shambles1980

hello and welcome. just keep a close eye on those smidsy's

a 50cc moped up to a whopping 33mph is ride-able on a full car driving license without passing or even taking your cbt if you had your license before 2001.. so im looking for one for my uncle as its costing him to much to go to and from work right now in his car. so thats one reason for a moped.. or you have the reason why i used to have a c90.. Its just fun to tear around flat out at the edge of the bikes limits whilst not really being in that much danger of an horrific accident when your young. also they seem fast when they are screaming lol.. although the c90 was more of a wind up rather than a peddle jobby. still fun. also its fun to give to kids to chase chickens on farms.

the usuall fix for running lean is to jet up. probably gonna need for some one with more expirience with ths set up to pop in though.

ok i cant really take it any where right now though. need to change the tires as they arent fit for anything. should have them in the middle of next week. im also changing the break pads front and back which should be here tomorrow. i wouldn't feel right taking it on the road before then.

I understand not needing tax.. but no mot? I mean id be happy to save the money. But i think id be happier to know that some one els also thinks my bike is road safe and may spot something i didnt think about.. dry rot tyres for instance. maybe i decide well i can get 200 more miles out of those then have a blow out and really regret my choice "if i was lucky enough to get the chance too" Having to have an mot however would make me look at the tyre and say well its a shame it has some cracks but it wont pass an mot like that. so buy some new ones.. now personally i wont ride a bike with dry rot on the tyres, but a lot of people seem to think they are fine. and a mot is the only reason they change them if the tread looks fine. if its a matter of they wont pass the emissions test or similar. then cut that part out of the test.

ok so time to start using the real 2 stroke oil res. filled it up. started the bike let it tik over on idle for a bit.. More smoke than you can shake a stick at.. My diagnosis? To much oil getting thru.. my question? how do i adjust it on this stupid thing?

looks a little rich but probably fine. like i said i do tend to set up a bit more on the lean side.

lol i liked that i was expecting to see a "dubati" badge or something.. was quite a good immitation of a 998 though.

im glad your checking your plugs. it really is the only way to get these things running right. personally id also make sure the exhaust is in tip top condition. the ehaust on 2 strokes makes a big impact.. on my rxs if i had some how managed not to attach the exhaust properly the thing would rev like no ones buisiness. and i can guarantee it would have exploded if i tried to ride it any where like that. but it sure did sound like it meant buisiness. personally i like to set everything up to a basic level. "pin in middle setting" start it adjust the mixture via carb screws till it sounds good running at idle "i like to do it by ear, if the idle sounds good to me then i will let it just idle for a while. make sure there arent any differences in the idle noise "speeding up slowing down" if it seems like a good idle setting. makes sure the plug is clean. then go rag it arround for a while. then bring it back home and check the plug(s). Hopefully it will be the correct colour if not then its time to adjust. I do tend to set up a bit to lean when i do it by ear if im honest, rev counters help with that. not all 2 strokes have them though. but if you do have them use them. but running a bit lean you would tend to hear slight differences in the noise whilst its in idle. if i go by the above picture. id say that i usually set up aiming for picture number 18. and then id be happy to not mess with it any more.

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some one here has a fetish.

so My neos' 100 is actually comming a long a lot better than the rxs ever did. running sweet as a nut now. got new wheels/tyres coming. Really need to source an instument panel though.. cant seem to find one. but I have emailed abbey motorcylces. "although from memory im going to need to phone them to get a reply. and by the end of the convo everything i asked for will be in a box posted and 1/2 way to my house lol. so i will need to pay them, this means its best to wait till I have the money in the bank for that." any way previous owner seems to have taken a bit of a spill. the lower belly pannel i can fix prety easy id imagine. but the foot well part is beyond my repair skills. (i could make it look nice, but the bit where the pillions right foot would go is completly missing) now is this a mot failure or what? could i just mesh it then fibreglass over the hole. spray it black and call it a day. could i just leav it as hole? or do i need to replace it for it to pass the mot..

looks like it.. turned her over the other day. I cant say it sounds good lol.. My old man was there saying "thats what two strokes sound like" I had to just shake my head at him.. it wasnt the Ring--a dinng ding ding ding.. that we all love it was a Ring-crccchhhh a d chhhrrchh crrrChhh ding.. sounds terrible. posibly a chewed up piston ring. but looks like its been over on its side. so im hoping its the fan for the little magneto (or what ever they are called these days) seems to be coming from that general area either way. Going to get the tools out this week end and see what i can find out. but never really worked on moped/scooters before. any way il see whats what. and it would be good to know what exactly is needed to pass a mot. which pannels have to be good (if any) and things like that.

been away a while sold my rxs 100 it just was a money pit unfortunatley. now i have an extra money pit. yamaha neos 100. needs some bits and piecese again. so i will probably be here for a while again.

nah this was almost definatly smoke.. noticed it coming through the side of the pod filter so took it off. i dont think i could see fule mist as grey smoke slowly coming out of the filter. -edit- Just took it as fast as i could round the garden a few times small wheelie here n there. "it cant manage a proper wheelie how its running now. unless it decides that its going to run well like it occasionaly does" any way, ragged it about for a good 6 mins. pulled up and checked iside the carb.. its definatly smoke.. There not Loads in there but theres enough to mess with the mixture. im thinking has to be the valves. i dont see how the cdi or something could mess up the fiering in such a way as the smoke would be able to get in there when the valves are open.. infact i dont see how smoke could get out of the barrel when the valves are open at all as the piston should be in the way. has to be getting through the reed block on the exhaust part of the stroke. for the sake of £20 i think its worth replacing the reeds.. it still needs a good run. raging it about in 1st isnt helping any one. and im sure 2 stroke oil can only do so much with the abuse im giving it.