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  1. Thanks Big Bird I can find mention in the manual of 3 bushes, Guide bushes, Slider Bushes and Fork Bushing, although I think 2 of those are the same thing possibly. .. Did you do the back up rings as well. Cheers
  2. Hi all Just about to service my Showa forks, does anyone have a anything to add/remove/suggest to the list of the parts that should be replaced as part of the service. I was thinking :- Oil Oil seal Dust seal Centre bolt sealing washers Right leg fork bolt o'ring I see in the manual it mentions 2 specific tools are they both a necessary purchase before carrying out the service. Fork damper holder Fork Seal Driver Any thoughts. Cheers Moggster
  3. Hi Chuck Sorry I ment to ask you to clarify your low end throttle response concerns. Do you mean in terms of engine pickup, squirtyness, sharpness, etc ??? Mog
  4. Hi ya I didn't fit the carb, but have rebuilt it and fit new jets and slide, I will try and take some pictures of it today and post them later if not I will definitely get round to it at the weekend when I have a few other jobs to do on her. Been out again and still no problems with plug fouling, there was one point at which it wouldn't start and I think that was because I let it lie over and it caused it to flood. Couple of kicks with the Throttle fully open and it started no problems. Will take the plug out at the week end and inspect the colour. Cheers
  5. Hi Guys, Gees haven't been on here for ages.. life has been up and down and not have time to out on the monty for ages, so sun was out sky was blue and life is good and monty started second kick.... been stood for nearly 3 years. Bike went all day yesterday sweet as a nut, no plug problems at all. The PWK carb was already on it when I brought it, I can find details of which one and the jets etc if anyone is interested still.
  6. Hi all.... So sorry i haven't return sooner to bring this topic to its conclusion with a solution, just been so busy and haven't been out on bike for ages, but (touch wood) got it all sorted out now and about to get out riding again. Ok so... I replaced the worn slide and while i had the carb stripped to replace the slide i printed off a blow up of the carb and parts. And it was as i dismantled the old slide i noticed something, I can't for the life of workout how i missed before. The needle, despite having adjusted the clip position several times, wasn't held underneath the plastic shroud, between it and the top of the slide body but was instead through the top of the plastic, down into the slide, between the spring and the plastic, meaning the needle was a minimum of 6 mm high regardless of clip position, much to rich in the running! All put back together and so far ,,,, big difference and no fouling so far... which i would have expected to have happened already at least twice! So there is a possibility that it was the worn slide and no doubt this was a contributory factor to the overall poor running of the engine and there is a possibility that i just didn't put the needle back in the right place previously, however i don't remember moving it from the position above the plastic, as far as i can remember this is where it was when i stripped it down and adjusted the circlip in the first instance after buying the bike (previous owner ran the bike with a hotter plug to counter the fouling), in fact having just looked back at the pictures of the worn slide you can see the needle is sticking out the top of the slide despite the spring being firmly in place on top of the plastic collar in the top of the slide, according to my interpretation of the carb diagram it should be held in place by the plastic collar, which in turn is held in place by the spring. Hope that makes sense. On top of fitting the new slide and repositioning the needle to below the plastic collar and in so doing lowering the position of the needle by around 5mm I have also fitted you Boysen power reeds while i was doing it all..... So take your pick of what resolved the issue... Contestant No.1 New slide, (improved engine running in general) Contestant No.2 New Reeds, (smoother pick up, sharper and more power) Contestant No.3 In correctly positioned needle.... This one seems to be the most likely cause of the major issues of plug burn out! Cheers Simon
  7. Hi Guys Sorry for the delay in my posting any progress or lack of it would be more accurate. Problem, when warmed up (hot) engine starts to sounds dull as the throttle starts to open and then you have to keep revs up a bit to keep it running, as it dies on tickover, eventually almost always underload, pulling up a climb and then opening it up to climb a step at the top it dies and stops and won't start again. If you leave it for 10 mins it will start again and run for about 10 secs and then no matter how much throttle you give it, it won't rev up it just dies. If you put a new plug in it fires up straight away and runs fine but this doesn't last long... The plug you take out is dry but heavily sooted! Have tried cleaning the fouled plugs (15 of them now) but brushing and cleaning with carb cleaner doesn't seem to work, they run ok for a short while and then they