what a fantastic looking machine !
I would want that thing running too lol.
