Jesus. That is some bad luck fella. Glad to hear you are ok.
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Jesus. That is some bad luck fella. Glad to hear you are ok.
:o
Did this happen on the mini roundabout onto Brunel Rd in Salisbury? A friend test rode my R1 for me (my license was away with DVLA so I couldn't ride it) and he lost the back end on that roundabout and very nearly came off.
Did you call anyone in regard to the diesel spill? If not, it's a good idea for the future to avoid anyone else experiencing the same fate. It's an issue for 'Clarence' but if you don't know the number then call the police non-emergency number and they'll report it to Clarence who'll come out and sort it :)
No it was going from churchfields road turning left onto stephensons road, I reported it later in the day after id sorted myself and the bike out but tbh it was such a small spill it was just really bad luck on my part that my back wheel went over it...
Just an update on the wrist I woke up this morning and its much much better there very little pain but obv I will keep the splint on til I go back just to be safe. Any damage to my wrist is a bad thing and long term damage because I was impatient would just be stupid!
Geo
Hope you get the bike sorted quickly with the minimum of cost :)
Thanks mate the bike should be sorted by the end of the week but I probably won't be for a while! :) keep getting new aches and pains, hopefully I will be back on the bike soon thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Dave_R1
Geo
Bad news mate, at least you know the engine is all good now, hope all gets sorted soon.
Hope it isn't a scaphoid break and you're out and about real soon after this setback. I am genuinely quite paranoid ? about dark road marks on bends especially.
You can never be sure what is on a road or round a bend no matter how well you know the route.
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Originally Posted by Col
+1
hope you get your bike sorted (again) soon,
Jesus.... remind me never to go anywhere near a casino with you.... :D
Bad luck, but at least your ok.
Haha yea I may as well give up on the lottery now mightnt I!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon_W
Can I hire you out for a day to stand next to someone I don't like? Bad things are sure to happen to them ;D
Hahaha xD does seem that way at the min tbh just hope my luck changes soon!
I think they'd be safe and G3o would cop it!!! ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Nooj
Seriously though, I admire you for sticking with this one dude. I think I'd have chucked it in the skip by now!!!! :P
Got the bike back today! hopefully that will be the last time I'm without a bike for a while!
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Originally Posted by NoYou
...and the multitude gathered and as one shouted to the heavens 'Amen to that' ;)
Let us pray..... :D
Just got back from the checkup at the hospital and I r not be brokeded!
And ithey said I can't do any heavy lifting for a week or two but I need to excercise my wrist...
So I take that as a doctors order to ride my bike as much as humanly possible! :p
Not going to say no to that!
Geo
Exercise your wrist on the bike sounds like a good call! ;)
BB
Running it in at the mo and having a few... not problems exactly just things I'm not sure about, thought id have an ask see if anyone has any ideas,
Firstly there's black oil/petrol or somthings building up in the exhaust, my guess is unburt oil building up in the pipe and not getting burnt off because the exhaust isn't hot getting hot enough, IE just a side effect of running a 2smoke so slowly? Any other theorys?
Secondly it doesn't seem to like maintaining any rpm it accelerates through the revs cleanly, stuttering a bit between 5-6k rpm but that is fine if you give it a bit more throttle but if I hold it at any rpm, or open the throttle quite a small ammount, it splutters and coughs, don't know if its just what 2 smokes do at low rpm as I never really ran it low in the rev range before now! Could it just be the throttle cable needs adjusting?
And lastly if I shut off the throttle, as the bike slows down there a sort of fluttering noise coming from somwhere, I can't figure out where and its quite quiet, not sure if its a new noise or somthing I've just started noticing, haven't got a clue about this one so... Any ideas?
Thanks
Geo
All sounds fine to me. Nothing you describe sounds bad. the oiling is more than likley due to the low revs, and the overrun is normal. It is amazing what you here when you are listening....
Good stuff jon, didn't think it was anything bad but I though id check just incase.
Just passed 700 km (466 miles) so 50km to go til I can take it up to 9k rpm which will be a relief 6k gets me to about 45mph 9k will get me to about 70 so I can actualy start riding again :D should be done in a couple of days
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! Well the bike was running well and all seemed goodi finished breaking the engine in so, I decided to max it and see how much difference derestricting it made... and it maxed out at 80 just like when it was still restricted... hmm... maybe the power valve isn't adjusted properly... has a nose arround and the solenoid pushes right back with no resistance... HMMMMMM.... to I take the vlave casing off and the stem of the valve has broken... sheared clean! I called up the company I bought it from and they said they couldn't do anything because there's no proof it was faulty, so I've ordered a new one from a company I use regularly and will fit it when it comes THEN it should be all good, I'm assuming some of the noise that didn't seem right was caused by the broken valve! Nothing major bu still annoying!