die again. Ok What I have tried in order to resolve the black sooty plug burn out issue on my 315. Replaced the Air Fliter with new Dual layer Jitsie. It sooty up the plug(s) and stopped running. Tried running slightly lean on the oil mix. It sooty up the plug(s) and stopped running. Stripped, and cleaned carb. Checked Header pipe for blockage. Repacked rear silencer. It sooty up the plug(s) and stopped running. Checked and cleaned Stator, fly wheel and coil. It sooty up the plug(s) and stopped running. Replaced Stator unit. It sooty up the plug(s) and stopped running. Replaced Needle and idle jet. It sooty up the plug(s) and stopped running. Lift the click on the needle one notch above middle. It sooty up the plug(s) and stopped running. Tried different positions with the air screw. It sooty up the plug(s) and stopped running. Ok were to go now??????? Check reed block? Reeds? Run a hotter plug? Change CDI unit? Spark plug cap? Ignition Coil? Middle exhaust box replace? I'm Going to do the slide and also the reeds as the slide is worn and if the reed block is coming off then i will upgrade the reeds to Boysen ones at the same time. Cheers all I will keep ploding along with this... p.s it is seriously cheesing me off now!! and my dad keeps saying "should have brought a beta rev 3" !!!!!! arggggghhh
  8. Id be interseted as i currently dont have the sprocket or brake guard fitted, esp if they are cheaper than the carbon ones. Black or red. Cheers Simon
  9. Hi Stork, Slide is Shocking!! not see one worn like that before, run with out an Air filter i think, well thats only thing I can think of! I hope we are both right on the needle and jets being the cause of the rich running, will find out tuesday I hope, if they arrive, if not i will be out riding with some spare plugs!! Cheers Simon
  10. Definately think that lip on the slide isn't correct, and does anyone else think that this wear is likely to have been casused by running the bike without an airfilter, at sometime in its past. Don't think that this wear on the slide is responsible for the running rich as it is more likely to leak air passed the slide with this wear. Anyway I have ordered a new needle and jet to see if that helps and they look a bit worn and going by the damage to the slide it is possible that the worn needle could be the culprit for the rich running, also going to check the float level. I will keep you posted ticket2ride Lovely Day for a ride, shame!!!! Happy Riding
  11. Hi ya, I used to have a Bultaco Sherpa 350 (I Think) that had been modded into a Mono Shock! It was the only one i had ever seen. Not sure what happened to it i will have to check with my Father see if he can recall. He still has a Bultaco Sherpa late model 6 speed which was a Sandiford 370 works bike.
  12. Hi all Sorry to hear you have some prob Tickettoride but good to know im not the only one, and yes keeping in touch would be a good plan.!! BTW plug is dry and sooty. Wet Plug would certainly bring the piston rings into question. Ok Pictures first. TT5th, Yeah spot on with the oil, although I did try it a little leaner to see if that made any difference, but it didn't. Air leaks I will check the rubbers i'm thinking one on the Airbox side might not make to much different but certainly on other side might. If I do end up taking that side of then ill do the reeds at the same time, and rebuild the carb as its a pain to get the PWK back on Airbox side, had to take airbox out and fit carb to airbox and then slide it all back through frame. Which was easy in itself just would be easier if you didn't have to do it that way. Tried warming the rubber etc but wouldn't go on easy. Robbo, Haven't considered DI as the bike runs fine in the timing sense and spark is strong on clean plugs. Stork, The PWK is an "upgrade" (lol) over the original carb! Spoke to Steve at Allens Performance, who supplied the carb and he has given me some ideas, and i have sent him links to pics etc and will chat with him later. Update later! Slide 3.5 Main 118 Idle 40 Needle GFH Airscrew Variable!!
  13. Hi ya, I have a Complete 315 manual in pdf format, on my pc at home, plus also have a full parts catalogue in pdf. If anyone wants a copy let me know and if its ok to put a sticky somewhere on the website or a link to it I can host it on my website or just email me. Cheers Simon
  14. Hi guys, Whipped the slide out, its a GFH 3.5 Clip was in middle so have lifted it one place further up so dropping needle lower in slide. While slide was out I checked it over again and it looks to be to have a "step" or grove acoss it in and arc where it shuts over the Carb outlet. Should it be like this? Or should it be smooth, not looked inside a PWK before, and so im not sure, but it doesn't look right! If it is worn that could be a cause of the rich running! I have taken some pics and will post later. I have looked around the net for pics of a PWK slide but as usual if you want to find something specific the web is virtually useless!!! Anyone got a pic of a PWK slide?? Cheers Simon
  15. I believe one of these venues is our family farm in barbrook. Same place my Monty keeps breaking down!! LOL
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