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...and just to add a small item to the total sum of knowledge; as the symptoms were fuel starvation, I tested the flow out of the tank into the...
To answer my own question: yes it should be downdraft between 0 and 40 degrees. I had a 4am thought - why don't I just rotate the inlet stub 180...
Still trying to sort out this misfire. Bike starts and ticks over fine - runs fine to 1/4 throttle - above that it runs very badly. Bearing in...
Why not just get your cook, or your butler, to make the tea?
I shall find a nice straight empty road (they do exist here in Cambs) and do some test runs. Many thanks for all the useful feedback.
On the ignition side, it has a new Ignitech unit, new Ignitech matching coils, new HT leads, new plugs. Rebuilt the ignition pickups with high...
Fuel filter is the standard tube on top of the taps - both clean. Float height checked - spot on. Tank breather is an interesting one - after...
[ATTACH] My cafe racer was built for display and I am not sure that it had ever previously run in its current config. 650 Elefant engine in a...
aaah - interesting! Many thanks for the information - that clears up the mystery. I hope it improves the efficiency of the landfill in which it...
Absolutely... I recycled it.
The 1976 R75 is not that electrically sophisticated, but the idea that dipping lead weights into petrol to make it "leaded" has got to be up there...
Talking about finding items in fuel tanks, I fettled a BMW R75/6 for my son and found a stainless mesh bag of lead weights in there -[ATTACH]...
Yes, post-1986 bikes have a tighter test I believe - mine is 1985 - phew!
Helpful info - many thanks for the responses. Looks like I'll just have to live with the sound - not a hardship. Actually, although they sound...
My Cagiva has Conti megaphone "silencers", bevel-head type. Can they be re-stuffed? Any stuffing that was in there has long since ceased to have...
Thanks DP - I have bookmarked your website - looks interesting!!
Nice one! I had changed the coils and installed an Ignitech unit; there were so many possibilities I just connected it up and tried to start....
Interestingly (well, interesting to me anyway) the carbs seem to be settling in on their own. Bearing in mind the bike was built for an...
Thanks for the very useful feedback - just waiting for better weather to get some miles in, then I think I might well stop trying to get the bike...
Any progress on checking your carb internals? I would be particularly interested to know what main jets you have and what needles...
