DirtyDT

Hi. How sure are you that it is the carb? Even with a really bad, clean, carb you should be getting something. Take a look at this thread and try the diagnosis. Let us know how you get on.

Great picture. Paul - cheers for the TS pictures via email - I have replied.

Mike- mine is a car tomtom. I don't use earphones, just set volume off and on to 2D mode. I use an couple of optimate kits to power it. TM68 and TM71 I think. This also give the flexibility to charge your phone etc if you take the appliance leads. If you have an optimate you can also easily trickle charge the battery in the bike. Simples.

And I only read the headline! LINKY

I think you have blue plastics on your DT 125R but you would like to have black plastics. Rub them down with some 600 wet and dry. Wash and wipe over with a tack cloth. Spray with a plastics primer (Halfrauds do this) and then spray with a plastic paint. Lacquer if required. Can be done in a day and left overnight to dry. Pretty easy really if you use the right stuff. The good thing is, if it goes wrong, let it dry off. Rub down and start again.

The police use all kinds of clandestine methods.

The armature puller should be on its way soon thanks to Lex at swarfrat. I plan to do a bit on the bike next week so watch this space.

Put it in a crate and send it to me please.

That SR doesn't look half bad Foams. Hardtail it, forward controls and lose the plastic. Get a few beers down you and go onto fleabay for a welder and a big angle grinder

I am with Bippo and Cynic on this. You can go the full spectrum from bike designed to free maps on your phone. I use a newish Tomtom on a Ram mount so it is easy to remove for security and to change bikes. Once most satnavs are over a year old, the maps are too expensive to update and it is better value to get a new satnav (I know that some deals have lifetime maps - my Garmin does). 1 inch ram mounts and a tomtom cradle set up on the SV The Ram mounts are expensive but just take them off when you sell the bike. Please check the French law. I think it is now illegal to have a satnav with traffic cameras in France. Even if it is turned off. More kerching from us British.

The 2 stroke weekend is definitely off for me. Fizzie weekend to be confirmed.

If you have had foam sucked into the carbs then you are in trouble. Never heard of that to be honest. Let me know when you have checked my previous list and which cylinder it is.

Cheers mate.

Dodgy air filter, Choke issue and a black plug = running to rich. Change the filter and sort the choke out. Bar wise - you need to check if the bars are symmetrical. The bars could be bent or the forks may be out. You may get some joy by loosening the bolts that hold the forks to the yolks and then re-tightening but be careful that the bike doesn't drop down the forks. Chances are the forks are bent and will need replacing.

Looks like we are getting the band back together. Just to let you know that squires is almost definitely off for me now. I have had to cancel my family holiday next week and am looking to push it back to a week that clashes with that event. There are always future years but I need to get my family away for a family break. Some of you will know the reasons behind this. And no, none of the bikes are for sale.

Thanks guys. I'll never see 21 again.

Still sounds like a fuelling issue. Is the air filter new? Could be the choke and did you rebuild the carb and re set everything like the float height? Check the carb to air filter tube for splits. As for the wheel and handlebar issue, you need to determine what is out, the wheel or the bars. Bars can bend if the bike has been dropped and wheels/forks can twist. The latter can make it interesting when braking as it will "kick up" when you apply the brakes. Is one bar higher than the other or are the bars not straight when the wheel is pointing forward?

No worries. There and an increasing number of techie questions being started in the bar and new members areas. I am at work at the moment but if no one else moves it I will move it later. Have you determined which cylinder is cutting out? The front one is a barsteward to mess with as it is so close to the rad. Things I would do are; Check both plugs and plug caps - tightness, gap and loose ht leads Check the fuel and vacuum hoses under the tank for pinching and splits Check the choke cables to each carb to make sure one isn't seized Check the air filter box in on the carbs correctly and check the air filter is clean Then check the coils as previously mentioned The sv's are prone to running on one cylinder even in light rain unless you have a fenda extenda. Check you have no water or oil leaks that are only apparent at temperature and this isn't shorting out the plug. I have had mine 3 years and apart from a speedo sensor and a holed oil filter all I have done is service it and the usual consumables like tyres and batteries. They are reliable bikes and fun to throw around.

No worries DT, I just didn't want him to start looking for a pump somewhere. If it was in the workshop section I would have thrown in a few ideas.

The Curvy does not a fuel pump. Vacuum air fed.

Cant use tyre weld on tube tyres....................at least I don't think you can. I would take a teddy bears picnic.

As above really. While you are at it you need to check that the sprockets are OK. The teeth should not be pointed or turned over at the ends. Regular chain adjusting and lubing is important. Don't be tempted to overtighten, there should be some slack. And before you start, Move the rear wheel and check how slack the chain is at certain points. They do not wear evenly so it is common to have one part slacker than the rest.

Welcome to the forum "Big Chris".