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[Darth Loo-knee]

I was expecting something about caravans when I read this Thread Title

 

But No.. the pair of Human Sleeping Tablets start on about Flies.... bloody flies  :-?

[MickAP]

Went for a blast on the Kawasaki with Tunnie this evening.  What a pleasant evening - Brackley, Chipping Norton, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cirencester, Bibury, Witney, then back roads back to Brackley....


Reckon its going to be a challenge to get all the flies off the visor though - thats the trouble with summer evenings....

Was down there myself last Weds, stopped overnight in Burford.

Miggy in Bibury





Mick

[tunnie]

I was expecting something about caravans when I read this Thread Title

 

But No.. the pair of Human Sleeping Tablets start on about Flies.... bloody flies  :-?

3 gallons of lovely fuel is way to much to waste on burning on a caravan, couple of liters should get those horrible things burning nicely 

[tidla]

flies first.. now weights and measures dept..

[albitz]

Only rode my bike once this year, seem to have lost interest atm, actually toying with the idea of getting rid. Maybe I am actually going to have to admit to being too old for it now. :-/

[Turk]

i was keeping up, until i miss-shifted on 5th, and bounced off the rev limiter   

Still was good ride out, great scenery! A nice warm up for tomorrows run to Wales & Isle of Man!

Try it on a Harley. It'll rattle your fillings loose !! 

[feeutfo]

i was keeping up, until i miss-shifted on 5th, and bounced off the rev limiter   

Still was good ride out, great scenery! A nice warm up for tomorrows run to Wales & Isle of Man!

Yeah, it was a good run out - notice you had a dark visor, must have been getting a bit black at the end when the sun went down

I think that time was the only time I had it wide open from a standing start.  Need to find someone who can properly service it - I can't balance 4 carbs. It used an excessive amount of fuel to do those 100m, used a whole tank. It was a bit poppy/missy until we stopped at Bibury - seemed a bit better after that.

what year and model? how many miles? is it stock? is it the gay 125bhp restricted version or the proper full fat manly unrestricted job with proper carb tops?

balancing the carbs only affects tick over.

[JamesV6CDX]

Went for a blast on the Kawasaki with Tunnie this evening.  What a pleasant evening - Brackley, Chipping Norton, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cirencester, Bibury, Witney, then back roads back to Brackley....


Reckon its going to be a challenge to get all the flies off the visor though - thats the trouble with summer evenings....

That's pretty much the route I take when I visit you Jaime - Stow and Chippy...

If all goes to plan, I will be based at Banbury, Chippy or Witney when in post (unsure of which yet!) 

[tunnie]

i was keeping up, until i miss-shifted on 5th, and bounced off the rev limiter   

Still was good ride out, great scenery! A nice warm up for tomorrows run to Wales & Isle of Man!

Yeah, it was a good run out - notice you had a dark visor, must have been getting a bit black at the end when the sun went down

I think that time was the only time I had it wide open from a standing start.  Need to find someone who can properly service it - I can't balance 4 carbs. It used an excessive amount of fuel to do those 100m, used a whole tank. It was a bit poppy/missy until we stopped at Bibury - seemed a bit better after that.

what year and model? how many miles? is it stock? is it the gay 125bhp restricted version or the proper full fat manly unrestricted job with proper carb tops?

balancing the carbs only affects tick over.

Its the full beans version, can you imagine TB with gay version? Not many miles 40k something i think? its also stock... for its age it does look quite nice, it does have an appalling turning lock though 

i was keeping up, until i miss-shifted on 5th, and bounced off the rev limiter   

Still was good ride out, great scenery! A nice warm up for tomorrows run to Wales & Isle of Man!

Try it on a Harley. It'll rattle your fillings loose !! 

Tried a Harley after i passed:



But pegs were mounted forward on one i tried, it rattled my fillings out at 60mph on a smooth dual carriageway  - Not for me i just had no feel for it, and it also refused point blank to take corners!

[Sixstring]

Went out for a blast on my 900 too, went to Stow-on-the Wold..........(not far from me).I was the loony on the Suzuki RF900 all in black with a black helmet and black visor, wish I had known you were about there.....perhaps we'll meet up sometime soon?

[tunnie]

sounds like a plan 

There is some meet on during Saturday, think i will be taking the bike then too 

[Kevin Wood]

Need to find someone who can properly service it - I can't balance 4 carbs. It used an excessive amount of fuel to do those 100m, used a whole tank. It was a bit poppy/missy until we stopped at Bibury - seemed a bit better after that.

Carbs out of balance mostly affect idle and light load running - and can cause it to pop and splutter a bit on the overrun. 8-)

If it's running rich and thirsty I think it might need a little more attention to the carbs. Maybe the mixture needs adjustment or the floats are a bit sticky?

Not familiar with the setup on those but I'll bring my synchrometer to the Lakes if you would like to borrow it?

What you really need to do, though, is bin those carbs and Megasquirt it but I am not about to volunteer to ride pillion with a laptop to tune it. 

Kevin

[feeutfo]

Need to find someone who can properly service it - I can't balance 4 carbs. It used an excessive amount of fuel to do those 100m, used a whole tank. It was a bit poppy/missy until we stopped at Bibury - seemed a bit better after that.

Carbs out of balance mostly affect idle and light load running - and can cause it to pop and splutter a bit on the overrun. 8-)

If it's running rich and thirsty I think it might need a little more attention to the carbs. Maybe the mixture needs adjustment or the floats are a bit sticky?

Not familiar with the setup on those but I'll bring my synchrometer to the Lakes if you would like to borrow it?

What you really need to do, though, is bin those carbs and Megasquirt it but I am not about to volunteer to ride pillion with a laptop to tune it. 

Kevin

with the mileage Tunnie sugests, wonder if it needs shim stacks doing? not sure of the set up but bikes of that eara didn't have hydrolic valve adjustment, so shim stacks possibly? cams out do the maths and re fit the correct shims. Wear on the carb needles possibly? Cant remember if it was the zx10 that suffered with it? but i'm sure TB knows all that stuff.

[Sixstring]

EXCUSE ME.....

Megasquirt???

Please explain.

WAS going to dynojet my bike and rolling road, but..............

[Kevin Wood]

EXCUSE ME.....

Megasquirt???

Please explain.

WAS going to dynojet my bike and rolling road, but..............

A home-made Fuel Injection ECU. http://www.bgsoflex.com/megasquirt.html

Kevin