New bike, no clue
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Cheers Declan,
I will try that tomorrow.
I did try that yesterday however I got distracted for about 30 minutes after pouring the fuel in, when I went to start it after there was still no joy, I put it down to the fuel evaporating.
I didn't have the time to take the plug back out and try again.Ive ordered a new gasket so when that arrives I will test it again.
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@dazzagtir really could be a case of a fouled plug especially if you didn't put a new one in I suggest picking a new one up for the sakes or £2.50
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The plug is brand new.!
Unless its a faulty plug.?
I am also thinking that perhaps its a sparking issue as when I have tested the spark ive never been able to see one, however I tested the spark before the rebuild and it was exactly the same but it still started after the rebuild.I am going to spend a whole day tomorrow taking it apart and testing things, looking for rusty earths etc.
I'm not a mechanic so its more hot and hope for me.
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@dazzagtir well it could always be a faulty plug and you should be able to see the spark so put it against the engine in semi dark or shaded conditions and make sure you see a healthy blue spark jump.
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I will buy a new plug tomorrow but to be honest I dont think ive ever seen a healthy blue spark.!
Which means if its electrical it could be the plug, HT lead/cap, coil, CDI, earth... think of anymore.?To be honest I dont think ive taken a photo of it since I bought it a few days ago.
Its abit of a sh*t box to be honest, its seen better days and looks more like a "rat look" not by choice but by lack of maintenance.
Actually theres a picture I took when i was pushing it home.
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@dazzagtir even after I spent hours on mine yours is still better how much did you pay it's a pretty nice bike
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15 second Video I made of when I first started the bike immediately after the rebuild, seems to be running perfectly healthy from what I can see and hear.
Ive just chucked it onto youtube so you can watch it.
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I pushed it roughly 4 miles.
I have access to a van but that day someone else was using it so I opted to just lug it home.
I was abit tired at the end but no dramas.
Paid £550 and it also came with a set of knobbly tyres too.
The road tyres are brand new, MOT until December I think. -
Ive had it about 5 days now.
I bought it broken.
Rebuilt the top end and then covered 2.3 miles and back to square 1 again.!
I couple of minutes I was riding it, I was riding like a granny because of the rebuild and didn't get past a few thousand RPM so didn't get to enjoy that nostalgia feeling of power valve kicking in. -
@dazzagtir honestly I went easy for for about 40 mins and then started taking it up to 7k let the power get there then Change and it seems fine that's how I'm riding it some do hundreds of miles of easy riding but I worked hard on it and want to enjoy it and enjoying it Iam.
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Lol, If I manage to get it going again I will do some more easy riding as ive owned 2 strokes in the past and ive also killed 2 strokes in the past.
I am happy to sit easy for a few hundred miles and open her up occasionally.
I cant wait to get it up amd running again and hit the road in the sun.
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Nice @dazzagtir. I would sort out the oil before you do anything else. Don't want to be running more oil than you need as it can easily choke up the spark plug, especially when idling. Bleed the pump and use that, or disconnect it for now if you haven't already and just run premix.
Bike sounds good though in that vid
