• Home
    • Recent
    • Calendar
    • Register
    • Login
    Iron Heart Forum
    Iron Heart Forum

    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

    Motorcycles

    Hobbies and Pastimes
    304
    4.1k
    1.0m
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • SamS
      Sam
      Joined:

      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

      Insta - @braveinthefaceoflasers

      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • harley daveH
        harley dave
        Joined:

        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

        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • harley daveH
          harley dave
          Joined:

          allso which part of the country are you in ?

          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • GilesG
            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined:

            Gosport…

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • B
              brentkuz
              Joined:

              @giles - I can only speak for the states. But VP fuel makes non-ethanol gas. Also I would check any place that sells small engine parts etc. Usually I've seen 5gal cans of it.

              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

              last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • natehateN
                natehate
                啓蒙家
                Joined:

                like a rocket launching to the moon….? damn iphone

                don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

                last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • harley daveH
                  harley dave
                  Joined:

                  is it running yet giles ?

                  last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • GilesG
                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined:

                    Nope, but I've been away and not tried since I returned…...Want to swap clothing for expertise?

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                    last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • harley daveH
                      harley dave
                      Joined:

                      if i get a chance i will pop down ,no clothing offer needed i would do it as a favour for you

                      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • GilesG
                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
                        Joined:

                        😘 😘 😘 😘 😘 😘 😘 😘

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • harley daveH
                          harley dave
                          Joined:

                          just need to know what bike and what engine  sr 500 or xt 500 , what year , .
                          just asking ? do you have a spark ?

                          i take it it is not the std wiring .

                          i am going for the cheese board now  ,just let me know on points one and two .

                          or is it a gn 250 model any info appreciated ….....

                          just listening to the " arctic monkeys "  on volume 11  ...lets rock

                          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • GilesG
                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined:

                            @Sam ^^

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • SamS
                              Sam
                              Joined:

                              @harley dave

                              Hey!

                              the one i've been working on the most is the SR500… i got so close the other day but still no luck making it run. It's got to the point now where i'm not sure what to do. I personally think the carb needs cleaning but that's my very unprofessional opinion. It's definitely sparking but and it revs for a few seconds then cuts out. That's what makes me think it's the jets being clogged up... but i'm sure you'll have more insight than me.

                              You going to come down and see us?

                              SP

                              Insta - @braveinthefaceoflasers

                              last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • harley daveH
                                harley dave
                                Joined:

                                it sounds like the jets ,you will have three a main , a needle and a pilot jet , take the bottom of the float bowl and spray it with carb  cleaner it is better to take the carb right off as the jets screw in .
                                i am not going to be able to get down for the next month or so as .
                                next weekend its the trip out .
                                weekend after i  am on holiday .
                                then i have the grandchildren
                                then i am off to japan .
                                let me do a bit more research and together we will get it sorted

                                last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • natehateN
                                  natehate
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined:

                                  checked the intake seal?

                                  don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

                                  last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • AetasA
                                    Aetas
                                    見習いボス
                                    Joined:

                                    XPost from Glemseck 2015
                                    @Aetas:

                                    Glemseck is so much more than sound.
                                    It is a shark tank. Hope that IH Japan crew and Gosport will love it.
                                    http://www.180grad.cc/umbau.html

                                    Ehinger Kraftrad Triumph

                                    last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • GraemeG
                                      Graeme
                                      啓蒙家
                                      Joined:

                                      Keep an eye out for bears!

                                      last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
                                        IHUK Crew
                                        Joined:

                                        FECKIN BOOM.

                                        My birth year is 1957.    We saw one of these trundling around at Glemseck and @Sam  and I fell in love (well. I did).

                                        I just won a 1957 model on eBay for the princely sum of GBP686…..I may start collecting them.....

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                                        last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • natehateN
                                          natehate
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined:

                                          fucking iphones rotate my asshole

                                          don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

                                          last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • GraemeG
                                            Graeme
                                            啓蒙家
                                            Joined:

                                            @Giles:

                                            I just won a 1957 model on eBay for the princely sum of GBP686…..I may start collecting them.....

                                            Sure you didn't overpay by £20! 😉

                                            Looks an interesting little machine, and should be rideable on a CBT.

                                            last edited by 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • First post
                                              Last post
                                            Copyright Iron Heart 2025.