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Oct 9, 2017 18:51:42 GMT 1
Post by looey on Oct 9, 2017 18:51:42 GMT 1
Bummer  What's your setup (carb, jetting, airbox/pod etc.)?, they very rarely have timing/ignition issues and with the right jetting you can thrash them all day. I have thrashed mine to death for several thousand miles and it's been fine   |
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Post by looey on Oct 8, 2017 21:45:53 GMT 1
Got the AM23 130/650 Cantilever on the rear of my F2 track bike. They are not road legal and say so on the sidewall  What's the reason I wonder? Something to do with the tread pattern rather than size/fitment?  They are a hand made Club Racing tyre (pretty soft compound) and come with no guarantee, so not type approved and tested etc. You could run them between MOT's, lots of grip but won't last long  |
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Post by looey on Oct 8, 2017 21:13:36 GMT 1
Got the AM23 130/650 Cantilever on the rear of my F2 track bike. They are not road legal and say so on the sidewall |
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Post by looey on Oct 8, 2017 11:13:11 GMT 1
Did you replace the O-rings around the new needle valves? I don't think he has any probs with float heights or carbs overflowing, just float bowl gaskets weeping ?. |
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Post by looey on Oct 7, 2017 16:19:43 GMT 1
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Post by looey on Oct 2, 2017 21:50:38 GMT 1
Shouldn't leak from the float bowl gaskets whatever the level of the fuel in the carbs.
If the level gets too high, it should overflow into the brass tubes and out of the back/bottom of the float bowls
Even then, it should leak from the gaskets.
Have you fitted new gaskets ?.
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Post by looey on Oct 1, 2017 22:16:02 GMT 1
Yeah I did the air before I rode it, as they felt too soft.
I tried them with 11 psi, which was the maximum allowed according the the Haynes manual ?
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Post by looey on Oct 1, 2017 20:39:38 GMT 1
Nice one thanks. I have a set of F2 forks in my track bike that are more like bouncy Pogo sticks , just look at the front brakes and they jam a cable cable tie marker into the underneath of the bottom yoke  . Just trying to decide if to modify mine (possibly shorten the springs, add spacers, heavier weight oil etc.) or buy a set of supposedly sorted F1 forks ready to go in  Decisions decisions.......... |
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Post by looey on Oct 1, 2017 17:55:04 GMT 1
Really, nobody ?
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Post by looey on Sept 30, 2017 13:36:23 GMT 1
I know they are not the same (tops etc.) but can someone who "knows for sure" just confirm for me if YPVS F1 forks will fit straight into an YPVS F2
And are they the same overall length ?.
Cheers
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Post by looey on Sept 29, 2017 19:50:09 GMT 1
I've heard bad things about these batteries in bigger bikes but I have several of these in different bikes (biggest in a 350LC) and they've been spot-on. Always keep charge for a very long time and never had any problems  |
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Post by looey on Sept 27, 2017 19:32:01 GMT 1
Don't talk to me about DVLA and MOT history Did a number transfer a few weeks ago and they somehow lost the MOT history of the recipient vehicle (didn't transfer it and deleted the old plate off the system !) and also managed to screwed up the MOT History of the donor vehicle of the plate. It wouldn't have been so bad, but the car they lost the MOT history off, was 15 years and had only done 15,000 miles  My only saving grace was that I print screened the history before the docs were sent off and have good enough docs to support the mileage They are incompetent idiots at best  |
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Post by looey on Sept 11, 2017 18:47:44 GMT 1
If it's a Non-YPVS engine and has a non-standard pipe, it will have pretty much no power at all under 5.5/6k I'd say my Mk1 won't even pull through the mid-range in any gear other than 1st & 2nd gears. But,...... get it over 6K and it's like a motorcross bike through the gears  |
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Post by looey on Aug 6, 2017 16:13:27 GMT 1
It's the plates or rubbers sticking together for some reason, my YPVS engine does exactly the same, mine even does it if I only leave the bike for a few hours on the same day. It was rebuilt not that long ago, it's nothing to do with the type of oil, because mine does it with EP80, 10w/30 mineral or Motul Transoil I'm not taking it apart again, I'll just live with it until it comes apart again for another reason.....  What I do before I start the bike is......, have it in first gear, pull the clutch in and rock the bike a couple of time to free it off, then start it. Bloody thing |
