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  1. Wozza

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    yeah suck on the hose connected to the valve and put your tongue in the end of the hose to hold pressure, if it lets go its leaking if it holds onto your tongue its fine
     
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    I picked up a 1973 triumph trident 750 As part of a job lot of bikes I bought. It looked okay, but there are a few things that need sorting such as having the wrong switch block fitted and an incorrect master cylinder. It wasn’t seized but hadn’t run in 18 months. The key was missing so I removed the barrel and had one cut by a locksmith.

    I checked the oil and it looked brand new , I then opened the pet cocks and set about starting it , I kicked and kicked until I was hot and sweaty, I then cursed the British motor industry and walked away quite sullen. After 10 mins of thinking long and hard about why it would t run, I checked for spark, yep that worked , so I checked the fuel , it was a horrible yellow colour , so I drained the tank and drained the bowls and did a quick run to the servo and bought some fresh fuel . Here is my first start video

    How bad is that fuel ?

    So here she is , a running t150 trident

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    My leg is killing me
     
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    Sounds like it is running on two cylinders. My brother had one of those, I used to tune it for him. Points suck, everyone used to fit Boyer ignitions in the day.
     
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    Luckily this one has electronic ignition , it is off to a bike shop next week for a tune by someone who knows a bit more about them than me, I’m stoked it now runs, it was a gamble buying it as a non runner
     
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    Ok, it took me a while to understand the hose you were talking about and it does as you say.

    The mistery continues...
     
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    You were correct , one of the caps on the coil was loose , I pressed it down and now she sounds a heap better. Prior to finding that, I was kicking her like no ones business with limited success and now I think I have strained or tore my calf muscle.
     
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    If it's unbelievable pain and you're walking like a gimp, you've torn it...ouch. ***** of a things take forever to heal.
     
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    Its just the new age latte set growing up with electric starters .... I warned him about the kicker :lolsign:


    How to Do it
    First and foremost, when kicking, follow through. Kick mechanisms in general have a free spot at the bottom of the kick stroke. Always follow through with the kick stroke to the bottom and wait for the engine to cycle through to prevent a kickback. A kickback on a high-compression large engine can throw you over the handlebars or kill your shins. If you start to bring the kicker up, while the engine spins over or backfires, this could engage the gears and throw the kicker upward, causing injury.

    When first using the kick starter, get a feel for when the gear teeth mate to each other. This is done by firmly pushing down on the kick arm, and not it's necessary to push the kick arm all the way through. Once you have engaged the kick gears, never let the pressure off of the kick arm. Even slightly letting the pressure off of the kick arm could release the ratchet mechanism causing the gear teeth to slide past each other and the kick arm could fall through. Also, you should not kick repeatably as this could also have the same result—pause after every failed attempt at cranking.

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    https://www.rideapart.com/articles/254762/how-to-kickstart-a-motorcycle/
     
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    And remember to start your kick just past TDC, i learnt that from my old 1982 XR500
     
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    I swear to god I followed this to the letter , half way through a kick , I felt a massive pain in my calf , yes I am entitled, I want electric start, give me a CB750 any day :)

    on a brighter note, she sounds bloody mean now she is running on 3 .



    Lucky my daughter has a heat pack,

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    Not all bikes are the same, I think some modern MX bikes are just before TDC.
     
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    That doesn't sound right if you have to start your kick at the highest point of compression ?
     
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    lovely leg but could you shave it.lol.
     
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    Back from Tamworth/Gunnedah and TAFE tells me "come in Tuesday", so I do a few jobs for the wife and then get stuck into some carbs. I've brought my drag bike motor and carbs back from Tamworth to pop into the WASP for some testing over the next couple of months. The bike hasn't run for a while, so I pulled the carbs apart for a service and to blow everything out. I had a set of carbs due for a rebuild (for a mate), so I got stuck into them at the same time. He'd pulled them apart and cleaned one up. He'd bought all the right gaskets and O-rings from Litetek, so all looked pretty straight forward.

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    Pulled them apart and noticed they are those funky Keihin CVK30's that have the extra bit on their bowls for the water plumbing to attach to. I think Blair said this was for heating the fuel bowls. I've only ever seen these once before, but there was nothing with the carbs, so standard setup. The bowls were very tightly screwed down with a few damaged heads and the smell in two of them was gut turning. All gaskets were flat and hard as a rock, so replaced with Litetek.

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    I had to drill a few out to get the bowls off. I reused any that weren't too damaged.

    Pulled all the jets out and a few mains were odd sized, so I grabbed a matching set from my inventory and set them for standard ZXR250C jetting...#35 pilots and 122;125;125;122 mains. The needles where disgusting and needed a good soak to get all the caked on fuel off them. N76U needles across all carbs.
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    Noticed one of the airbox screws had been broken off in the bottom of carb number 1, but there's enough room to screw a shortened screw into it and hold. Not surprised about the broken bolt/screw as many of the screws were so tight it was hard to remove them without damaging something. One of the carbs was damaged where the holding bolt goes through all the carbs, so I had to do a little filing to make sure all the carbs could be joined together properly. All air/fuel set to 2.5 turns out. Bench synced and ready for running.
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    Industrial size JB Weld, some more bolts, caliper paint and tomorrow I will probably order a caliper kit....
    I can’t get into trouble because I will be recuperating
    Well, that’s the theory anyway.
     
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    I can attest to how much damage can be done to ones leg trying to fire up a big 4 stroke single if something goes wrong. The offending bike a Yamaha TT500 unknown bike to me , booted me back so hard it shredded my achilles tendon.Holy F---K Batman it hurt and my leg has never been the same even after 27 Year's. The epidural in the spine wasn't much fun either while the surgeon was looking for the right nerve. All of this just help a relative buy a bike :headbang:.
     
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    Well the good news is that I am in nowhere as much pain today, driving a manual does not help things :) . No teddy bear heat packs were harmed in the making on this thread. I crack myself up as heaps of people Warned me to be careful and somehow I still managed to hurt myself.
     
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    Those nasty bastards (TT500) require a serious motocross boot. Yamaha RT360's are also known for shredding feet as well. To start a 450 Ducati single you have stand all of your weight on your right leg (RH kickstart lever) and wait for it to just start to move past TDC then swing all of your weight into it. There is no way you can kick it.
     

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