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@SmashingPistons 2 күн бұрын
Phyllis!!!
@motodevcam 12 күн бұрын
You’ve just come up on my feed for the first time, but I swear to god I saw you in North Devon today in a street Triple…??
@iamthefatstig 12 күн бұрын
I can honestly say that wasn't me. I've got witnesses and everything!
@motodevcam 12 күн бұрын
@@iamthefatstig 😂 We made eye contact and everything. I liked the jacket (same as yours) beard, lid, build, everything 🤣
@aspectcarl 11 күн бұрын
@@motodevcamI expect the doppelganger had a better sense of humour 😂
@craigdewey4787 13 күн бұрын
That will tie me over till next one
@andrewbyatt349 19 күн бұрын
Excellent video. Very useful as I may have to do the same! Many thanks.
@Nobby77 25 күн бұрын
Fingers crossed i get mine tomorrow
@iamthefatstig 24 күн бұрын
You never see many of the Cubes or IE's for sale. One went for £2600 on ebay! PS Does Paul (AKA Burt) want one? 😉
@Nobby77 24 күн бұрын
@@iamthefatstig he's got a tiger
@iamthefatstig 24 күн бұрын
@@Nobby77 Good choice, I do a load of durability and test riding on those.
@mikrotronix 27 күн бұрын
hey! i not sure what's the issue, but my Peggy fooled me bad once. It was not running at all, cracking like there is not spark or fuel. Indeed i tought my carbs were jammed or similar. i dismanteled it a couple of times, checked the fuel (was ok), cleaned the carbs (everything was clean) but nothing. Than i was to give up, and the bike started like magic...running like an old tractor but running. Than i drove it for 4/5 km, stopped and after a while i wanted to start it back and nothing...again dead. Again i was thinking something about the carbs....but no, after several attempts (the bike was opened 10 times), i reallized that the issue was ONLY, and i underline ONLY a faulty (or partially) faulty spark plug...it was running only if it was warm enough...but was not running at all under a certain temp, humidity and so on. I bought a new Iridium spark plug and now i have no issues anymore. working like a Swiss clock since 3 years. Also upgrade the battery. The original 160A start current battery i think is too low. I have solved all of the staring issues buying a new GEL type battery with a start current of 200A. The starter has more power cranking the engine and the overall spark for the ignition is much better resulting in a quick start up. Besically if you rebuild the carbs, change the Starter clutch, upgrade the battery to 200A of start current, new Iridium spark plug, you should not have any issues. At least for my Peg it really worked and now is so reliable that puts a big smile on my face every time i use it. Oh yes, regarding the fuel mixture. I had really bad fuel consumption, like and average 10-12 km/l overall (city + open road). I made some experiments, this is what i found... -With the original Air filter, from the "Aprilia's Manual", you should have the Clip on the 3 round of thr carb Needls, meanwhile under the carbs the fuel jet screw unwinded at 3-3.5 turns. With this fuel mixture i had really bad fuel consumption, yes it works but goes rough on the low RPMs (from 1500 to 2500), after that is better but makes some blackish smoke on full throttle. Analayzing the spark plut colour, it was really dark with a lot of carbon deposits (too rich). The main jets are standard 112.5 -After almost 7 years of ownership i have made my own carb settings. -original Air filter - Clip on the first upper round of the needle (the needle goes as deeper as possible) - The fuel jet screw unwinded at 2.5 - 2.75 (you will need to open it a bit at 3 rounds if the outside temp will go more that 30 degrees Celsius) - The main jets are 100 With this Carb Setup i am going at 17/18km/L with no regards of the throttle :D also in the low-mid RPM, the bike is extremly more gentle, no puch pushes as before and also the throttle is more reactive and has a better feeling. P.S with this carb setup i had a drag versus a CF MOTO 700MT (35kw) and i was faster :D ROTAX Power!! Cheers!
@iamthefatstig 27 күн бұрын
Thank you! I hope it is as simple as a dirty plug, or maybe I hit a wire under the tank. I appreciate your information. Many thanks, Jim.
@edwardgriffin8092 Ай бұрын
In Jimmy's next video, he will be putting "Olive" back together "Blindfolded" 🙈🤣 "Can he do it?"🤔 Answers on a postcard please.
@Nobby77 Ай бұрын
Good work.did it work
@iamthefatstig Ай бұрын
It did until the other day, and I suspect it's gone again. The only sensible option now is to weld the bugger on and forget about it. I'm going to have a look later in the week.
@benimarblue2361 Ай бұрын
Is the old exhaust system for sale ?
@iamthefatstig Ай бұрын
That literally sold within an hour of the video coming out.
@SmashingPistons Ай бұрын
Fixy fixy?!
@iamthefatstig Ай бұрын
It's a night and day difference to how it was behaving! Super smooth now. I think doing the engine mount helped too.
@SmashingPistons Ай бұрын
@@iamthefatstig Good old Rosie back on duty. 👍
@jaynebrooks8929 2 ай бұрын
What a wonderful day!! And finishing off with a visit to see my son @ Armourgeddon Miltary museum, home of the only Tank paintball battles in the UK!! PERFICK GROMIT!! xxxj(Rosie)❤️❤️❤️
@edwardgriffin8092 2 ай бұрын
Is that a red Faragey cap hanging on the window?