New valve arived today just fitted it and am going to take it out see if it works :p
Wohoo!!! :D
Running really smooth now! A lot of the excess engine noise is gone and it doesn't have such a fit between 5-6k rmp :) sall good
id suggest that the flatspot around the half to three quarter throttle mark is mixture (needle/clip position setting) too rich if its spluttering, if its hunting/surgeing its too lean.....
6 thou at 45mph....have you ever checked the gearing, it sounds a little low, even for a 125...
Yea it has a downsized front sprocket at the minute, not quite sure why though once I get my insurance renewed I will be changing the chain and sprockets so will get it sorted then. Probably goin to get an oversized front and undersized rear, might make it bit slow off the line but to be fair id rather have a bit more top end! I will probably have a play with the carb at some point see if I can't sort out the flat spot, I've already replaced the main jet, I think a previous owner has had mods on the bike rejetted but not jetted back when they took them off. The standard main jet size is 120 and it was running a 130, I've fitted a new airfilter and am now running a 126.
More acceleration is more fun than more top speed... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Tis true enough but at the minute Its at the red line so fast its just silly, I don't wanna rag the engine too bad or I will just be rebuilding it every 5 mins id rather have a bit more top end, its red lining at aout 85 which would be fine if there weren't straight bits of road all over the place :P not that I speed ofc!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark_Able
Tis true enough but at the minute Its at the red line so fast its just silly, I don't wanna rag the engine too bad or I will just be rebuilding it every 5 mins id rather have a bit more top end, its red lining at aout 85 which would be fine if there weren't straight bits of road all over the place :P not that I speed ofc!Quote:
Originally Posted by NoYou
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Try standard gearing before lengthening the gears. You might find that's good enough. You don't want to go the other way, where you're slipping the clutch for half a mile just to get going.
Well I can't actualy find anywhere that sells downsized rear sprockets and the front sprockets are cheap as chips so I will probably just buy a 3 or 4 sizes that way I can pick and choose
Just set the carb up and I now realise how badly its been running ever since I got it! It always felt like it did so I never thought twice about it, now I've got it set up I'm genuinly amazed! Now just to sort out the gearing and replace the subframe that's a bit... wonky after the highside.
8-) 8-)
Nice one!!
Geo, if you're looking for sprockets, try Talon Engineering - they do all sorts of different sizes for all sorts of different bikes 8-)
Cheers scotty will check em out
*weeps* on the way to Poole the other day my bike developed an ominous rattle! i had my suspicions about what it was but have only just confirmed them, the power valve blade has broken... again. It isn't uncommon for them to break as they're made out of soft cheese' but two breaking in a month is just silly! The bike is running and is usable the broken valve is basically acting as a loose blanking plate, its just a little rattly. anybody have any ideas about what could be causing them to snap?! will put a pic of one at the bottom for those who aren't familiar with them, its the shaft that is snapping not the blade itself it has a cable that slots into the end of the shaft and connects it up to a solenoid that pulls in back to uncover the exhaust port,
http://www.pjme.co.uk/acatalog/RS125-POWERVALVE.jpg
Sounds like cheap sh*t metal to me. are you using OEM Aprillia???
yup genuine parts, as i said it isnt uncommon for them to break but its normaly when you try to get he blade out to clean it, it gets a buildup of carbon on it over time and it can get stuck in, cant figure out what could be breaking it while the bike is running though!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon_W
gunna have an ask on the 125ccsportbike forum see if they have any ideas...
how loose a fit is it in the guides? if its rattling slightly then it may be fatiguing to the point of failure, although this is a VERY short time for it to fail in! better be telling the importer that he has a problem!
is the blade aluminium or stainless? can one be machined out of a better grade?
does the original have a radius where it is machined (at the point of failure)? maybe they are machining them with a "fatigue hot spot" square lip....
where is it failing???..... want to bring it over and see what we can do?????.....
would probably be easier for you to have a look yourself mate its got me baffled! only a 10 min job to get it off. give us a call!