RG 500

Well I made a couple of air filters from a clothes drier filter. I tried the bike at Ledenon on Saturday but it was running miles to rich, I could just about get into power band but really high and with zero mid range.

I didn't really notice any change due to new ignition map, anyway I decided to go down on the mains. So all mains were set to 220, the next run was much better until one of the filters came away and was flapping loose onon nr. 2 cylinder. I thought I had done a piston through leaning off nr. 2, however returning home, the spark plug looked rich, so I decided to redesign the filters so each carb. Has it's own filter held on by tie wraps!

I wanted to richen up the needle but I was on the highest clip setting, so I went back up to 230's on the mains, but put the needles on the middle clip. We'll see how this goes next outing.

Daytona

Changed rear tyre S22 Bridgestone. F#€king brilliant but doesn't last long!

115K kms

Side car troubleshooting

Well I have my first sidecar in the garage this week! Monster of a thing, I have had to reorganise the garage to get everything under cover.

The bike is a 1990 XJ 900, which doesn't run after 10 or so Kms. Initially thought it was a petrol related issue, vacuum operated petrol tap or breather so that lot got cleaned up. But after running the bike for a bit, it soon went onto 2 cylinders - 1&4 had stopped and I had to get a tow home. What an experience driving a side car - I think the tyres need a pump as the steering was so heavy!

Anyway I diagnosed an HT coil that feeds both 1&4, measuring the low voltage side of the coils they were both out of spec. So I ordered a second hand pair, they are not yet here, so we will see.