First Ride and a few questions
Posted: 28 Jan 2023 18:55
Hello all, been after a 3.5 Sport since they were current and bought one late last year. New house move and queue of boring domestic jobs means my first chance to play was today. Helped by the fact my other half was away on a SPA weekend.
Bike would only run with choke on RH carb, whilst cleaning jets I discovered the manual taps someone has fitted don't work and my garage floor and me got a bit covered in petrol before a pause for a cigarette then crimping the fuel pipes with mole grips sorted this out. Searching this site suggested I need M16x1mm and maybe Guzzi ones as I get a reserve which will be handy. Any one confirm this ?
For some reason I thought gears were up for down etc. but they are just swapped sides from the Jap style, what a numptey, lots of slipping clutch pulling away until I figured this one out. Stalled once or twice while out and left hand kick takes a bit of knack, thing I'm getting there but cheated when I left home as I right kicked it on the centre stand.
Bike has no mirrors, looking back on a sport with me at 55 pretty much revealed nothing about what was behind me, mirrors needed, Halcyon bar end seem to be the ones to go for. Any thoughts here ?
The rev counter doesn't work at all, seems like it's electronic any suggestion how to fix this ? The speedo wavers a bit, but seems to read about right if you squint and average the wobbliness , I tested it on those roadside speed signs which are popular in the UK...
No indicators fitted, nowhere near as important as the mirrors but any ideas what nice aftermarket one might fit ?
Idiot lights don't work which didn't help my first ride and trying to find elusive neutral , I'd bought some capless bulbs but they are the wrong size. No obvious voltage present but then right hand side panel reveals very bodged wiring one missing fuse....how can such a simple bike have so many wires. More work needed here.
There's a neat little cubby under the seat for tools etc. but the seat is held on with 22mm AF bolts, how the heck ..do you carry a 22mm socket weird ?
Oh yes and the important bit, the first ride....still smiling.
Nick
Bike would only run with choke on RH carb, whilst cleaning jets I discovered the manual taps someone has fitted don't work and my garage floor and me got a bit covered in petrol before a pause for a cigarette then crimping the fuel pipes with mole grips sorted this out. Searching this site suggested I need M16x1mm and maybe Guzzi ones as I get a reserve which will be handy. Any one confirm this ?
For some reason I thought gears were up for down etc. but they are just swapped sides from the Jap style, what a numptey, lots of slipping clutch pulling away until I figured this one out. Stalled once or twice while out and left hand kick takes a bit of knack, thing I'm getting there but cheated when I left home as I right kicked it on the centre stand.
Bike has no mirrors, looking back on a sport with me at 55 pretty much revealed nothing about what was behind me, mirrors needed, Halcyon bar end seem to be the ones to go for. Any thoughts here ?
The rev counter doesn't work at all, seems like it's electronic any suggestion how to fix this ? The speedo wavers a bit, but seems to read about right if you squint and average the wobbliness , I tested it on those roadside speed signs which are popular in the UK...
No indicators fitted, nowhere near as important as the mirrors but any ideas what nice aftermarket one might fit ?
Idiot lights don't work which didn't help my first ride and trying to find elusive neutral , I'd bought some capless bulbs but they are the wrong size. No obvious voltage present but then right hand side panel reveals very bodged wiring one missing fuse....how can such a simple bike have so many wires. More work needed here.
There's a neat little cubby under the seat for tools etc. but the seat is held on with 22mm AF bolts, how the heck ..do you carry a 22mm socket weird ?
Oh yes and the important bit, the first ride....still smiling.
Nick