pablobendiksen
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Hello everyone,
My name is Pablo Bendiksen here in Austin.
Does anyone remember StriderRides.com ? My bike was the last bike they ever made before they went under.
The Bike itself is great- custom built and stainless steel. However, the engine had problems from the start. Its long been replaced. Unfortunately I did not use filter on the fuel line for the second engine and particulates from the inner lining of the tank made their way into the cylinder and did some damage. The whole has been replaced for a third (and hopefully last) time. I paid a mechanic to install a new skyhawk GT5 2012 model. I just got the bike back today!
Let me know what you think of it.
Also, I'm still trying to learn more about these 2-stroke engines. I know my way around the carburetor and can clean it well. Other than that I'm not comfortable getting into the magneto or the clutch adjustment, let alone mounting. I appreciate any help I can get because I really, really don't want to screw this one up. I'll start by reading about proper break-in, my mechanic already put a pre-mix fully synthetic fuel into my tank, and I don't know the ratio he used (he works on mopeds).
I gave her a little test run and she hits about 25 mph... she used to top 37 easy. the fuel adjust screw is about 1 and a half turns from the richest setting (1 and a half turns counterclockwise). the old carb had a foam filter with that plastic cover (pic 1), this new one is a cone filter (pic 2). Will she ever go faster? does the filter type make a difference?
Cheers,
Pablo Bendiksen
p.s. I'm not a bot but the image verification step always gets me
My name is Pablo Bendiksen here in Austin.
Does anyone remember StriderRides.com ? My bike was the last bike they ever made before they went under.
The Bike itself is great- custom built and stainless steel. However, the engine had problems from the start. Its long been replaced. Unfortunately I did not use filter on the fuel line for the second engine and particulates from the inner lining of the tank made their way into the cylinder and did some damage. The whole has been replaced for a third (and hopefully last) time. I paid a mechanic to install a new skyhawk GT5 2012 model. I just got the bike back today!
Let me know what you think of it.
Also, I'm still trying to learn more about these 2-stroke engines. I know my way around the carburetor and can clean it well. Other than that I'm not comfortable getting into the magneto or the clutch adjustment, let alone mounting. I appreciate any help I can get because I really, really don't want to screw this one up. I'll start by reading about proper break-in, my mechanic already put a pre-mix fully synthetic fuel into my tank, and I don't know the ratio he used (he works on mopeds).
I gave her a little test run and she hits about 25 mph... she used to top 37 easy. the fuel adjust screw is about 1 and a half turns from the richest setting (1 and a half turns counterclockwise). the old carb had a foam filter with that plastic cover (pic 1), this new one is a cone filter (pic 2). Will she ever go faster? does the filter type make a difference?
Cheers,
Pablo Bendiksen
p.s. I'm not a bot but the image verification step always gets me
