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by Wheelman-111
Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:46 pm
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: Carbon Fiber Reeds
Replies: 15
Views: 3211

Carbon Fiber Reeds

Greetings:

Do cf reeds help midrange as much as top end power?

Being lighter, I presume they open and close faster. How much Jet Tuning is needed after installation?
by Wheelman-111
Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:41 pm
Forum: Performance Technical
Topic: Honda Gyro TG50M (1985)...lets make her faster?
Replies: 55
Views: 24647

Carbon Reeds

Greetings:

Do cf reeds help midrange as much as top end power?

Starting new topic seeking answers to this Q.
by Wheelman-111
Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:22 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Squeeze, Don't Shove: Another Way to Gear Up
Replies: 8
Views: 2106

Roger That: SE50 Running Gear

Greetings: You are correct about the splined SE50 hardware. It is still astonishing to me that a torque-transmitting shaft relies on friction alone to hold a gear on a shaft. Obviously it works, but I can't understand how. Even splines can fail and spin. I wish the SA50 mods were available to mine, ...
by Wheelman-111
Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:08 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: oil question
Replies: 18
Views: 5875

Lucent Lubricant Lucidity

Greetings: NoobSnowboarder sez: that's Wat im afraid of but theirs nothing i can do lately Ive been mixing straight 30 with 2 stroke so its a 50 50 mix but it smokes very badly after saying: im running it just about right with the oil and i was referring to the oil as lean and i was using shell full...
by Wheelman-111
Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:41 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: Squeeze, Don't Shove: Another Way to Gear Up
Replies: 8
Views: 2106

Squeeze, Don't Shove: Another Way to Gear Up

Greetings: Malossi gears on the way, I decided to get ready for dismounting early this rainy week. Gears reportedly fit tight on their shafts, needing pullers to disassemble. TOOL OPPORTUNITY! Went to Harbor Freight for a look around. Found this: http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/5473/pullsetfg5.jp...
by Wheelman-111
Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:24 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: SCORE!!!
Replies: 38
Views: 7498

Condensation Frustration

Greetings:

Sorry to say you're right. If the midline case gasket is gone, life will suck. But they can't both be screwed, can they? Maybe make one a parts bike? You can only ride one at a time :)

I hope things work out for you. I'm very jealous, actually. :)

Don't drink '67 Camaro water!
by Wheelman-111
Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:57 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: New Vacuum Petcock Flows Fuel Freely
Replies: 6
Views: 1610

New Needle Still Leaky

Greetings:

The needle was new. The carb casting had no provision for seat replacement, and the metal was rough and gritty, making a good seal nigh-impossible. See "Minty-Fresh".
by Wheelman-111
Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:48 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: And Flash's Breath Is Minty-Fresh!
Replies: 1
Views: 639

And Flash's Breath Is Minty-Fresh!

Greetings: Honda-san sternly admonishes to "replace the float needle and seat 'as a set'...". Huh? The "seat" is the gritty aluminum carb casting! I used a sage Forum member's advice and tested the seal by lifting the float while blowing into the fuel fitting. It leaked unless I ...
by Wheelman-111
Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:18 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: New Vacuum Petcock Flows Fuel Freely
Replies: 6
Views: 1610

Fuel Flow Foibles

Greetings:

Funny you should say that! See "Minty-Fresh".
by Wheelman-111
Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:43 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: SCORE!!!
Replies: 38
Views: 7498

Bottom End Leaking? Huh?

Greetings:

Do you mean the seals at the ends of the crankshaft? Still not clear to me how that gets water into the tranny, which should be a chamber separate from the crankcase.
by Wheelman-111
Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:19 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: New Vacuum Petcock Flows Fuel Freely
Replies: 6
Views: 1610

New Vacuum Petcock Flows Fuel Freely

Greetings: Another Life Lesson Learned. Check stuff - even new stuff - before installing. Had I done so, I would have found that I could freely suck air from the fuel outlet of this shiny-new $55.95 petcock. http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7376/newpetcockis1.jpg http://img265.imageshack.us/img265...
by Wheelman-111
Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:08 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: SCORE!!!
Replies: 38
Views: 7498

Oil In Transmission: How?

Greetings: I forgot to axe you how you figure the water got in the tranny? If it hasn't been in there TOO long, maybe you can just run it a while. Hot cases will boil the water right out if it has a way to vent - just leave the filler off? Then change the oil again and assess its content. Big Chunks...
by Wheelman-111
Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:54 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: SCORE!!!
Replies: 38
Views: 7498

F11 250

Greetings: I got to ride one when it was nearly new. The 250 was the last piston-port offroad model. Kawasaki was in a headlong rush to convert everything to rotary-valves. At the time, they thought they could make 2-Strokes clean enough to satisfy the EPA Nannies. Sadly EFI & the means to do so...
by Wheelman-111
Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:28 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: drove two blocks, died, now there is no spark.
Replies: 10
Views: 2751

Triumphs and Tribulations

Greetings: He could sell tickets to his startup ritual. It's performed like a Japanese tea ceremony. Key on, kill switch, tickle the dual Amals until a drop or two appears, deploy kickstart pedal. One or two kicks - I've never seen more. Va-ROOOM! a-ba-DEE-a-ba-DEE . Then on goes the skid lid, glove...
by Wheelman-111
Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:34 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: drove two blocks, died, now there is no spark.
Replies: 10
Views: 2751

Lucas Refrigerators

Greetings:

Funny stuff. A pal of mine still rides a Rat 1968 Bonneville - he bought it new - almost every day. Of course it doesn't hurt that he's retired from a career as a motorcycle mechanic... :) Not much he doesn't know about old Triumphs.