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Haha!

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:06 pm
by Kwackerz
It lives again!

Managed to get time and tools and have finally got the GPZ back up and running. A slight misfire, well, spits slightly every 20 secs or so, but ill have another fiddle with the carbs, make sure theyre crap free, and check all the HT Leads and connections, make sure theyre all tight, but for now, it's running and rideable.

:smt001 A good ending to a good day, we had the scan on the incoming sprog today and it is going to be a Boy :smt001 That's more expenditure, leathers, helmet, gloves, bike, to put on the shopping list for when it's 4th birthday comes up! No bloody Dolls or Hannah Montana! whoohoo!
Just got to find a name for it, although Valentino, Nori and Jack keep falling on deaf ears with Mrs K

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:20 pm
by Samray
Glad to hear it's running. :smt001

Jack has to be in with a better chance than Bruichladdich. :smt003

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 9:05 pm
by Kwackerz
Its running quite sweet for an old girl and sounds lovely, bar the slight sniffle. :smt005

Camchain tensioner is quiet, valves sound sweet and rattle free (bar the normal ) Think the starter needs an overhaul as that doesnt always engage, but for an 84 Ninja, I dont think it's doing too bad.

Sounds better than the 08 plate Ninja next door...

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:16 pm
by HowardQ
Bet you'd like this 1100, it's even older!

http://halifax.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicle ... Z195950306#

It looks really tidy though, reckon that price is around £1600, not bad I suppose.

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:27 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
have you considered a roman name??

Like Biggus Dickus?

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:44 pm
by Kwackerz
Lol!

No..


That 1100 looks the mutts nuts Howard, Great condition and probably worth the money.. thats some mega low kilometres on the clock

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:23 am
by snapdragon
Congratulations K - on both counts - :smt003

surely a nice biblical name like Daniel John would be acceptable :smt002

Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:13 pm
by Kwackerz
Managed to get it running better, No 1 cylinder's sparkplug recess was more akin to a swimming pool, this was shorting out the lead so giving the sniffle
Have dried it out and all is a lot better although im going to have to pull the carbs and overhaul them.. riding along there is a distinct pregnant pause before lightspeed is attained and as this model wasnt fitted with a flux capacitor, it's clearly a carburettor problem. It's quite funny, engage throttle, count to three and whooooosh!! off it goes like a scalded cat. Normally it doesnt do that, it just goes off like a scalded cat from the off, so there is definately problems inside the carbs. Oh the joys of a bike that's been stood for too long!

I hate stripping banks of carbs. :smt011

Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:56 pm
by BikerGran
Here's something to try before you go that far - cos it's prolly the 'varnish' from the stale unleaded. Try some 'fuel system cleaner' - when my Kwack had the same symptoms I was told to use that, good high dose, every time I filled up till it cleared - and it worked!

Beats getting the carbs off any day!

Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:04 pm
by Samray
Stripping carbs? :smt012

Had a prob starting the cibber after overhauling the front calipers the other day.
Today I got around to desludging the tank and carbs, a job made much easier with the use of next door's compressor.

I won't ask you to guess what I finally extricated from the tank cos you never would!
This is 7" long.

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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:36 pm
by Kwackerz
BikerGran wrote:Here's something to try before you go that far - cos it's prolly the 'varnish' from the stale unleaded. Try some 'fuel system cleaner' - when my Kwack had the same symptoms I was told to use that, good high dose, every time I filled up till it cleared - and it worked!

Beats getting the carbs off any day!

Redex alredy in Bobbi! :smt002 'One shot' in 10 litres. It's not done much so far but i'll give it longer, i guess

Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:40 pm
by Kwackerz
Samray wrote:Stripping carbs? :smt012

Had a prob starting the cibber after overhauling the front calipers the other day.
Today I got around to desludging the tank and carbs, a job made much easier with the use of next door's compressor.

I won't ask you to guess what I finally extricated from the tank cos you never would!
This is 7" long.

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BEATS me! Why it would be in there. Maybe it used to be a racebike and they filled it up from DRUMS of fuel?



:smt005 :smt005 :smt005 :smt005 :smt005

Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 8:52 am
by Willopotomas
now.. i've seen a lot of things fall out of petrol tanks, air boxes and other nooks n' crannies over the years.. But this is a first. Congratulations! :smt003

Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:32 pm
by HowardQ
Some people just have to go one better. :smt009
Best I ever got out of the tank on an older bike was rust! :smt003

Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:39 am
by snapdragon
the lengths some people will go to create excitement at the barbeque :smt002