Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
10-11-2012, 08:44 AM
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Yeah the police said that there have been a...
Yeah the police said that there have been a number of thefts recently in the Columbia Heights area and they haven't caught anyone. Insurance guy said that chance of recovery is below 5% and below 1%...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
10-09-2012, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 603
Bike Stolen in DC: Honda NX125
I know it's a longshot but my bike was stolen from Mt Pleasant/Columbia heights sometime during the night. It's a 1988 Honda NX125. It was parked on the sidewalk in front of my house, locked to a...
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Forum: Europe
01-16-2012, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 340
Views: 47,331
Hi!
I am recently arrived in Cambridge and...
Hi!
I am recently arrived in Cambridge and currently without a bike. Anyone in the area who has a garage/shop and likes to tinker please let me know. Hopefully I will have a bike by the spring!
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
01-07-2012, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 462
Views: 84,124
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Forum: Thumpers
08-24-2011, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,123
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Forum: Old's Cool
08-06-2011, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
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Forum: The Garage
08-06-2011, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 797
the gear in question
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the gear in question.
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Forum: Old's Cool
08-06-2011, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
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Forum: The Garage
08-05-2011, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 797
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Forum: Old's Cool
08-05-2011, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
got it sorted!o e o
Opened the carb up again and sure enough the float needle had come out of its seat and was jammed, preventing the floats from moving and closing it. I'm not sure what allowed this to happen as I had...
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Forum: Old's Cool
08-02-2011, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
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Forum: Europe
07-24-2011, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,760
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-24-2011, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
Ok I put everything back together and switched...
Ok I put everything back together and switched the other needle that I had sitting around. The bike started up and seems to have more midrange. It ran probably the best it ever has for 2 minutes...
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Forum: Europe
07-23-2011, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,760
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-14-2011, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
OK. Going thru the carb again. Time to give a...
OK. Going thru the carb again. Time to give a little backstory:
I've had this bike since i was a teenager in the mid 90s. It was given to me by a family friend at the suggestion of my parents...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-14-2011, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-14-2011, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
Ok trying to get to the bottom of this I am...
Ok trying to get to the bottom of this I am rechecking everything, as suggested. Let me know if you see something that doesn't look right.
Starting w/ the exhaust:
There was a bit of a...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-12-2011, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-12-2011, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
What do you mean by get it to rev out? ...
What do you mean by get it to rev out? Riderless, the bike revs up w/ the throttle now. When riding it it stumbles on the topend.
Ok...now I know this doesn't make any sense...but i just...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-12-2011, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
Petcock is new and tank has been coated. No...
Petcock is new and tank has been coated. No rust/crud in the tank or petcock.
Petcock seems to flow decent but I don't know if its 100% or not. The fuel line is not 100% full of fuel. I'm using...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-12-2011, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-12-2011, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-12-2011, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
Everything is back together. New o-ring.
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Everything is back together. New o-ring.
When they say 2nd clip for the needle...that is second clip from the top or second from the bottom? I have it at the second from the top.
Main jet...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-12-2011, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-12-2011, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
oops
actually i just looked that it didn't have reeds and though oh it must be the rotary valve model. But this bike is not rotary valve is it, just piston port?
In that case the instructions in the...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-12-2011, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,900
How to adjust oil pump on 1975 ts185m
The oil pump was disconnected. I hooked everything back up, bled the pump, and cracked the lines on the engine side until there was no air visible in them (while running the engine on premix).
I...
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Forum: The Garage
07-10-2011, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,195
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Forum: The Garage
07-10-2011, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,195
unfortunately i damaged the needle jet while...
unfortunately i damaged the needle jet while removing it (comes out of the carburetor the opposite direction than i thought). It may still be usable but maybe not, I am having trouble getting this...
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Forum: The Garage
07-08-2011, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,195
Yeah good call on the o-rings. I took care of...
Yeah good call on the o-rings. I took care of them at the local hardware store earlier today. $1.14 for the two, awesome.
That leaves me short one needle jet and the bowl gasket for the VM16. ...
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Forum: The Garage
07-08-2011, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,195
correct these are genuine Mikunis but being...
correct these are genuine Mikunis but being fitted on other bikes (the VM22 on a Honda MB5 and the VM16 on a Puch moped)
Already called Sudco about all of the VM22 parts and they told me that they...
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Forum: The Garage
07-08-2011, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,195
where to get parts for aftermarket mikuni carbs?
Seems like it would be simple but I haven't found a good source.
I called Sudco and they didn't have any of the parts that I need. They told me that i was out of luck and could only sell me an...
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Forum: The Garage
06-14-2011, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 797
Solved
Does your clutch cable have slack when the lever is released? If not you need to loosen the clutch cable until the lever flops around a bit when nothing is pulling it.
There is slack w/ the...
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Forum: The Garage
06-14-2011, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 797
Help with clutch install!
Just changed some gears in the transmission of my Honda MB5 and I can't get the clutch to work now.
This is my first time installing a clutch so bear with me.
I am just reinstalling the old...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-21-2011, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,761
Thanks for the responses.
Yep I looked at...
Thanks for the responses.
Yep I looked at getting the weight down on the DRZ but it doesn't seem cheap or easy, and I'd rather not make any drastic mods right now.
This bike will be...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-21-2011, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,761
xr250r vs. xr250l
I'm looking for a cheap (<$1500) light dualsport to replace my NX125. I want more power and better suspension but also something lighter and more friendly than my drz400s for tight northeastern...
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Forum: The Garage
11-10-2010, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,008
Where do you guys get quality crimp on blade...
Where do you guys get quality crimp on blade terminals?
I have this crimper (http://www.trailtech.net/HT230C.html) but I also need blade connectors to hook into the horn/headlights/etc. All of...
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Forum: The Garage
10-30-2010, 12:45 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,811
small update:
so without having an actual leakdown test done i decided to go ahead and replace the crank seals and crankshaft bearings since I believed that it still has the original seals and bearings and the...
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Forum: The Garage
10-24-2010, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,811
anotherguy:
I did as you described adjusting...
anotherguy:
I did as you described adjusting the pilot air screw. This was all done with the idle screw (tickover screw?) 5 turns out, a 130 main jet, and a 30 pilot jet.
The lowest idle...
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Forum: The Garage
10-20-2010, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,811
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