@CortinasAndClassics 2 ай бұрын
Is Rosie an Auto jim? I need to change my gearbox goop too.
@iamthefatstig 2 ай бұрын
@@CortinasAndClassics yes. Jatco 5 speed.
@SmashingPistons 2 ай бұрын
Go Rosie!
@iamthefatstig 2 ай бұрын
@@SmashingPistons she ain’t going anywhere at the moment 😀😂😂
@SmashingPistons Ай бұрын
@@iamthefatstig Doh!
@itchyscratch3829 2 ай бұрын
Some of your journey commentary had me howling! 🤣 Beautiful scenery, makes me want to go there...in my gold 75 saloon cdt no less! 😁
@iamthefatstig 2 ай бұрын
@@itchyscratch3829 I’ve still got her. Bodywork needs a bit of tlc now. I’m doing the hydramount and gearbox oil at the weekend. She still wafts along.
@itchyscratch3829 2 ай бұрын
Great. Yes my '03 had the offside rear sill welded just before I got her, but it's actually a good 'un, passed mot with advisories on 2 tyres, delaminated front indicator bulbs and a windscreen crack. None of those are the car's fault. All sorted now, and a nice waft to work or rural A roads for her semi-retirement.
@itchyscratch3829 2 ай бұрын
My 7 year old thinks the pre-facelift 75s look like Jaguar XJs of a similar age. I guess it's the double front headlamps, and the saloon shape and the rear lamps are very similar also! "Ooh look another 75!"...Errr, no.
@iamthefatstig 2 ай бұрын
@@itchyscratch3829 I love the old XJ. I had one pre KZbin days.
@edwardgriffin8092 2 ай бұрын
E10 V's Super Unleaded. Unbelievable. I have never taken any notice of that before. Just filled up at my local "Gas Station" (feck off it's the "Petrol Garage"), set the trip to "0", and ride until I have to put the reserve on. Then I know by my mileage how far I can go before I needed to fill up again. (No fancy fuel gage's on my old bikes). Always used the same garage, and the same fuel. So that is very interesting Jim 🤔 Food for thought (Egg and bacon sandwich🥚🥩🥓🥪. Cake🍰. Tart🥧. Doughnut🍩).
@jaynebrooks8929 2 ай бұрын
Hello partner in crime!! Luv and awkward stuff🤣🤣❤️xxRosie
@daltogaming1140 2 ай бұрын
Is the gen 2 used worth buying in a 3rd world country as a day to day bike?
@iamthefatstig 2 ай бұрын
@@daltogaming1140 it depends on spares availability and your mechanical ability because it will break down. I’d go for something from a Japanese brand.
@jord001 3 ай бұрын
I used to have the same issue on my 1973 Montessa Cota 247, it would regularly snap the key so i had spares, where I got them from I do not know but I used to have them. Glad you got it working anyway.
@iamthefatstig 2 ай бұрын
I've heard a lot of big singles can suffer from it. Someone even suggested welding the flywheel to the crank.
@jamiecrothers517 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to do this. Just fixed mine. All the best.
@marvinwilliams9618 3 ай бұрын
Did figure out the issue with it?
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
@@marvinwilliams9618 woodruff key on the flywheel had sheered and knocked the timing out.
@John_Wood_ 3 ай бұрын
Perhaps getting out for a blast would help clear the mind.
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
@@John_Wood_ it does usually but I think the good old British summer weather didn’t help
@keithjohnson3550 3 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear about your depression. I also have problems with it. A lot of people have low levels of Vitamin D in there system in this country, which independent studies have shown has a big effect on your mental health. (And your immune system) I've started taking vitamin D 3 pills (2000 I u ) and this has made a big difference to my mood. It's cheaply (£8 for 96 pills ) and easily available from Super Drug and similar places . Certainly worth a try. Have a look at Dr John Campbells you tube videos, he's done a few about vitamin d. My Fjr battery goes too flat to start after about 2 week's, probably because of the alarm/immobilizer. So I've got a 12v power socket fitted to mine and I charge the battery through this regularly to keep it up to snuff. Hope things improve for you Best wishes
@Sm-iw2vh 3 ай бұрын
Beautiful dog pal.
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
@@Sm-iw2vh he’s a cracker. Rescue abandoned on a traveler site.
@craigdewey4787 3 ай бұрын
Chin up, pal. I have weeks of depression like that sometimes. I just need to re centre myself hopefully you'll be back on the cake in no time
@SmashingPistons 3 ай бұрын
Look at all them bikes!!!
@dundeedeek 3 ай бұрын
What was the size of the box spanner that fits into the damper?
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
Just measured it. It's a draper, 20/22mm internal. It read 28/9 across the external points/ 24/5 across the flats (its a bit worn!)
@dundeedeek 3 ай бұрын
Maybe I missed it in other video, but you dont mention why you replced the seals agian and went for the full Slinky kit. I have a slight weep on one fork leg, rather than only replacing the seals and circlips, is it better going for the full hog and replace the bushes as well?
