yoodoo Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 2 hours ago, MissT said: Garage Queens Like my RC's J 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 You need to get out more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Too true. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 1 hour ago, yoodoo said: Looks like you're screwed....literally. J Evssv wishes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) tRIED TO PUT MY NEW CHAIN AND SPROCKETS ON TODAY BUT THE CRUSH DRIvE IS TOTALLY CRUSHED.oRDERED A NEW ONE ANYWAY.Poo, caps lock. Bust my headlighr bulb and lost a spring off my carb....not bad for a days work! J Edited October 8, 2017 by yoodoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) I helped clean this awfulness out of my petrol tank Edited October 8, 2017 by MissT Forgot some bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 What mess? What bike? J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Take another look. The muck is from the petrol tank of my Piaggoo Sfera 125. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) Nothing there Miss. J Oops, just got the picture now , the hamsters inside this PC are on a go slow.. Edited October 8, 2017 by yoodoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 How did that get inside the tank? J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 It was me. I forgot to upload the photo the first time I've no idea how those black twizzly things and piles of sand got in there. Presumably via the filler cap at some point Didn't you have any success with your bike at all today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Hmmm , strange.. No , I had all intentions of getting it running better but messed a whole lot more up and with out the crush drive I can't proceed. I had this jerking when throttling it an presumed it was the wear on the chain/sprockets but it was the spring that holds the needle valve where it should be , but I had a spare carb so not too bad. J 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 And to rub salt into the wounds my other bike has ran out of MOT test. BOOOOOO J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Your organisation is poor. If you had a Thai wife he would do all that for you My carb is also on the bench. How those things work is a mystery. My job was to clean a little brass thing with a microscopic hole through it. I couldn't even see it unaided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) Thai wife...he would do it PMSL. I know what you mean about little holes in the the jets, I had to put my LED glasses on to clean mine. J Edited October 8, 2017 by yoodoo crap spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 I watched a documentary about Thai women and English men some time ago. The women weren't actually women unless your criteria includes silicon boobs and male genitalia! Jets. Those were the things. I used a microscope and some very thin wire. It worked and I look forward to a nice smooth engine at some point in the future. LED glasses? Please tell me more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 https://www.banggood.com/LED-Lights-Reading-Glasses-Night-Vision-Glasses-With-Lamp-p-917500.html?rmmds=search Simple but very effective....well for someone with kak eyesight like mine J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 They look a bit like mine! I have a big old photographers light in the garage so it's ok most of the time and I don't go down there in the evenings anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 They look a bit like mine! .....I was thinking that but wasn't going to say. What did you get up to today? J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 They're actually just fashion glasses and my hair isn't that colour without the help of a wig, it was for work. I slept until 11 then fiddled about indoors before bullyimg my mechanic into supervising me in the garage for a short while 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 16 hours ago, MissT said: Your organisation is poor. If you had a Thai wife he would do all that for you My carb is also on the bench. How those things work is a mystery. My job was to clean a little brass thing with a microscopic hole through it. I couldn't even see it unaided lol little brass thing with a hole in it aka the main jet ...... theres a little tip i can offer up here, grab a old bit of wire , strip back around 3 inch of the plastic covering and take a single thin strand from the twist , cut it of and use that to push through the jet hole , give it a good wiggle around as your push in through a few times ...... give the jet a rinse in carb cleaner - petrol then blow it out with a can of air ( can use a straw to blow through to ) , jobs done and its just installing it . when installing do not be cranking it down as tight as you can, just snug it down so it wont back itself out when installed on bike/scooter , if you go to far you can crack the main jet tube it fits into and then your paying for a new carb not a £2 jet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I did clean them in a similar way, and blew through the holes with a can of compressed air. There were about 3 of the brass things to clean. The re-installation I left to my expert. Hopefull it'll cure the problems but until we find a new cold starting device there's no way of testing it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, MissT said: I did clean them in a similar way, and blew through the holes with a can of compressed air. There were about 3 of the brass things to clean. The re-installation I left to my expert. Hopefull it'll cure the problems but until we find a new cold starting device there's no way of testing it out auto choke ? sfera 125 i ahve the carb stats for that your mech will be able to find a mikuni auto choke heres the carb sats and the carb type so he knows sfera 125 mikuni BS24-1J pilot screw setting not available float hight 12.2mm starter jet 40 pilot jet 20 main jet 87.5 needle clip setting 4CZ6 ( 3rd notch down from top) also aj sutton pop in your reg number and it brings up the oem parts you should find the auto choke listed there https://www.ajsutton.co.uk/ Edited October 9, 2017 by Tamiyacowboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Hello peeps, Here’s my stable... 2002 Aprilia Tuono R Limited This is a beast of a bike, a real handful, no electronics at all just old school power. 2008 Aprilia Caponord ETV1000, same engine as above but detuned a little. Fantastic long distance Adventure Tourer... 1993 ZXR750R M1 Homologation, this has always been my dream bike, been in love with them since I saw my first ZXR back in ‘92. 1986 Katana GSX750SE Pop Up - You can blame Tamiya for this. First bike I fell in love with around 1986 after seeing it in the Tamiya catalogue under their static models, Street Hawk had just aired and this was the coolest bike I’d ever seen, complete with a pop up headlight!! And finally, another i loved from back in the day when I first started riding, I remember seeing a photo of it coming towards the camera in a magazine powering over a crest with both wheels off the ground, left a impression on my young mind... 1993 Ducati 907IE styled by the awesome Massimo Tamburini (his first clean sheet Ducati) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 11 hours ago, Tamiyacowboy said: auto choke ? sfera 125 i ahve the carb stats for that your mech will be able to find a mikuni auto choke heres the carb sats and the carb type so he knows sfera 125 mikuni BS24-1J pilot screw setting not available float hight 12.2mm starter jet 40 pilot jet 20 main jet 87.5 needle clip setting 4CZ6 ( 3rd notch down from top) also aj sutton pop in your reg number and it brings up the oem parts you should find the auto choke listed there https://www.ajsutton.co.uk/ Oh wow, thanks for that! Yes I meant the auto choke. I'll get on to AJ Sutton today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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