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Pete. |
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Pete. Super Spammer
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Posted: 10:36 - 16 Aug 2017 Post subject: Broken down Keeway, strange reason. |
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I rescued a lad off the hard shoulder of the A2 yesterday, struggling with a broken down Keeway. The bike was in good condition but had just conked out. Cranked over okay, made half an effort at starting but that was it. The guy said it had been down on power and hard to start recently.
Checked the fuel supply, and the bowl drain. Plenty of fuel in the bowl and it was kinda firing like it was run out of fuel so I figured blocked jet, bad air leak or closed up valves. Chucked the bike in my van and took him to my place. Un-screwed the carb top, pulled the slide and the problem was immediately apparent - the needle was missing. Popped the carb off, tipped it up-side down and out falls the needle. Looked inside the slide and there's the w-clip and needle circlip (e-clip) in the bottom of it.
Turned out to be a loose needle clip. It was such a loose fit I think it had hopped from one groove to the other (causing the reduction in power as the needle dropped lower) until it came off the end and the needle dropped into the main jet closing it off completely.
A quick squeeze with the pliers tightened the clip up nicely and he was on his way again in 20 minutes. ____________________ a.k.a 'Geri'
132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good |
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If I ever break down I hope I come across someone like you ____________________ GSXR 600 K6 - Stolen
GSXR 600 K6 - Stolen
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AshWebster Brolly Dolly
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Top man. Have some Karma off me ____________________ Honda cg125 J reg peice of shit ---> CB650F ---> 2016 CBR600RR
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Pete. Super Spammer
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The poor guy had no chance. His mechanical knowledge is so weak I gave him a 8mm socket and mini ratchet to un-bolt the seat and he used it like a spanner. I had to show him how the ratchet worked ____________________ a.k.a 'Geri'
132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good |
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Selfborg: [grubbing around on the garage floor]
Mrs Borg: For what are you looking?
Selfborg: Amal carb needle clip.
Mrs Borg: Looks like... ?
Selfborg: [Thinks for a second] The Bat Signal.
https://vintagetriumphparts.com/products/photos/622-067_452.jpg ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike |
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I thought someone had dragged up an old post, didn't you do that a few years ago too? Showoff |
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Posted: 13:24 - 21 Aug 2017 Post subject: Re: Broken down Keeway, strange reason. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 249 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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