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Ayrton |
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Posted: 01:02 - 23 Oct 2016 Post subject: Kawasaki KE100 Project |
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Picked up this Kawasaki KE100 a few days ago. Apparently it's been sat for about 3 years and before that was stripped and used on a farm. Guy said it didnt spark, but he hadnt looked into why.
I was told the mudguards are off a completely different bike and the tank is from another model. My plan is to get the bike started, then strip it apart so i can paint everything and replace things that need it and then get it back on the road.
https://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu117/elobire/IMG_0296.jpg
First thing i did was pull the plug and verified that it didnt spark. I did some testing and found that the ignition coil wasnt grounded properly because of all the rust. With that sorted it sparks great.
https://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu117/elobire/IMG_0295.jpg
Next step was to replace the old oil, fit the exhaust and see if it runs.
https://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu117/elobire/IMG_0294.jpg
The seller said the owner before him disconnected the 2 stroke oil tank, but it looks to be connected to me. Just to be safe I premixed instead until i can check it's working. Anyway, i filled it up and petrol started leaking out of the carb overflow...
I dont know much about carbs, but the float needle was stuck in, so i think that's the culprit. Seller said he cleaned the carb so I thought it would have been OK. It's too dark tonight, so I will fit it tommorow and see what happens. I wish i still had my double car garage with lighting and a heater
So far i dont see much that needs doing other than tidying it up and replacing everything electric, but i'm sure things will come up after a closer look. One annoying thing is that every phillips head bolt has been stripped, including ones inside the engine casings. |
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Posted: 11:59 - 23 Oct 2016 Post subject: |
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Nice little project that!
Keep the updates coming.
There's a nice little TS125, of the same vintage, in the village, but the owner won't sell. ____________________ "Everybody needs money, that's why they call it money!" |
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Posted: 22:14 - 23 Oct 2016 Post subject: |
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A nice little two stroke trailie project, what's not to like?
Should be good for some fun when it's done. If you want to off road don't go too mad on a perfect finish or resto. But if it's a road Queen like my KMX go right ahead! |
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Posted: 12:20 - 24 Oct 2016 Post subject: |
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pepperami wrote: | Suntan Sid wrote: |
There's a nice little TS125, of the same vintage, in the village, but the owner won't sell. |
Punch him harder |
The really annoying thing is that the owner leaves it standing, leaning up against a wall in all weathers for the majority of the year.
He then fettles it, a bit, gets it running again, uses it for a day, then leans it up against the wall for another year!
Both myself and a friend of mine have made offers for it, but he won't sell.
Punching him won't go down well as I'm an immigrant here, I try not to annoy the indigenous population! ____________________ "Everybody needs money, that's why they call it money!" |
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Posted: 23:50 - 24 Oct 2016 Post subject: |
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Glad to see people interested in it. I think the bike is more likely to be used off road with a little commuting about town, so i'm not going to worry too much about the finish.
Put the carb back into the bike today after a quick clean and it still didnt solve the problem of petrol overflowing. Removed it again and soaked the float needle and valve in carb cleaner for a few hours and then polished it all up. The result was much better and stopped the overflow. Serves me right for trying to do a quick job the first time.
So next i tried starting the bike but got nothing out of it for a few minutes so i thought i may have flooded the engine and removed the spark plug to let it dry out. Then i realised the HT lead was barely attached to the plug and must have came loose from all the movement . Gave it a little while to dry out, put it back in and it fired up after a few kicks It started revving out of control though, so i shut off the fuel and let it die
The issue now though is that it dies pretty quick unless I rev the throttle and even then it dies after a little while and becomes hard to start again.
Now that i think about it I remember my friend fucking about with the idle adjustment nob a few days ago, so maybe he messed it up.
Also will it effect things if i'm starting it with the right side casing where the carb is off the bike? I did just leave it off to save a little time. |
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Posted: 10:24 - 25 Oct 2016 Post subject: |
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I hate to stick a dead fly in your honey, but something you said reminded me of an issue I had on an old two-smoke a A long time ago. After it had been standing for a long time, the seals dried out and were letting in air.
This meant the engine would rev it' tits off once I managed to get it running
Also, I notice that you have the cover off that usually covers the carb.
That means that the carb is sucking air directly from the atmosphere and not through the air box.
You may? Find that if you put the cover back on, it may? slow down a bit? ____________________ I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now! |
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Been quite a slow week as i'm waiting for my Haynes manual to turn up before i get stuck in.
I did however get some new spark plugs arrive, so i thought i would try those out. Turned out they where slightly different to what was already in the bike, but it's what the manual I found online suggests so i guess they must be ok. Anyway, after a few kicks it started running and didnt have any problem at all idling this time and the revs didnt shoot up like before. I still had the engine side cover off, so i let the bike run out of fuel and then put that back on and fixed the killswitch at the same time so that i have a decent way to turn it off next time.
Then i tried to start it again, but got nothing I pulled the plug and it wasnt wet at all, so I assume something in the carb got blocked. I took the carb appart again and there somehow was what looked like a thin clear piece of plastic stuck covering the float valve and in the hole was a piece of black material that dissintergrated when i stuck a cotton swab down there. My guess is that there was some crap in the tank.
I think now i'm going to follow stevo as b4's advice and rebuild the engine now and strip the bike down. I'm eager to see what condition it is in. I know someone has been in there before me because the cylinder base gasket has been replaced for a piece of cardboard |
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MOAR! NOW!....... and pictures please ____________________ I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now! |
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Oh dear! Basic mistake get some OLD very fine USED Wet & Dry/Emery cloth, a good rub over and see if it can be rescued.
Old oily rags work wonders to preserve bare metal stuff.
Bet you won’t make that mistake again? ____________________ I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now! |
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Seems like time is flying by on this project with little work done
Had some bad news this week. I dont have the registration number for the bike and thought the DVLA could register it using the frame number, but they are saying they have no record of it. Looks like i'm going to have to go through the whole Q plate process.
Some good news though. The frame is almost done with painting and I have a lot of parts on the way to complete the bike. |
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I love this bike, this was my first 'Big' Bike when i turned 17. loved it to bits, would hit 80.That was until i forgot to fill with 2 smoke, and had it seize on a duel carriage way. ____________________ Carbon closet tart! https://www.bikepics.com/members/r6stuk/02r6/
Stolen bike. 2000 R1: https://www.bikepics.com/members/r6stuk/00r1/
Current bike 1991 Honda ST1100 Pan European, 1986 Honda cb350sg (Finished) |
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Old Thread Alert!
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