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Talking to Airhead today and funny enough he mentioned that fuel isn't the same any more. I thought that yesterday when siphoning off the 2 stroke tank. It doesn't smell the same or tastes the same.(not gulps just molecules) I remember in the 80's I would be burping off the fumes, now there doesn't seem to be any more and is more like water! I know there is 5% ethanol in there now, but there must be other crap in there to "bulk" it out a bit too!

well I met will Air/Old git today. We had a ball, and the show was great and can only get better. Had a good chat with Stainless Steve who does the Stafford shows and we thought it would be a good idea will be to have an auto-jumble there too! It could be as big as Stafford. Any way, took a couple pictures of interesting bikes; Honda NS oval pistoned cul-de-sac New R1 in Swan colours, very nice too classic hall was busier than the new stuff, just needs more vendors and a racer hall (which was advertised) and It'll be a premier venue.

usually anti clock wise, the rotation of the engine. The starter clutch should only go one way easily and then lock up the other!

no probs

to the YOC

I passed some fit birds while walking the other day and checked my left mirror

to the YOC Denver

TBH the modern sportsbikes have them on as scoops, but that's to get enough air in when travelling at 150+mph speeds

best to head over to xs400.com where its been talked to death

das gut

and G'day Mate

copied from photographs, but never the less still impressive

looks great, seen them at the classic shows and they do turn heads

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Adil keep an eye on the spark plug colour too

I can see the scene.... In the IOM fire HQ and fire officer wants a new motorbike, "mmm how can I get a free one?, I know I'll call it a fire bike and the fire service will get me one" so he gets a Kawasaki ZX10R in cool fire birgade colours

sounds like the pilot circuit is blocked in the carbs. With modern fuel, gumming of the little passages is very easy to do if you don't drain the bowls for storage. Also the float levels could be out too!

wha tare yo uon ab outman! Cynic; hypercharger are those bullshit intakes people buy, they are a scoop which boosts the air intake. Its like putting a windmill on your handle bars so the wind can blow you along faster!

are you getting sparks from the plugs out of the engine or is it just dead?

I have subscribed and get no calls or junk mail,If any do call get their name and number and tell them you are on the telephone preference service, they soon put the phone down.

you say you changed the pickups and condenser? you can't have a condenser if you have electronic ignition! not a lot of info to go on, has the bike been standing, did you drain the fuel? is the battery fully charged? have you an inline fuel filter? are your fuses tight and not corroded? spark plugs ok? compression ok? timing ok? etc etc........

carbs can drive you insane. I always double check everything and still find something. I love when peeps say they cleaned a carb and it was just the outside

very nice, nothing negative to say really.

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