peugeot speedfight 100 does not like rain

[banditride]

my speedfight does not like heavy rain for some reason il be riding along wont get 1/4 of a mile before it bogs down and cuts out then is a bitch to start again will run at idle but no throttle leave it for a few minutes and its fine then ride off again and same thing happens. i havent got the pipe that goes from the airbox to under the fairing engine but i made a cardbourd tube clingfilm varient it helps but still does it i think its a carb problen my dad thinks its the throttle cable were clueless can anyone help.. does anyone know the default carb settings?

[jimmyRS]

[banditride]

[jimmyRS]

yeah airbox > carb > manifold > bottom end

Solution is still to replace that piping with the proper tubing

Wouldn't be carb issues as you said it only happens when it rains

they shouldn't be much to pick up, speedfights are common as anything so ring up some breakers or check on ebay

[banditride]

[jimmyRS]

oh thats your problem, its a flourescent green monster rep!

jokes aside, its not water getting into your air filter, its water getting into your carb. That would cause it to splutter/bog/backfire and would explain how its fine for the first 5 minutes, give or take, then cuts out.

if you wanna keep the cardboard bodge be my guest jus dont ask for a solution to a problem when you've already been told the answer

[banditride]

[jimmyRS]

the seal might be fine but what about the cardboard tubing?

n if you still really beleive that the bodge job isnt the problem, check n fit a new gasket to the tranny.

[at106]

The carb bodge may be the problem but it's unlikely, if it is the problem when you remove the air filter it will be damp.

The problem is most likely to be the spark plug getting wet, as it's directly infront of the rear wheel. From new they come with a plastic cover but this often falls out. You need to make some sort of rear mudguard to protect the spark plug from water. I used bike innertubes, but you could use lexan sheeting etc.

[andys675]

have you lost the flap that fits in front of the back wheel that stops water going over the top end?

[banditride]

[at106]

[duzzer]

it is a common problem with the speedfights yes, most of the time it is the spark plug getting wet as it sits on top of the cil-head facing the wheel or its the wires under the fly wheel on the right side of the engine getting wet from the spray

but if theres no flap to protect the sparky from water you can make a flap from a old welly boot, and screw it on the end of the under tray between the sparky n wheel

for the electrics, use some vaseline or pertroliom jelly on every electrical conections you can see and get to