Chinese Cheapy Running well so far

Rockspider99

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Hey All,

Just an update on my Ride.

1350KM's done so far over the past half year and she still seems to be running well except for the little bit of petrol that has started to come out the back of the carb. She also still "4-strokes" in the low revs (about 25km per hour) but evens out nice when I get to about 38 - 40 km.
I replaced the chain and bought a Pit bike chain that works like a charm. have not had to re-adjust the tension for the past 900km's
I am just dreading that 2000Km mark when everyone seems to report that the motor starts to fail.

Thanks all.
 

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Nice bike.

Let's see....a little bit of fuel coming out of the back of the carburetor? I wonder if that means that your carb float isn't working properly?
 
It's a good guess that your '4 stroking' is caused by the excess fuel, there's a stickied thread in 2 Stroke Engines sub forum, that covers tuning the NT carburetors on these bike engines. Maybe that will help?
 
Nice pic of nasty looking inhospitable beach but I can't make heads or tails of what is on the bike.
Great pic of a beach you don't want to vacation to but pretty poor if the subject was what you have on your bike.
Just say'n, ya know?
 
1350KM's done so far over the past half year and she still seems to be running [well...] I am just dreading that 2000Km mark when everyone seems to report that the motor starts to fail.

If you fit a Jaguar CDI, the engine will have a significantly greater life expectancy than 2,000 kilometers. My last bottom end ran 10,000 kilometers and i typically get 4,000 kilometers out of a cylinder.
 
Thanks for the great comments :)
Very Possible that the carb is over fueling but have had no luck it getting rid of it with this carb, I have adjusted the float arms, tested the float, Soldered the Jet. This is about the best I have been able to get it to run. Not heavy on fuel though, I get about 60km per litre of petrol.

@KCvale - I was looking for a scenic photo of my little trip around the coast of Cape Town, the area is called Kommetjie - loosely translated from Afrikaans to English means Little Cove. Very beautiful area.

Hmm, to get the after market parts for these motors here in SA is expensive as it will have to be shipped from US etc.
 
I get 90 miles to the gallon. this km per liter stuff is as good as hieroglyphics to me
 
I am a small guy, only 60KG also I never really use WOT, mostly ride 1/3rd throttle. with 32 tooth sprocket I cruise comfortably at about 40KM per hour. I also peddle with the motor a fair amount to keep warm.
 
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