Snarking On A Tropical Becker Island

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Happy Canada Day to the 1/2 dozen Canadians here!

Tried to get out on a hike today. Got totally rained out. It’s been raining on and off here for like two weeks straight, and I was getting a little stir crazy. Was hoping it’d clear up enough to get some dirt time, but no joy. Showed up at the trailhead, and it was pouring down in buckets. Slogged up the muddy trail for 5 mins before I called it. Plus my pooch took like 3 mins before he found huge pile of watery horse crap and rolled around on it. He rode home in the back of the truck. Not impressed.
 
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Roofers finished today. They were putting black jack on the very last shingle of the ridge cap, and the skies opened up, and it rained like a mo fo.
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Yow! Nice timing.

One more failed attempt to make carburetor behave on the XT225. *sigh*
I need to pull it completely apart (even have rebuild kit), but I'm certain to ruin all sorts of things and I don't understand any of them.
 
I like diving into unknown carburetors, there's nothing better!

I had a 4 pack of Mikuni's on my 650. I bought a rebuild kit, and sat down on a Saturday and just layed out everything in order as it came apart. I found a needle jet had jammed a tip into a hole and broke off inside. Once I got that out and rematched all the jet sizes to each other, I put it back together and it ran like a scalded pig!!
 
daizee said:
Yow! Nice timing.

One more failed attempt to make carburetor behave on the XT225. *sigh*
I need to pull it completely apart (even have rebuild kit), but I'm certain to ruin all sorts of things and I don't understand any of them.
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Ohhhh neat bike! I’ve always had a soft spot for simple enduros.

Do what I do.

Tear out the carb, pull everything apart, soak and clean it good, then panic since you forgot to catalog where the parts go. Search UTube for instructions. Find video that “almost” gives complete instructions. Follow instructions then discover a spare jet laying on work bench. Panic again. Discover instructions in rebuild box. Start over. Drink fourth beer. Spill gas accidentally, then reconsider having a smoke. Light up anyway. Read instructions a couple times. Johnny Cash song starts playing randomly from radio. Parts start to make sense. Voila it’s together! Install, open petcock (chuckle at the word petcock), fire her up! Play with screws on carb a bit.

Drive off in the sunset! Call wife in five minutes to rescue you since forgot to add gas.


Good times!!!!
 
MolokaiRider said:
Ohhhh neat bike! I’ve always had a soft spot for simple enduros.

Do what I do.

Tear out the carb, pull everything apart, soak and clean it good, then panic since you forgot to catalog where the parts go. Search UTube for instructions. Find video that “almost” gives complete instructions. Follow instructions then discover a spare jet laying on work bench. Panic again. Discover instructions in rebuild box. Start over. Drink fourth beer. Spill gas accidentally, then reconsider having a smoke. Light up anyway. Read instructions a couple times. Johnny Cash song starts playing randomly from radio. Parts start to make sense. Voila it’s together! Install, open petcock (chuckle at the word petcock), fire her up! Play with screws on carb a bit.

Drive off in the sunset! Call wife in five minutes to rescue you since forgot to add gas.


Good times!!!!
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Lmao! :D
 
MolokaiRider said:
Ohhhh neat bike! I’ve always had a soft spot for simple enduros.

Do what I do.

Tear out the carb, pull everything apart, soak and clean it good, then panic since you forgot to catalog where the parts go. Search UTube for instructions. Find video that “almost” gives complete instructions. Follow instructions then discover a spare jet laying on work bench. Panic again. Discover instructions in rebuild box. Start over. Drink fourth beer. Spill gas accidentally, then reconsider having a smoke. Light up anyway. Read instructions a couple times. Johnny Cash song starts playing randomly from radio. Parts start to make sense. Voila it’s together! Install, open petcock (chuckle at the word petcock), fire her up! Play with screws on carb a bit.

Drive off in the sunset! Call wife in five minutes to rescue you since forgot to add gas.


Good times!!!!
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You forgot: "violently hack motorcycle to pieces with axe collection"

Anybody want to buy two carbureted motorcycles?
 
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