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Post by looey on Aug 2, 2017 20:18:43 GMT 1
I went to one of their bar b q's once many moons ago. Friendly bunch☺ At the Gamec**k Pub ? |
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Post by looey on Jul 16, 2017 19:49:02 GMT 1
Yep great weekend, BIG BIG thanks to Martin and Family for looking after us, well beyond the call of duty. 4 of us camped all weekend (Fri - Sun) and had a great laugh (beers, BBQs etc.), maybe a few more could join in next time ?. Thanks again Martin  Was great to see the little x5 , couldn,t believe how many kwack mach,s where there ... must be a record .... Yeah that's Tracey's, cute little thing |
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Post by looey on Jul 16, 2017 18:32:50 GMT 1
Yep great weekend, BIG BIG thanks to Martin and Family for looking after us, well beyond the call of duty. 4 of us camped all weekend (Fri - Sun) and had a great laugh (beers, BBQs etc.), maybe a few more could join in next time ?. Thanks again Martin |
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Post by looey on Jul 14, 2017 13:04:04 GMT 1
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Post by looey on Jun 13, 2017 9:29:00 GMT 1
It was a while ago I did it, can't remember if I bought some Pipercross element foam or bought an element from a different bike that was bigger all round. Either way, I did cut my own down to shape |
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Post by looey on Jun 12, 2017 21:06:06 GMT 1
Well one step would be a 160 but that will make very little difference.
I'd say a 165 or 170 would be what I'd start at. You can always drop a size if it runs too rich ?.
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Post by looey on Jun 12, 2017 20:28:53 GMT 1
What's in it at the moment ?, a standard 155 ?.
You don't normally need to change the jetting if the only change is an Allspeed.
I'm running mine with a 170 but only because I also have a Pipercross air filter element (in standard airbox) and it runs a perfect plug colour under serious abuse lol
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Post by looey on May 16, 2017 15:05:18 GMT 1
Go to the search option at the top of the page and search for "angel eye headlight" in the top box That will give you an evening's reading |
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Post by looey on May 14, 2017 10:26:50 GMT 1
Well a blocked pilot jet will be first thing to check for sure
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Post by looey on May 14, 2017 10:14:29 GMT 1
What exactly did you blow out in the carb ?, did you actually remove the idle/pilot jet and make sure it was completely clear ?.
Sometimes you can see through them but the diameter has been reduced over time with many thin layers of dried fuel, so you need a jet cleaner tool of carefully use micro drills by hand to get them back to the correct diameter.
And you say it's a brand new 1986 bike ?, if so, surely it can't be blocked jets if it has never had fuel in the carb ?
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Post by looey on May 8, 2017 20:55:25 GMT 1
Yes thanks mate, woulda missed that otherwise |
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Post by looey on Apr 30, 2017 13:11:58 GMT 1
We've got a house to prep to get ready for sale, so need to get on with that really, unless the weather is deffo good enough to justify not getting on with it |
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Post by looey on Apr 30, 2017 9:51:49 GMT 1
Do you guys mean TS125 pistons ?. My current X7 is Stan Stephens tuned (some time ago) with TS125 (+1.00mm) Pistons, Split head (for individual squish) and RG250 Flatslides etc. etc. The TS125 pistons are slightly larger than the X7's (the TS runs a shorter stroke to give the same cc with larger pistons) and gives I think around 270cc in the X7. If they are setup properly (ports, squish and jetting etc.), they don't eat pistons ?, why would they ?. |
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Post by looey on Apr 30, 2017 9:29:49 GMT 1
It's looking like a doubt it for us.
Current forecast is just 11 degrees max with possible showers thrown in....... no thanks lol
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Post by looey on Apr 25, 2017 19:52:03 GMT 1
If the weather picks up we might be up for it. What time you gonna be at the Sissinghurst Garage Mr Mellow ?.
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Post by looey on Apr 8, 2017 18:55:34 GMT 1
Cool, I think Lance will be on his LC hybrid but I'm in the process of moving home, so'll be on my good lady's GSR600 with her on the back |
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