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
@@dundeedeek I can’t remember either! At this age it’s worth replacing bushes too. I think I got the whole set from wemoto.
@motodevcam 3 ай бұрын
New sub here. You had me at conservatory 🎉
@CortinasAndClassics 3 ай бұрын
Yeah middle finger to all the dipshit drivers. Glad Spurt is whole again :)
@edwardgriffin8092 3 ай бұрын
Honda NR 750 (RC40), 1993, Red, 10K Km from new, Condition: Concours (1). One just sold for the piddling little price of £79,950.00 (I might pop a photo on FB of me going out for a ride on my mean machine).
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
A few years ago the Honda collage in Swindon (?) sold their example for £150,000!
@adriancallen2890 3 ай бұрын
NICE RIDE OUT, PITY SO MANY IDIOTS ON ROAD TO, RIDE AND STAY SAFE MATE 🙏
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
If we had £1 for every idiot we meet, we could buy a new Learjet!
@Nobby77 3 ай бұрын
Cheers dude, appreciate it
@PaulPX 3 ай бұрын
Always enjoy your videos. As we'd say here "You're a gas man"
@CortinasAndClassics 3 ай бұрын
Nice one, enjoyed that.
@edwardgriffin8092 3 ай бұрын
I think it was a BSA a10 Road Rocket, or Super Rocket, (might have been a Triumph). Every left hand turn the main stand showered sparks out from the massive horse shoe that wrapped around the exhaust pipe with the little foot pad for standing the bike up. Eventually the outside half of the horse shoe fell off, It just "ground" away (bloody 17 year old on a 650 with no brains).
@RogierYou 3 ай бұрын
Why do I hear the engine shift on an automatic scooter?
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
It isn't automatic. It has a four-speed gearbox (all down) with a centrifugal clutch. Below about 3000rpm the clutch disengages.
@RogierYou 3 ай бұрын
@@iamthefatstig how does shifting work? Release gas and turn left handle to change gear?
@RogierYou 3 ай бұрын
I just read the specs in the Dutch website and it reads that it has a CVT
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
@@RogierYou the year model after this went to cvt. They kept the Address name. Even later models dropped to 110cc.
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
@@RogierYou release gas, traditional foot lever. The first motion of the gear lever disengages the clutch, the gear goes in then when you take your foot pressure off it reengages the clutch. I’ll do a video for you.
@daltogaming1140 3 ай бұрын
Should I get one used for commute because in my country we have rough road ,of road and massively flooded road
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
If you can find one then buy it! Great all rounder.
@zak-palmer7915 3 ай бұрын
I had a zzr600 i got the carbs turned, racing ignition box with coils and changed the rear sprocket i had it at 174 on the rev limiter 😂
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
I bet that was a beast!
@Stefan_trekkie 3 ай бұрын
I had cbr600f2 at that time, my brother had the zzr.. The thing that blow me away was the extremely good mirrors, never seen that good ones since then.
@iamthefatstig 3 ай бұрын
You're right. Most bikes only showed elbows! The best mirrors I've had were on a GL1200 Goldwing, worst were on a ZXR.
@0768698 4 ай бұрын
Good job!!!
@michaelhowarth-w1e 4 ай бұрын
haha😂funny as f##k..and true (adventure bikers)...give phillis a ride from me.
@jaynebrooks8929 4 ай бұрын
Dumped again 😭😭😭🤣♥️xxj
@paulhowlett4953 4 ай бұрын
Thought it was only me! Almost every other two wheel rider responds to a nod, a wave, a salute, even the occasional Harley rider, but never the adventure brigaded (particularly Beemer jockeys) with their cutesy his and hers matching outfits and acres of aluminium luggage. The rest of us are obviously not worthy.
@iamthefatstig 4 ай бұрын
Spot on!
@truthteller99999 4 ай бұрын
You are 100% correct. You are not worthy.
@SmashingPistons 4 ай бұрын
Loving the Batman segments. 😂
@HistoryBiker 4 ай бұрын
I'm here to represent the GS owners of Great Britain. We take great offence at the suggestion our member couldn't tackle the gravel driveway of this establishment and can assure that, given the correct GPS coordinates and adventure touring equipment, several of our members would be in a position to prove you wrong on any appropriate sunny warm day, given adequate preparation time and the attending of ambulance and staff. Could you also arrange parking for our follow-on comfort coach.
@iamthefatstig 4 ай бұрын
Do you require marshals and an escort service too? 💙💙😜🏍️💨
@themechanic5866 4 ай бұрын
I’m a f750 gs rider….your comments at the beginning did make me chuckle 🤣
@edwardgriffin8092 4 ай бұрын
External spermatic fascia, testicles, epididymides, and vasa deferentia, all in one sack of skin. "Scrotum". By the way. You read the Japanese translation wrong. It doesn't say, the rider has a massive penis, it said "The rider is a massive penis". 🤣😂🤣 (Edit: Probably.)
@iamthefatstig 4 ай бұрын
Well that would be more beleivable!
@craigdewey4787 4 ай бұрын
Awesome information again Jim thanks