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Lol, quite good that

work out a bit? only joking, try moving your hand further up the lever for a bit more leverage, other than that im not sure there is anything you can do in regards to softening the clutch spring mechanism, perhaps use thinner fluid if it is a hydraulic clutch, or if its an old cable system like on my DT try adding a bit more lube to the cable

new rings arrived today and now the peashooter is back on the road. lesson learnt. i put some extra oil in with the fuel to help the new rings seat in, think i may have over-done it as its now a bit smokey and bogs down a bit

ive got a full year to wait until im 17, and i would rather have a full moped licence. i get paid thursday so will be putting new brakes and tyres on the DT, and booking my theory test

ive never found mole grips to work effectively on head bolts, there isnt enough access. i think the self adjusting wrnechs refered to are actually called "Stillsons" or Pipe wrenches, i used a pair at the weekend to get a stuborn exhaust nut off and also to get the sheared bolts out of my reed block http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HEAVY-DUTY-PIPE-WREN...%3A1|240%3A1318 the above example is the type of wrnech i meant, not sure how effective this would be on an engine head as on my DT50 the nuts are hidden between the fins. you may end up having to heat it up and crack it to remove it, but be carefull not to damage the threads on the stud it screws onto

i did take the nescessary precautions when installing the kit, and got it well lubed up for the first run. the old 50cc pot is back on and running the original jet how do i force the pump stroke to its maximum?

would i be able speed up the oil supply to give it a bit more lube?, just a thought as it may help when breaking in the new rings

big bore kit is a loss, some deep scratches down the side of the cylinder on the exhaust side and it doesnt seem to want to run. whilst putting the original bore back on i snapped one of the piston rings, so now i need a new set of rings and have a piece of piston ring inside my engine which has jammed the crank too cold to mess around with it tonight,

bad news... went to Bikex to get a new jet, only to find that they hadn't got any. and on the way back it died whilst going up a hill. no coughs, no nothing, just there on minute and the next it had completely cut out. that was possibly the longest walk i have ever done, and even with a small bike its hard to push it the remaining 3 miles home. took the head off when i got home and there were no signs of lean running, the plug was wet with fuel, with a dark brown colour on the cylinder head and piston (no obvious signs of overheating or internal damage). it has compression, fuel and spark so im not sure what to do now. sometimes whilst attempting to start, it will backfire (and when in a closed garage on your own, scares the sh*t out of you if you arent expecting it) so it is atleast firing, just not constantly and in the right direction. Lesson learnt, will put the original bore back on tomorrow. - Steve

i gets paid on the 8th so hopefully i will be able to book my test and get it done some time in february

Had a quick look around for jets, the one already in my carb is hexagonal and the head is aobut 3mm deep on it. most other ones ive found are either Round,or have a much longer hexagonal head. can anyone reccomend a good jet that would fit? my haynes manual shows the same hexagonal head that is already on my carb :S

well i got out there this morning, took the carb off and took the carb bowl off, sure enough the little main jet was right there looking at me. the main jet is a size 94 (88 stock) and the big long one it was sat on was an 80 i think. will probably try a 105 and 115 to get a good idea of where abouts it needs to be, then fine-tune it your right about tinkering with 50s', its good fun and it is indeed an autolube engine with a mikuni carb, the whole barrel was changed so the exhaust port is brand new, much like the rest of its internals

ah kk, will try that tomorrow, thanks

okay, will have a tinker with the carb tomorrow and go up a couple of sizes on the jet, is there anytihng i can do about the low/mid-range lack of power?, or is that just because the big bor eis new?

hmm, okay, would i need to take the carb bowl off to get to it and change it? i thought there were 2 or 3 jets (Main jet, pilot jet, needle jet?)

1000 miles over a weekend? my poor wickle 50 would be on its arse, lol. will certaintly see what i feel like later on in the year when it warms up a bit. at the moment its too cold going more than 10-15 miles

Im 16, 50cc is all i can ride. i am running a 60cc big bore (still marked as 49cc on the barrel) and its mainly at full throttle the engine starts to slow down and can't produce the power that it normally does. and at lower RPMs' it just doesnt have the grunt, so once you change from 4th into 5th it will just die and drop back to 30-35mph tomorrow i'm off work and dont go in again until next saturday, so will pull the carb off tomorrow morning and see what size jet i am running, then go into probike in town and see if they have any jets available in the size i need. if not i will order them from motocarb.co.uk but how do i find the jets in the carb? - Steve

hi everyone. i think i may need to up-jet my carb, how easy is it to change the jets and how can i do it? thanks, steve

put me in your suitcase PWEASE i only went to America once and that was florida, i want to go again now but can't afford it. hmm... perhaps if i go to Florida, buy a little motorbike, then tour across the states... hmm... me feels a road trip coming on

Hi everyone. i used to go with my dad to the Red Lion pub in upper basildon on the back of his fireblade, i'd quite like to go there myself on my peashooter but does anybody else from this forum go there? and perhaps feel like meeting up there one wednesday night when all the bikers turn up on their weird and wonderful machines? - Steve

well you can add a new air filter (K&N style), performance exhaust and change the jets to make it breathe better, add fibre reeds and adjust the reed stops, change the sprockets, add a big bore kit and thats pretty much all i can think of off the top of my head :S Exhaust and filter being the main and easiest thing to do

well i put about 5 miles on it, down into town and back again and now its absolutely fine, plenty of smoke coming out of the exhaust and although it does seem a bit sluggish when the revs drop it seems to be alright, will take it easy for the first 500 miles or so and once it has been run in i will get to see the real effect of my £40 big bore will keep an eye on the plug though, it was jet black when i took it off to change the barrel and it was way over-jetted when i got it because it had the aftermarket air filter and exhaust on EDIT: will do OG

I gave it one last try... gave both the head and the nut a blast with WD40, then a wipe with some cloth, then another blast and another wipe, and after a bit more fiddling and adjusting of the expansion pipe i got it to go on . you'd be amazed at how much shite there was in those little threads thanks for the help, all Did have to adjust the throttle stop screw on the carb to get it to idle nicely, and now that ive got the pipe on it seems very smokey and asthough its running rich, when i put the choke on it dies so i doubt it is running lean, if i hold the throttle open for a while it will clear its throat and rev up like normal. am i doing something wrong or is it just because the new piston/sleeve hasn't seated yet?

i suppose they COULD just get it all form their computers and gadgets, but how do they know you are actually the owner and you havent nicked it? also, it is their job to make our country safer, that involves checking both vehicle and driver are fit to be on the road. usually they will only pull you over if you show probably cause (i.e. you give them a reason to pull you over) thankfully, in my 2 and half months on the road i have only been pulled over once, and that was because my L-plate had blown off the back whilst i was going down the link-road into town, they were very understanding and after retrieving the L-plate and tapeing it on, i was on my way again (no £30 fine thankfully, could have happened to anyone)

white spark plugs may indicate lean running (too much air, not enough fuel) which may be the reason it is not firing. if the airbox has been removed then this may cause it to run lean as it can now take in more air and is less restricted, but the fuel intake has stayed the same i suggest you reset your carb and set it up to the correct mixtur before trying again