Life got too busy and then it rained a bunch, so now my old GS500 tags are quite expired. I need to get it running for that one time a year I ride it, to go get it inspected. I assume it's broken, but honestly I haven't tried it yet. I'll see if it'll fire up in the morning and go get it inspected.
Mrs72's scooter has started acting really crazy. Idles at like 2500 rpm so it nearly won't stay still, but if I lower the idle at all, then it won't idle. Before someone suggests that the pilot jet is clogged, I just replaced it. I went through an exercise of dialing in the pilot jet size with a kit full of jets. It's also making a lot of valvetrain noise and has like no power. So if I have any time at all this weekend, I hope to crack it open and see if I can adjust the valves, maybe that's the won't-idle problem too? Man, I just need to replace that scooter.
Speaking of scooters, my !Vespa was having an issue running, so I replaced the carb with a brand new one, which didn't fix the issue or really affect it at all. Then it developed a new issue, which I guessed might be a bad vacuum fuel pump. So I replaced that part. Now it won't start at all. And I know it's getting fuel. So I guess I need to fix that too. Summertime is the perfect scooter weather. Maybe I can get a BOGO deal on a coupla new Vespae. With fuel injection this time.
Good news, as usual, my British motorcycle remains absolutely perfect in terms of reliability, even as it marches towards the 20K mark. What a brilliant machine.
Mrs72's scooter has started acting really crazy. Idles at like 2500 rpm so it nearly won't stay still, but if I lower the idle at all, then it won't idle. Before someone suggests that the pilot jet is clogged, I just replaced it. I went through an exercise of dialing in the pilot jet size with a kit full of jets. It's also making a lot of valvetrain noise and has like no power. So if I have any time at all this weekend, I hope to crack it open and see if I can adjust the valves, maybe that's the won't-idle problem too? Man, I just need to replace that scooter.
Speaking of scooters, my !Vespa was having an issue running, so I replaced the carb with a brand new one, which didn't fix the issue or really affect it at all. Then it developed a new issue, which I guessed might be a bad vacuum fuel pump. So I replaced that part. Now it won't start at all. And I know it's getting fuel. So I guess I need to fix that too. Summertime is the perfect scooter weather. Maybe I can get a BOGO deal on a coupla new Vespae. With fuel injection this time.
Good news, as usual, my British motorcycle remains absolutely perfect in terms of reliability, even as it marches towards the 20K mark. What a brilliant machine.