Brand New Honda GX35 Won't even turn over?

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I want to attach something much bigger to replace the blue bag that's currently attached to that rear rack. A utility box of sorts or perhaps a cooler in case my cargo needs to be kept cool that I could put some hinges and a latch on...
Open to suggestions!

Hello GearNut and wayne z,
No holes drilled in the cap, and I have not tried the zip lock bag with the pinhole nor rode with the cap loosened because oddly, the bike seems to run fine now. It has not bogged let alone cut out and died for the last couple rides.

As far as a carb tune, maybe, just maybe, it could run a little better at wot. I'm not sure though that is does or not now really. This may also be me not knowing/having any experience to compare. I wouldn't know where or how to begin tuning the carb, didn't see any thing in the manual for that. Is it necessary to have a repair facility place do that? < probably not... I have my first "major" commute planned for today, 22 miles round trip, so I'll see how it performs today.

Anybody else running a friction drive can tell me if it's normal to hear a bit of noise right when letting off the throttle especially if not done quickly? Kind of sounds like I'm hearing the clutch and or the friction mount drum housing (correct term?) making a metallic rattling type sound.
I'm also just a little bit concerned about any damage I may have caused when I initially installed the mounting studs bottomed out against the flywheel preventing any movement of the motor whatsoever 'till I removed the motor, backed off the studs 1/8 to 3/16" and then it was okay? (I initially cinched them down pretty good) Could that possibly do anything to that area of the motor? Wondering if that may have anything to do with the noise I just described?

I obtained those flashlight holders from Amazon and I've been quite pleased with them for the price. Here is a link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004OADU22/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i01

Also used two of them attached to this for the lower ones:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FIAVN8/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i01

Very pleased with that product as well.
While I'm at it, this little horn is quite a blast as well, I'm 100% satisfied.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ACAMJC/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00

Although when I received mine, it did not have the orange/red accents and the plastic tank was covered in a red pouch, didn't like that, so I removed it in favor of just the clear tank within. (That was long before I got the little red Honda motor, could of had a red accessory thing going on...)

Ibedayank said:

Fonzz yes that is normal as the roller and clutch bell are still spinning Mine does it to

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Thanks Ibedayank,
Now that I think about it, the sound reminds me of a little 4 stroke minibike with an automatic transmission.

Hi BustedKnuckles,

That's an interesting concept that I have not heard about before, I'll keep it in mind.

I only experienced the strange smell after my first ride, a short one. The next time out there was no issues including the smell, I actually forgot about that smell until you mentioned it again here, so I'm chalking it up to being new. If the engine you have is new as well, that may be what's causing strange smells and if so, should burn off and go away. As far as the heat, yeah I thought maybe it was too hot only because I could not hold my hand on the plastic cover for more than a couple seconds, but I really had no idea for sure and nothing to compare it too so I don't know if it was overheated.

Thank you for explaining the noise I was hearing in detail, it makes sense.
I now have some extra noise upon letting off at wot and I believe it is the fact that my 1&1/4" rollers one way bearings have locked up and it's now behaving like the 1" roller that does not have the same feature. I'm going to have to call Duane and see what he has to say about that...

I only had 2 minor issues with the Honda when I first started my project. First, I could not turn the motor over at all because the mounted studs were screwed all the way in, against the flywheel preventing it from spinning at all. Backed off the studs and it started right up.
Then, on the first ride, it sputtered a few times (that's the short version), but the next time I tried it and every other time since then (about 450 miles logged so far) it has run without problems. I have no idea what is causing your issues, sorry, but I'm new to this too...

My experience and all the advice I got is detailed in the prior posts in this thread.