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A quick update on my build, I have now finished the bike and it has had its MOT (British thing to ensure bike is safe to use on the road) and I am running her around to iron a few things out, like making sure nothing falls off and jetting etc.
Here are a couple of recent pictures and no I am not riding in a t-shirt only, my jacket, helmet, gloves and boots are inside the house.
Nice bike! I Think your front tire is mounted backwards. No big deal if you never ride in the rain but the Cheng Shen and Metzeler versions of that tread pattern are designed to run the other way to shed water away from the back tire. Just and FYI. I like the matching grips & seat pad. Headlight is cool too.
OK, what brand? It looks like either the Cheng shen or metzeler lasertech, I have had both and they were arrowed to go the other direction, and one time the tire guy mounted it backwards (looked like yours) and I had to make him turn it around. But if the arrow is in the right direction, I stand corrected.
That would be a UK tyre I bet, I have never heard of them around here. Maybe just check to see if it is a universal tire and can be mounted front or rear, the universals have to be flipped opposite when on the front vs rear. Cheers
Looking good man. My friend owns those pipes i love the way they sound. Sounds like you are close on the vid, sounds like to me you need to open up your idle screw up a tiny bit.
Looking good man. My friend owns those pipes i love the way they sound. Sounds like you are close on the vid, sounds like to me you need to open up your idle screw up a tiny bit.
Looking good. It still sounds a little flat off idle. Try moving the air screws in slightly and see if that perks up the pick up. Sometimes it's necessary to have the slow jets a little rich to get it to pick up cleanly at the bottom end. I'm assuming (never a smart thing to do) that the bike was already warmed up when you took that video. If it was basically stone cold, then all bets are off.
Even on a warm day, a motor needs slight;ly richer mixture to get out of bed and it takes a while to warm up. Less time than when the air is cold, but it takes time.
Stript my friend I went from a 98 standard jet to a 110 jet with the needle jet in the middle slot. Fortunately I had some greatly appreciated help from Chris (Ringo) who has a similar set up as mine.
The problem was basically the jetting was out and the PO had moved the needle jet positions to the top notch. The air mix screws were way out also.
I bench synced it and then vacuum synced it and it is better now.
She really does, it is an absolute pleasure to ride and she gets so much attention from people.
These older bikes have so much character and I think people like to see a bike that is mostly made of metal up to modern sportbikes that are covered in plastic.
OHHH yeah people love to see the older bikes, cool man good to hear your enjoying your bike , shot i remember not to long ago you had her all torn apart , its nice to see her all dressed up and running cheers !!!
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