Hey all, I'm new here. I bought a used motorized bike from someone nearby off of Craigslist and I've had nothing but problems since then. Luckily the man also included a box of parts, among which was an entire new engine assembly, chain, tubes, etc.
My brother found a nice mountain bike and brought it home for me, and we put the engine on the frame. I've had a couple problems but nothing that I can't deal with. There are only two things currently stopping me from cruising down the road on it.
One of them is that the chain is a tad too loose and keeps popping off and getting stuck in the spokes. I'm going to remove one more link from it, and even though it's going to be a tight fit, it should work fine.
The other is a tad more confusing. The bike starts up fine, but for some reason the throttle is held in the on position! There's still a little wiggle room on the handle, meaning I can increase the throttle if I want to. As soon as I start pedaling and let the clutch out it takes off, rather fast. Also when I pull the clutch in, no matter how far in or out the idle screw is, it idles REALLY fast.
This leads me to believe that the engine is constantly getting gas, but I can't find out why!! I have opened the carb up, and can't see anything that the fuel thing (Sorry, don't know what it's called. It's the thing with the pin ) could be getting stuck on.
If anyone understands what I'm talking about let me know if you can help please
If you would rather, you can PM me and we can talk on the phone and I can explain what I see a little better, or I can add pictures. Let me know.
Thanks in advance! It's great to be here!
My brother found a nice mountain bike and brought it home for me, and we put the engine on the frame. I've had a couple problems but nothing that I can't deal with. There are only two things currently stopping me from cruising down the road on it.
One of them is that the chain is a tad too loose and keeps popping off and getting stuck in the spokes. I'm going to remove one more link from it, and even though it's going to be a tight fit, it should work fine.
The other is a tad more confusing. The bike starts up fine, but for some reason the throttle is held in the on position! There's still a little wiggle room on the handle, meaning I can increase the throttle if I want to. As soon as I start pedaling and let the clutch out it takes off, rather fast. Also when I pull the clutch in, no matter how far in or out the idle screw is, it idles REALLY fast.
This leads me to believe that the engine is constantly getting gas, but I can't find out why!! I have opened the carb up, and can't see anything that the fuel thing (Sorry, don't know what it's called. It's the thing with the pin ) could be getting stuck on.
If anyone understands what I'm talking about let me know if you can help please
If you would rather, you can PM me and we can talk on the phone and I can explain what I see a little better, or I can add pictures. Let me know.
Thanks in advance! It's great to be here!