danbillam

carb was all clear and no blockages. there isn't an air leak around the carb checked when running with spray. I was reading after the last post about stator failing symptoms and got the figures off splats websites for this stator. ive just been out and unplugged then dropped the meter on in diode setting. only 2 out of the 6 wires had a figure where they should be the rest were way off.

woodruff key had sheared. ive changed that, cleaned the carb, new air filter and plug. bike starts fine now and ticks over fine but just off idle is acting strange. air mixture screw doesn't stop or improve the problem. with a tiny amount of throttle then let go the bike carries on to slightly rev more but in a lumpy way not clean revving then doesn't come back down to idle quickly or cleanly aswell. after this point it revs cleanly off the throttle and comes back down clean until this point then acts strange until decides to tick over. any ideas what to check or could be? thanks

cheers mate will do. whats the best way of holding the flywheel whilst torquing up

I thought this so have a puller and woodruff key coming tomorrow

my mate has 07 shero 250 that wont start now. last time we was out riding he had a good fall and the bike fell revving wide open he quickly killed it and had to walk back to the van with a bit of an injury. next time went to ride the bike wouldn't start not even firing at all. check the plug and has a good spark and fuels getting through. after a bit of kicking there was a big backfire and still no joy. I am presuming its the woodruff key that's sheared so going to have a look at that for him. ie got the key and a flywheel puller coming tomorrow. anything to be wary of or tips to do it easier? thanks

No I wouldn't say so mate unless your a clumsy rider smashing into rocks instead of over them lol. give it a try and I am positive you'll find the lower pressure a lot better especially this time of year and the rear.

I'm just under 15 stone on michelins. In the dry 6psi front and 4psi rear and recently in the slop I've been running 5psi front and 3psi rear even at hawks nest without any issues. Rough heys quarry last week I dropped just below 3 in the back and was much better

Ive got the gore tex all terrain and quite a few others I ride with have them as well. No complaints at all and recently in freezing weather spending the day walking in streams my feet are always warm and dry.

Ive changed the spring on 16 and 17 without removing the shock although they was 2 strokes so could be different. Doesn't take long at all. Pull airbox off Exhaust silencer off undo top shock bolt and take the preload off the spring then the collar clips out and pull off the spring.

I was talking about putting carbon reeds in last week when at splatshop. and was told the newer ones have carbon reeds as standard?

i won the 50/50 there aswell lol. have you done much with Huddersfield club or rode at Holmfirth? I'm not sure wether to ride there, Pegasus at grantham or Macclesfield at rough heys quarry.

cheers mate it is indeed a 16. I will give it a look when I get chance.

my brothers had a 16 ice hell for a few weeks and its caught up on the footpeg exactly like this loads of times.

I'm thinking of doing the Huddersfield trial at Holmfirth instead of rough heys. have you rode there or with that club before?

ahh got ya mate you was observing at grimethorpe a fortnight ago on section 5 aswell wasn't you?

what needs removing to get access to the sleeve at the back mate?

on my brothers ice hell we was checking over all the bolts etc and noticed the swingarm allen head bolt on the left is just spinning and doesn't get any tighter. the right hand side is tight. is there a nut you cant see behind the tank or somewhere to hold whilst you tighten it? thanks

cheers mate yeh loved the place will definitely ride there again. its all coming back to me nicely now from a 14 year break had 2 firsts and a second in the last 3 weeks. did you ride mate? I'm off to rough heys on sunday then doing eadonsfield the week after.

theres a bolt on top of the head on my 16. its a coolant bleed screw

all done used a dab of 2 stroke oil and went on fine. one o ring was missing and the other split.

cheers mate was thinking that

Ive just had some exhaust o rings come as they need changing. Is it recommended to lube them with anything when installing or dry.

Is that on the opposite side of the venue or top end of the road? I think it should be ok up the normal road

On google maps it looks like you can come down from the opposite way and theres no trees etc.

theres a trial sunday at thurlestone quarry and I haven't rode there before. ive been trying to find out what the access is like to the venue but had no look. on google maps the road up passed the houses from the bottom looks quite tight and narrow. is this the case or is it fairly wide? the reason for asking my dads not got a cheap van yet for riding and as you will all know a lot of venues have terrible access. and I don't want him to drive up in his good van and not be able to get up there without any scratches. thanks