got to ride RS!!(cont. of tomorrow i can drive my new bike)

[Andy C]

soz this is a bit late, just got in from...erm...driving my bike!!!

today i had a mixed experience, i got up and went to the Post office to get tax and opened at 9, that why didnt get up really early. i drive to petrol station and got fuel and went off. the CDI restricton really effects it as im runing it in so cant go past 6000rpm and was stoping a 5000 and was really hard to get any more revs and if opend the throttle to much it would jerk a bit...not good!

went at only about 50 as this was the fastest it would do without going past 6000rpm and i got to college and the common room looks out on the carpark and was able to park it pride of place!!! a few of my frends came to check it out and leanne tried to work out was all the buttons did,,,,,and failed!!lol.

The rest of day was good etc etc....and got to end of day and went out to bike and warmed it up to 60 degrees and set off, went on the roundabout and was on a stright and was in about 5th and lost all power!! pulled to the side and looked down:

i had left the choke on!!i had completly flooded the engine and was well pissed off! took about 10 mins of no choke and open throttle (as manual said) and left it couple of mins and it started, was well annoyed by this point and went off and my gear changes were pritty crap and forgetting things like closing throttle when shifting so revs would shot up to 10000rpm and scare the shit out of me!! i got to a junction and stalled and was relly feeling shit about it and the lack of power that i had and was on a down just as i started going again a really sexy R1 (my favorite bike) went past and gave me a nod! i know its a really small thing but made remember that this bike is so much better than my ped and started to feel much better!

the ride home was quite bad but was still a laugh!! i stalled on two roundabout and just started laugh as im sure everyone else did!!lol

just went out again for a ride and was sop much smother and have got the hang off using clutch so can keep the revs up!! got in about 10mins again and started writing!!

i did 128KM today and was fun! i love my bike and cant wait till its ran in!! only 350KM to go!...hope i didnt go on to much either!
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99 RS125 --> 02 SV650s --> 03 Speed Four --> 92 RXS100 --> 93 CB400sf --> 01 CB600f Hornet

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

The stalling was probably caused by flooding the engine. May not say it but id be tempted to try and kick the bike over a few times as well.

And if you do stall when approaching a junction or whilst at one (particularly a roundabout from a dual carriageway) then get your bike to the side as quickly as possible. It would be all too easy for someone to go straight into the back of you and push you into the roundabout and you would have NO way to get out of the way, bar jumping which you may not do due to panicking. So move to the side then start the bike back up.
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[White Noise]

good to hear you had a good un, sound to me that you are learning the little things that you only get to know with experience.
Hope you have a good few rides in the next few days and enjoy the sun
WN
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[Andy C]

yea they went major roundabouts and i think it was due to porr clutch control but think i get it a bit more now thought, just needed to get used to what it could take i guess! tomorrow driving in and plan not to stall once!not that i planed tyo but u know what i mean!lol was good fun overall tho!

any tips on getting the most out of only 6000rpm on a RS125 as i swear all power is high revs!
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99 RS125 --> 02 SV650s --> 03 Speed Four --> 92 RXS100 --> 93 CB400sf --> 01 CB600f Hornet

[Andy C]

cheers WN was hoping you would tell me what you think! cant wait till i get it fully run in and boxhill here i come!!did 120KMish today so shouldnt take all the long!40KM each way to college and other riding and ill be done in no time i think!! was such a nice day for it wasnt it! i think i was really lucky be crap to have first ride in the rain as different handling...
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99 RS125 --> 02 SV650s --> 03 Speed Four --> 92 RXS100 --> 93 CB400sf --> 01 CB600f Hornet

[dransy]

when it gets to 6though pull the clutch in and give it abit more revs it shud go threw the flat spot , mine did anyway
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[Bendy]

Doesn't hurt to go down a carpark for half an hour and just practice your clutch control.

Enjoy it.

[Andy C]

yea but cant go above 6000 so impossible to get past it as would be at 6500 if i did that and want to be really strict on running it in as want it to be relible!


yea bendy ive been doing that....went to a friend as chanaged me to a drag race, me on the RS125 him...on a bycycle, i let clutch out to fast and stalled! how crap is that beaten by a peddle bike!lol
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99 RS125 --> 02 SV650s --> 03 Speed Four --> 92 RXS100 --> 93 CB400sf --> 01 CB600f Hornet

[Josh|RD125LC]

[Andy C]

when you! i am today!!!!(as you prob guessed) ywa but in winter it sucks as did it on my speedfight 50 and was cold and wet sometime and is no fun! althought i didnt do it everyday on the ped but in winter 4 miles is a good think trust me! in summer it sucks tho and my route is bendy country lanes and it well good to riding a bike!! well gd!
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99 RS125 --> 02 SV650s --> 03 Speed Four --> 92 RXS100 --> 93 CB400sf --> 01 CB600f Hornet

[Davo]

[Andy C]

yea it is davo!! much better than road from lewes to seaford that goes thought iford and other smaller places into newhaven, much more exciting and generally less busy i find aswell! mabe one day ill pass you on it!lol
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99 RS125 --> 02 SV650s --> 03 Speed Four --> 92 RXS100 --> 93 CB400sf --> 01 CB600f Hornet

[White Noise]

[Andy C]

lol yea i think that im going to do that i just think that excessive amounts of riding is going to sort me out!! only prob is too skint for the fuel! it going to have to be a "ddaaaaadddd..." jobbie i think! my personal loan company that live in my house!
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99 RS125 --> 02 SV650s --> 03 Speed Four --> 92 RXS100 --> 93 CB400sf --> 01 CB600f Hornet

[TOM M]

[JonB]

Glad you had a good day, but I need to pick up on something.

You RIDE a Bike.

You DRIVE a Car.
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[mrchips]

I'm a believer in thrashing it during running in period and more power. even if it only lasts a week


Given RS125 pistons at the best of times though, I think you're safer doing it the way you have been.
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[kb-zxr]

If you are worried about stalling just give it loads and loads of revs while pulling away. When you get used to it you figure out how little revs you can pull away safely with. By playing about with the numbers on my clutch lever I used to be able to get up to 15mph without touching the throttle, just using the clutch . I Probably shouldnt do that though as I doubt its good for the clutch)



Kurt

[Keith]

Good to hear you're enjoying the bike. We all have to learn at some point, so dont worry about stalling and silly little things like that, wont take long at all before you master it, a few hours riding should do the trick. As Bendy said, pop down to a quiet car park and just play around with the clutch control.

Good to hear you're taking it easy as well, a good proportion of 17 year olds in your position would want to thrash the bike to hell!

Oh yeah, Happy birthday.

Ride safe.
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[Josh|RD125LC]

[Andy C]

kk then ll be riding my bike today!

thanks for all the comments, i think it on of those things everyone have to go thought and having to run it in i think it heloing as cant go that fast but hard as all the RS power is higher up, im gettig teh CDI restricted so that when i get to 5000rpm i keeps going smothly and i didnt think the dip would be a bad as it is!lol

im from seaford josh, it bout 20 mins from brighton on the coast, where u?
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99 RS125 --> 02 SV650s --> 03 Speed Four --> 92 RXS100 --> 93 CB400sf --> 01 CB600f Hornet

[RS125_Tecky]

What ever you done Andy whilst out and about and still gettting used to the bike DO NOT BIN IT
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[Andy C]

i know i did that top my moped and i makes you feel like shit! being really carfull atm, well im off to college...on my bike!!lol the aim not to stall once today!
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[killa]

Good on ya Andy.

Enjoy the riding and dont take chances....yet.
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[Keith]