Tommy xs Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Spent most of yesterday evening dismantling my carbs you wouldn't believe what a job it is just to remove and get them back on the bike. After the usual removal of the tank & seat I need to take the battery the ICU & reg off, take off all the fixing bolts from the airbox then this is the good bit cos I used to struggle for over an hour to get the carbs in out until I realised I can get an extra inch space if I remove 2 bolts from the rear mudguard. So why am I telling you all this boring stuff! because as I reassembled it, I pushed one of the air box bolts in and hear the nut drop inside so l opened it up as it three screws I didn't need to touch to remove the fixing bolts and there it was a f#ckin rag, first of all I'm scratching my head thinking how the f#ck did I leave that in there, then I realized it had been sucked in from under the seat through the air intake. If only I had checked it first, I wouldn't have had to take the f#ckin carbs off! But then if the nut hadn't fell inside, around now I would be thinking I'll have to get them carbs off again, I've missed something 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted March 18, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2017 You're getting old Tommy ... , glad you found this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy xs Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 I think your right Paul when I was younger I'd check the simple things first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhat250 Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Excelant find tommo, , my mate found a brillo pad in a fuel filter [ in tank] once,,, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy xs Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Haha John I bet he blamed it on the PO but I can't do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted March 18, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2017 hope it was just a rag and not your bank notes you squirreled away for later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy xs Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 No banks notes this time Drew, just loosing my rag was bad enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted March 18, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2017 3 hours ago, Tommy xs said: No banks notes this time Drew, just loosing my rag was bad enough your always losing your rag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy xs Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Yes but I've found it now & my bike is fixed so I just need some good weather & a day off work I'm off on wed, are you busy Drew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted March 19, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 19, 2017 3 hours ago, Tommy xs said: Yes but I've found it now & my bike is fixed so I just need some good weather & a day off work I'm off on wed, are you busy Drew? aye, working all week, friday night and camping with scouts weekend. I need to do the fork seals on the TDM and I think Royal mail have lost the parcel as it was sent last monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevtheRev Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Are you sure it's not some early form of restrictor Tom ?? lol ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Variomatic Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 I remember once when I went to adjust the valves on my friends CG125 clone (oddly it had push rods instead of OHC) I found a nut sitting under the rocker box, weird thing was it wasn't even a nut from the engine, it had somehow found it's way into the head and not been noticed. Also, one time I took the cam chain tensioner out of a Honda C90 and found a 10mm socket in there, after removing it it started making a loud rattle, so we put the socket back and he rode it like that for another 8000 miles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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