bike having trouble up 20 degree incline
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Do not replace the wires, cut out the factory plug together connectors. Strip about 3/8" insulation off each wire, twist each connection lengthwise together and solder them. Insulate and protect each connection with electrical tape.
Do not twist the wires off to the side so it looks like a "T". Twist or wrap them around each other so it looks like a "_".
If you can find heat shrink tubing, it works better and cleaner than electrical tape.
You need the correct diameter 1/8" heat shrink tubing. Before twisting the connections together, cut 1" pieces of the tubing and slip it onto the wire on one side of the connection, sliding it as far away from the connection as possible. The heat of soldering will shrink the tubing if it is too close to the connection. Twist and solder the connection and let it cool. Slip the heat shrink tubing over the soldered joint, centering the joint in the middle of the tubing. It should overlap the ends of the joint by approximately 3/8" on both ends. Heat the heat shrink tubing by holding a lighter or a match very close to it, not directly on it, moving the heat all around the tubing. It will shrink down tightly around the wire.
Do not twist the wires off to the side so it looks like a "T". Twist or wrap them around each other so it looks like a "_".
If you can find heat shrink tubing, it works better and cleaner than electrical tape.
You need the correct diameter 1/8" heat shrink tubing. Before twisting the connections together, cut 1" pieces of the tubing and slip it onto the wire on one side of the connection, sliding it as far away from the connection as possible. The heat of soldering will shrink the tubing if it is too close to the connection. Twist and solder the connection and let it cool. Slip the heat shrink tubing over the soldered joint, centering the joint in the middle of the tubing. It should overlap the ends of the joint by approximately 3/8" on both ends. Heat the heat shrink tubing by holding a lighter or a match very close to it, not directly on it, moving the heat all around the tubing. It will shrink down tightly around the wire.
Your smaller diameter wheels and tires have alot to do with why you can do that.
A smaller diameter wheel and tire = more torque to the ground due to mechanical advantage.
blckwlfny1,
What position is the needle clip in on your carburetor?
How is your needle, retaining washer and slide spring assembled?
Check out AussieSteve's thread on carburetor basics for pictures of correct assembly and tuning tips.
http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?t=24867
Ask any questions you may have on this here thread though, not on his thread. That way the threads stay organized and cleaner.
What position is the needle clip in on your carburetor?
How is your needle, retaining washer and slide spring assembled?
Check out AussieSteve's thread on carburetor basics for pictures of correct assembly and tuning tips.
http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?t=24867
Ask any questions you may have on this here thread though, not on his thread. That way the threads stay organized and cleaner.
motorpsycho
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yes, i know that, but i am still getting 25-28 mph top speeds, which isn't bad for a bike with 20" wheels.
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motorpsycho
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as others have said, you should cut off the push together wire connectors and solder the wires. cover the soldered splices with heat shrink.
those connectors are junk and they will rob power from your ignition, plus they will vibrate apart over time.
you do not have to swap out the whole magneto...the wires from the engine to the cdi and kill switch are not connected when you buy an engine kit you have to plug the wires together with the connectors that are on the ends of each wire. do you have anything hooked to the white wire?
blckwlfny1
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thanks. 
ill read thread and check out the carb and let y'all know
...nope nothing hooked to the white wire although i was eventually thinking of a front and a tail light
BTW I was originally referring to replacing the spark plug wires...does this "unscrew" like on the HT motors?
ill read thread and check out the carb and let y'all know
...nope nothing hooked to the white wire although i was eventually thinking of a front and a tail light
BTW I was originally referring to replacing the spark plug wires...does this "unscrew" like on the HT motors?
Yes, it unscrews from the CDI. Your engine is a "HT" engine.
HT:
Happy Times
An easy to remember reference to label all of the cheap Chinese in frame 2-stroke engine kits, regardless of which manufacturer made it, which vendor sold it, what model it is, or which displacement it is.
That is my version of a description for "HT".
HT:
Happy Times
An easy to remember reference to label all of the cheap Chinese in frame 2-stroke engine kits, regardless of which manufacturer made it, which vendor sold it, what model it is, or which displacement it is.
That is my version of a description for "HT".
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gothicguy64
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my leads are 9 mm msd
red it is possible to buy car lead an cut end off an wind into cdi it has a self tapper built to hold high tension lead on cdi
it unwinds
anticlockwise is off
brad
red it is possible to buy car lead an cut end off an wind into cdi it has a self tapper built to hold high tension lead on cdi
it unwinds
anticlockwise is off
brad
motorpsycho
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yes, you can use an automotive spark plug wire.
I'm using an 8 mm accell superstock wire, with a rubber automotive spark plug boot.
the stock plastic spark plug wire boot is not very good at all, so i suggest you replace it with a 90 degree, rubber boot.
yes, you just unscrew the wire from the cdi box, and screw the new one in.
8 mm is a tight fit, so a 9mm may not fit in the cdi box.
I'm using an 8 mm accell superstock wire, with a rubber automotive spark plug boot.
the stock plastic spark plug wire boot is not very good at all, so i suggest you replace it with a 90 degree, rubber boot.
yes, you just unscrew the wire from the cdi box, and screw the new one in.
8 mm is a tight fit, so a 9mm may not fit in the cdi box.
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