lonesome

Hi Sam and welcome to the site.

I see you aren’t that far away from me.

The 2 big questions in your search for a twin are.

1) What condition are you looking for?
2) What is your price range?

There are a couple on ebay at the moment and also potentially some projects knocking around.

Enjoy the site

KK

Hi TJ,

I had a “dry ice blast” to my engine before I’ve removed any cover.
It was approx. 100,- Euros for that but it is worth it 😉

Having your bikes condition in mind, that would be a great help to work on a clean engine without the rest of the “green”.

Finally I have understood the additional oil pump installation. It is in addition to the…[Read more]

Hi Jett,

to set to PRIME eliminates any fuel flow issues related to the vacuum line and membrane in the petcock.

It is easy to do and if nothing changes, then one of the possible culprits is excluded and we are coming closer to the real cause for that issue.

Cheers, Michael

PS: Don’t park the bike with petcock in PRI position.
Always set back…[Read more]

Hi Jet

I had a similar problem which turned out tof be an air leak on the carburettor side. Check the condition of the rubbers on both sides of the carbs but particularly the carb to head rubbers. They do perish and the cracks can open up and leak. An easy way to see if this is the issue is to push the carbs towards the engine when it is running…[Read more]

Hi Jett,

just my thoughts:

1) You are aware of how to use the choke correctly ? (Silly question, sorry for that ;))

2) Engine off, ignition cover removed: Check the timing advancer of the ignition. Does it move freely approx 15° when turned by hand ? Turn it from stop to stop. Does it stick in any of these positions ?

3) Check tightness of…[Read more]

PM sent Jett