wild foamy

had to watch it again... love it gives me an idea for my Jawa... hmm...

thinknig more transport wise, limos are expensive and boring... ... preferably something unique, shiny and loud...

to me, anything bigger than 50cc tears down the road...

Hi everyone. ive got my school prom in June and some of us have started making plans already RE: Limos and transport and all that mumbo jumbo. but whats the best way to make an entrance?, something different preferably, but not OTT. Maybe i could sweet-talk Goff into giving me a ride on the back of her streetfighter

its got a bgione expansion chamber and slip-on, K&N air filter and 60cc big bore kit, but i have jetted up to a #115 main jet and did a plug chop, the electrode is a chocolatey brown but is starting to turn black because i am still running it a bit on the rich side. so fuel mixture seems to be fine. i was told semi synth holds its properties better through the temperature range than standard mineral oil, and it only really seem to be when i am batting along at 50mph (flatout) that occasionally it will cut out, so maybe the semi synth will cope better with the high temperatures and maybe help it run cooler by providing more lubrication

you'll get there in the end mate, it will be worth it when you can tear down the road on your RS100

never said upgrade it, if you want to keep it stock then go ahead, just if you want to tart it up a bit there are cheaper ways of doing it than using NOS parts, quite often its simpler and cheaper to replace the (often missing) original parts with aftermarket ones

erm, just bled it until the oil was a pinkish colour (semi snyth) and not green (mineral). the mixture is fine so that can't be the problem, and as far as im aware there is no mint jelly in the oil pump, will take the oil feed pipe off tomorrow and give it a few revs to make sure the oil is getting through (will mix some oil into the fuel first though... running without lube is fail...

yes i did fully drain the tank and lines and bled the oil pump according to my haynes manual... ... im getting good at this engineering lark , maybe if i keep practicing i wont break it so much...

Hi everyone. ive jsut changed from using mineral oil to using Semi Synthetic in the autolube on my DT50MX as it seemed to be running hot and occasionally cut out if i was really hammering it along the backroads. is there really any reason to use one oil over the other and will using semi synth be better for my DT?

we all get times when we just want to beat the shit out of our bikes because they keep breaking. but once you get back on it and crack the throttle open, filling the street with the sound (and smell) of two stroke, it all comes flooding back why you ride bikes in the first place... stick with it,

tank holds 14 litres of petrol theres a Jawa posilube pump on ebay, and some of the earlier bikes did have the posilube system fitted so perhaps the provisions for driving the pump are still on the engine?, will take the covers off and have a look i cba to premix really.... too much hasstle

Too bad i can't make it as i would have liked to go along, im likely to be a serviceman myself in a few months (RAF, not army) Lyneham isnt that far away, i could have probably made it on my DT50... R.I.P Cpl. T Gaden

IF it turns out to be the gasket, can you not cut another one from gasket paper and save yourself some cash?. i managed to scrounge some gasket paper offcuts from my local Motorists Discount store and saved myself having to buy the £10 replacement NOS gasket

just a wild stab in the dark... ... battery vent pipe?, maybe dropping a little bit of acid due to overfilling or through general use? take the cowling off and follow the pipe up into the bike and let us know if/what it is attached to

im at that curious age...

id rather not go the whole hog and do a full front-end transplant, if they are the same diameter then great, saves me a whole lot of f*cking around in the cold outside... i would rather keep the stock jawa front wheel and calipers for the time being just until ive got everything working, then i can start playing around with new calipers. the RD350 had mag wheels aswell, and i need spokies for my Jawa im assumnig you mean get the jawa yokes bored out to fit the Yamaha forks if they are too small to accomodate them?, that would be one of the simplest options and if it comes down to it that is what i will most likely do.

im counting the days until i can do it legally! and hopefully once the weather warms up i can get out in the workshop and some work done on it, shouldn't take too long... nothing on the underside of the filler cap... :s

they are similar style bikes, albeit the Jawa is a bit more upright and is only 6kg heavier... for £25 the RD350 Calipers may be a worthwhile investment, but first im focusing on getting the forks and the rst of the running gear sorted before i start tricking it up too much Hot shit, im getting under way with this now!

After a little more research and comparison of the two bikes, ive found that the RD350LC has two 267mm front disks and the Jawa 640 Style (1999) has a single 265mm front Disk, and it supposedly has a 17" front wheel, but i swear mine is 18" :S (possibly because mine is an earlier model?) So apart from the fact that the left-hand fork leg of a RD350 would have a caliper mounting, is the 1mm bigger radius disk on the RD going to make that much of a difference?

went into PHQ and you have to be 18 to be a delivery boy there. so i can't deliver pizzas for a living... Did get application forms from Burger King, Lidyls and Pets at Home though, maybe i will be able to afford my trip of ireland after all

Hi everyone. just considering my options RE: the shocks on my Jawa 350, its going to be too expensive and labourious to get them rechromed, and ive found that a lot of people in india have fitted RD250/350LC forks instead, but is there any way to tell if the Jawa calipers would fit the RDLC forks without physically taking them off and trying it? the Jawa and RDLC both have 18" front wheels but im not sure if the brakes would fit. any help appreciated. Also, my rear shocks look a bit rusty and although im sure they are alright, there are some nice twinshock sets on ebay for around £50, assuming i can find a set the same size as the originals would i need to consider anything else when buying a new set?

Hi everyone. so im sitting here on my bed, keyboard on my knees, going through a parts list for my Jawa 350 restoration. whilst browsing on ebay getting some prices, i saw an oil pump from a Suzuki 370 and wondered, would it be THAT hard to set up a seperate oil system for my Jawa 350?, obviously i would have to change the carb for one with an oil inlet but there are OKO carbs on the internet with that feature that are cheap enough. theres plenty of room in the side panels for an oil tank i understand that it would require a certain amount of creative bodging, but perhaps i could run the pump off the flywheel drive somehow? saves me having to carry a calculator and bottle of two stroke oil under the seat...

Cor'Blimey Mistress Goff... if only i were a few years older... Artwork is coming along nicely, hopefully i willg et to see it in person at a rideout during the summer

If you dont want to spend money on all the NOS parts, why not make it something a bit more "personal"? maybe a different headlamp for better night riding (the Acerbis ones are good), little bits and pieces, paint the plastics and the tank up nicely with rattle cans and add a seat cover. there will always be anoraks who say it isnt original, but theres a difference between being Original and Functional, i know which i'd rather have... BTW i think im gonna have to put new alternator brushes in the jawa, seal up the carb, put some different forks on and sell it on, need something like a 250 four stroker to get around on... a big DT does sound very tempting though.... hmm...