Motorcycles
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How is the Scout?
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@Jordonf9 I'm in love with her. Great to ride. I'm looking to get a cafe front fairing and some new handlebars. But I'm happy and smiling even still.
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Just take the front fender off, done
I was going to test ride one of the scouts, already rode the Chief, but sadly I worked…next time haha. I would prefer a Indian over a Harley, but then again, I ain't in the market, not for another 8-10 years maybe ha.
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Hey guys,
Some help needed.
I spent a bit of time trying to get @Giles 's bikes working today with limited success.
They both have the same engine and the bikes are SR500 and an XT500 (i'm sure some of you are familiar)
The SR500 gets close but doesn't quite get going. It sparks and turns over for a a second but cuts out.I'm not that familiar with these yamaha engines and i spent some time getting to know the mikuni carburettor today and with a bit of tinkering i got it close but no cigar. tried closing off the air more to make the mixture richer which seemed to help. Could it be more than a carb issue? i thought maybe the fuel had lost its potency since it has been in there for a while.
Any tips or advice?
Sam
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I just did a search for MotoGP and didn't get a single hit.
Undeterred, I'm going to assume someone on here watches motorcycle racing.
Fast bikes and a slow talkin' Brad:
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if the bike ran when it was left sitting in the garage, DO NOT change carb settings. There are no little elves that go and
tinker those.Modern day gas is piss. It can and will go bad in 3 months or so and leaves powder like stuff in carb bowl. That'll clogg tiny passages in the carb and it won't operate properly.
Take the carb off, take the bowl off, blow all passages and jets with compressed air and preferrably wash it in an ultrasound washer. assemble the carb and you should be fine.
Basically motor(cycle) needs 3 things to run: gas, air, spark. If all 3 are present, motor should fire up.
Todays piss for gas also destroys rubber parts fast, especially if they have been exposed to gas and the dried. Check gashoses, they may look OK but are deteriorating inside, also see that manifiold rubber is in good shhape and there is no intake leak (too much air -> no go or lean condition, poor start)
hth
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Great info @injunjack
I'd had a feeling the carb might be clogged. I just won't catch for itself which suggests to be that you're right about the jets being clogged. It's Giles's bike though and i don't want to mess it up. i'll wait till he's back and we'll mess it up together. Or get a pro in… oh the shame!
SP
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as injunjack said a bike only needs three things gas air and spark .
start with fuel ,is it coming out of the tank ,take the fuel pipe off the tank end and turn the fuel on ,if it comes out move to the carb end and repeat .
if it is coming out to the carb check the float bowl ,and the the jets .there are normally three main , assuming you have a spark ,to check take the plug out attach the ht lead and rest the plug on the head and kick .you should see a healthy blue spark .
sorry to sound like i am telling you how to suck eggs but it is fairly simple ,other than this it may be your wiring .
in which case contact ferret at ferret wiring .
hope you get it sorted -
allso which part of the country are you in ?
