Hi Johnny.My names Johnny, Im a drag racer and part time mechanic. FIRST time ever messing with bikes,
-Johnny
We are racing these bikes on Sat March 28th at Grange Motor Circuit in Apple Valley.
Come on out to join in the fun.
Hi Johnny.My names Johnny, Im a drag racer and part time mechanic. FIRST time ever messing with bikes,
-Johnny
If your attitude is anything like you've shown here (at first) you won't get help from most businesses period. Similar to what Map said you will get more flies with honey, than with vinegar. I understand you wanna get your bike going but one thing you have to remember is this is a kit. They take a little work but will fit a remarkable amount of different frame styles. You are the first I've ever heard anything negative about VMB. Then to find out you haven't even started the motor and most of your problems sound like lack of research on your part. The only one who thinks you got "boned" is you. It's all about perspective. See where I'm going?...Ok so before you guys say I'm bashing, get the facts, norm is NOT responding to calls or texts from. So the customer service is ****. Second Norm works out of his house... His "shop" is his house, so why the the **** is he charing me 220 for a 130 dollar ebay kit? I said NOTHING bad about VMB up until I realized he didn't want to answer a few questions I had. I don't mean to come off looking as an ass to anyone here im just a little frustrated that I got boned with the price of this kit, I'm sure you guys would be too, regardless I apologize if I came off wrong to anyone. I hope the fact that I don't like ONE VENDOR gives me a bad name. And to whom ever is concerned about my language, don't you have to be atleast 16 or 18 or something? Your making me feel like I joined a Church forum about Jesus christ... Jeez dude it's not like I said something CRAZY offensive like F you B eat a D you Fing s-head and stuff like that.... It's just how I talk I tend to say "crap" and "Boned" but using their counter-part words. Regardless I see that people here obviously support VMB so im assuming that he has never asked you guys to give him an additional 90 bucks on top of the going rate... That's good im glad to hear that he does not "bone" everyone. Relieved to see that it's only me that was dumb enough to go there and pay an additional 90 bucks. I should of realized when he kept dodging the question "which brand is this" He never told me the brand because the brand is a Ebay special. As I said earlier im just venting to getting screwed over by trusting people, but it's my own fault. Anyways I hope you all can look past the rough start/intro we all got off on?? and yes when asked nicely I CAN and will cool it with the language so apologies for that bud!
Just get you some good 2 smoker oil, mix it at 32:1 and run it like you plan to ride it once you know you have everything mounted right, aligned right and bike is puttogether safely.You know that was such a big amount of information I'm just unsure of exactly what to do with all of that I think I really need to just stay exactly how to mix 30 to 1
In my experience about two or three jet sizes down has always worked best on my engines, but I run a much leaner oil mix, and there are other factors that go along with it also.run whatever oil/ gas ratio that runs best on the stock mainjet. once you find that/ the jetting gets alot easier and specific oil ratio can be fine tuned.
the 4 stroking is often a rich condition but very close. maybe only half a jet size to much as a guess.
try 30:1 and 40:1
VTEC,hotrodrob relax man. allmost a full page of your opinions is more than enough for a noobs thread.
*facepalm* I'm well relaxed sir. He asked for help and that's what I gave him. Who are you to say how much info I can give him on his thread. Plus that is what this place is for. I would ask where my "opinions" were wrong and I would gladly correct them. But we need to drop the drama. OP wants that part of the discussion to be over and I kindly respect that.
there is nothing wrong using anywhere from 20:1 to 40:1
what is incorrect is believing the mainjet perfectly suits every bike build from break-in to well used.
No one said anything like this except your next comment.
run whatever oil/ gas ratio that runs best on the stock mainjet. once you find that/ the jetting gets alot easier and specific oil ratio can be fine tuned.
Sorry but this is not how carb tuning works. You choose an oil and ratio and tune your jet to run on that. Not changing the oil:gas ratio to stop four stroking.
the 4 stroking is often a rich condition but very close. maybe only half a jet size to much as a guess.
Four stroking is ALWAYS a rich condition. The main way to tell how much is by doing a plug chop. There are no "half sized" jets. Depending on plug color is how you gauge how many jets sizes you need to go up or down.
try 30:1 and 40:1
It's well know that 20:1 is way to much for these motors. 25:1 is more like the limit. Anything more than that is for people who use 4 stroke motor oil and poorer grades of oil. Today we have oils that do fine at 50:1-100:1. It is best to use what your oil manufacturer recommends.
Yeah dude I agree with you 100% honestly most people spend more energy explaining to use the search menu and how to use it and where to search and what not when it would probably be 10 times faster just to simply write screw and the idle screw you know what I mean I really like talking to people about my exact problem because I may not have the same questions that the other person had and honestly I realize I end up losing sometimes triple the time by searching around other threads and end up getting nowhere then finally end up getting a answer when I ask so I stopped wasting my time because I was searching this for about an hour and a half with no results of exactly situation like mine. Does anyone know if there's a specific thread for Southern California locations where people get together and do cruises or meats and stuff like that for bikes mopeds and whatnotYup... Mike beat me to it...
I'm sure you see now why its better to be free to ask questions and talk to us because even tho searching is a good thing because sometimes the answers given innother posts don't completely match your question or they didn't explain in enough detail to fully answer your specific questions and that's why I never make someone search unless I give an explanation but want the person to compare what I said against other's experiences or explanations... I still prefer the asker meets me half way and does some reading or searching but I'll never hold back answers if someone needs to know something now and don't have time to look stuff up. I know others may not agree with this but most of us will just give the answer without any hassles.
Yup... Mike beat me to it...
I'm sure you see now why its better to be free to ask questions and talk to us because even tho searching is a good thing because sometimes the answers given innother posts don't completely match your question or they didn't explain in enough detai.........l
... I still prefer the asker meets me half way and does some reading or searching but I'll never hold back answers ......
Both absolutely correct!VTEC,
These other guys have given great advise. But if turning your idle screw in a bit doesn't help your issue. Try loosening the clutch flower nut a little (inside primary drive cover). Sometimes it can be a little tight(or loose) at first. If its too tight then it wont fully disengage, which will make your engine bog out at idle with the clutch lever in. If that don't help look at making cable adjustments at the lever, at the grease bung under carb that clutch cable goes threw, or your lever on the sprocket cover.
I agree with you(vtec) and Dave. Searching is for general questions and actually asking is what helps hammer out the details. And to me that and sharing all opinions to consider, IMHO is what make this place great.........
Peace