New Problem, U guys sick of this amateur yet?

Okay I agree with whats said above, your rear sprocket is backwards and your chain is too loose.

Ideal chain fit is clutch out roll the bike back till the top run of the chain is tight from the engine sprocket to the rear sprocket.

Then you have about 1/2 a inch up/down movement in the lower run of the chain.

Anymore can risk the chain derailing, and it will make an awful noise slapping around.

The idea of the back tyre locking up cos the chain has derailed at 30mph isnt a pretty picture.
 
about that "pac-man" washer that fell out of the carb before I put the spring plunger assembly together. Does that little washer go inside the little copper tubing cylinder (meaning disassembly of the spring and plunger assembly - groan!) or does it simply rest on the floor of the carb underneath the little copper tubing. the slot would allow the plunger to fit and there is a little recess in the tubing that lets the washer fit right cozy. I think i know ur answer. It's probably the groan factor. Fact is the little bugger fell out before I could see where it came from. And once again, the instructions assume I know what I'm doing. There is no detail.


The needle goes into the slide, then the "pac-man" washer, then the spring. The spring pushes down on the washer holding the needle in place. Hope this helps...
 

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Okay I agree with whats said above, your rear sprocket is backwards and your chain is too loose.

Ideal chain fit is clutch out roll the bike back till the top run of the chain is tight from the engine sprocket to the rear sprocket.

Then you have about 1/2 a inch up/down movement in the lower run of the chain.

Anymore can risk the chain derailing, and it will make an awful noise slapping around.

The idea of the back tyre locking up cos the chain has derailed at 30mph isnt a pretty picture.


Don't even get me started about that picture xD.. Pulling like 20-25 around a corner and REERERER!!! Chains locked up in the back wheel. A few broken spokes, a wet pair of pants, and a long search of the road for my master link pieces and im good to go..

Moral Of the story... make sure that chain is aligned with the drive sprocket and rear sprocket and pretty tight. Ive never ran into a problem with the chain being TOO tight.. but i aim for 1/2 inch ish' play room as said above.
 
now u guys are scaring me.

I finished fixing the carb yesterday. Will prob not post again until I have fixed the sprocket prob.

Thanks misteright for that blowup of carb details. and thanks to all of you for your invaluable input. So thankful I found this board.
 
Don't even get me started about that picture xD.. Pulling like 20-25 around a corner and REERERER!!! Chains locked up in the back wheel. A few broken spokes, a wet pair of pants, and a long search of the road for my master link pieces and im good to go..

Moral Of the story... make sure that chain is aligned with the drive sprocket and rear sprocket and pretty tight. Ive never ran into a problem with the chain being TOO tight.. but i aim for 1/2 inch ish' play room as said above.


HeHeHe.


ring ,,, ring,,,Yes ,,,HELLO,,,, is this triple A.

Great ....I need a tow for my Bicycle......Yes Bicycle ...don't worry I have unlimited towing .

Last ...would you happen to have a spare pair or Shorts..I kind of had a second little accident.

yes....toilet paper would be nice as well.....


HeHeHe.

bob:D
 
HeHeHe.


ring ,,, ring,,,Yes ,,,HELLO,,,, is this triple A.

Great ....I need a tow for my Bicycle......Yes Bicycle ...don't worry I have unlimited towing .

Last ...would you happen to have a spare pair or Shorts..I kind of had a second little accident.

yes....toilet paper would be nice as well.....


HeHeHe.

bob:D

lol.. ya. Stupid mistakes xD. Good news is my bikes fine and i had a WONDERFUL ride with my buddy last night. Rideing is so much more fun when you have two or more people. We have 3 people in out neighborhood now with these kits.. its awfully fun!
 
I'm B-a-a-a-a-ck. The good news is carb is fixed, sprocket aligned. Boy was it ever out of alignment. I looked down from the top of the rear tire before tackling it and saw that it was no wonder it wouldn't stay on sprocket. Anyway, I'm past that now and had to wait for it to quit raining today before I could try it out.

The really good news is the motor works and pulls my bike just great. The bad news is I can't stop it and it sounds full throttle, the last word being key to my problem I'm sure. The throttle has absolutely no effect on motor speed. I had to pull up the choke to stop the bike and it must have been going pretty much full speed at the time. Don't want to mess up a perfectly good motor by full throttle like that, not to mention the possibility of widowhood for my beloved.

My throttle instructions were: "Remove existing right handle grip and replace with twist throttle. ... Replace brake lever after installation of throttle."

Can anybody out there fill in the gaps?
 
:p .. welcome back..

ya.. i did the same thing as you my first run... full throttle and such.

your problem is how you put your throttle assembly in the carb. Take it all out and look inside it.. threres a little pin inside that guides the throttle assembly when you move it. you have to twist the assembly to make sure its going ALL the way down. and make sure the top is on tight. ill give you a diagram if your still confused
 
Right on target with the carb solution. The copper sleeve had slot all the way up on one side (necessary to thread the cable into it). On the other side it had a little notch down at the bottom. on the floor of the carb was a little (looked like bb sized) knob. I had the sleeve fit over that knob on the side where the slot was all the way up. As you suggested, I twisted the cylinder (about 180 degrees) and lo and behold, I'm in control. Thanks for your input. I was one discouraged puppy when I could not stop the thing. It was downright scary.

Now I do have a little mechanical squeaky noise sounding like coming from front wheel. I added air. I adjusted brakes. but nothing seems to help. Maybe it's normal. I do have shock absorbers on the front. Don't know if that has anything to do with it or not.

BTW, my apologies to the powers that be and to the community in general for making it necessary for my post to be moved. I'm sorry if I got off the subject. Still learning my way around here. I'll try to be more careful in the future, but when u have to refer to a carb washer as "pac-man" and have to remount the motor because u forgot to put on the carborater, well, u no. I have a little difficulty knowing just where to fit my post in at. :???:
 
Now I do have a little mechanical squeaky noise sounding like coming from front wheel. I added air. I adjusted brakes. but nothing seems to help. Maybe it's normal. I do have shock absorbers on the front. Don't know if that has anything to do with it or not.

I would take a look at you wheel bearings or at least take the wheel off and see if it spins freely. I just replaced my rear bearings and they were shot. Dont want the front wheel bearing siezing at any speed.......
 
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