Hi Bargos,
Fitting a carb that works sounds like a great plan. Is your mate's comlplete with slide needle etc?.
I have just put the bike back together again but I can't try it as I have left the exhaust at work, I am getting old!
I live close to Derby but if you email me your contact details colin ...

Hi, Thanks again for the help :)
I've removed the reed block checked the reeds and put the manifold section on a vacuum tester ( bocked off oil inlet hole ) all ok.
I've got the carb off again at the moment. I've double checked with the manual all seems correct. I've put the thing in the ultrasound ...

Hi Gents, thanks for your help so far :)
The manual I have is the L.T. one off the internet I can tell of nothing missing but I will check again when I get some time. L.T. did the float height for me and as it doesn't flood and runs great at high rpm it must be O.K. ? ( also fitted all new breather ...

Just come in after spending another 2 hours on the beast! Everything on the flywheel and crank looks good so I don't think the timing is out but I have not checked with a timing light. Plug gap is spot on and is a new B8EGV. The plug cap is a new NGK which I think is a resistor type my local bike ...

Just come in after spending another 2 hours on the beast! Everything on the flywheel and crank looks good so I don't think the timing is out but I have not checked with a timing light. Plug gap is spot on and is a new B8EGV. The plug cap is a new NGK which I think is a resistor type my local bike ...

I work at a race engine build shop and have the use of an ultrasound cleaner with which I cleaned the carb b4 the coke bath. I have checked power valve setting as best I can but as the thing will not idle its not that easy, but I think its ok. I also do not think its something major like the engine ...

Bought this Mk1 from a friend of a friend to get me back into trail riding on the cheap. When I got it it had been stud for a year so the fact it didn't run well at the bottom end didn't bother me. First thing I did was a full check and service (It didn't even have a plug cap, just HT wound around ...