Do you have spark ? remove a plug from the motor , insert it into the coil cap then ground the plug against the side of the head and try to start it , yiu should see a spark from the end of the lug. Do you have 12v at the coils I have heard the kill switches on gs1100gk’s playing up, maybe pop it off and clean the contacts , also as Shane suggested it could be an ignition barrel issue
Hi Guys, I do not have the clutch basket out of the bike yet, but this is what I suspect is going on. At low speeds, any jitter in engine revs tends to make the clutch basket assembly rattle and cluck as the uneven torque load is transferred to the gearbox. Pulling the clutch in silences it.
Thanks Kiffsta and ShaneP for suggestions. Dragged the sealed battery out this afternoon, with great difficulty- it had swelled significantly jamming it in. Seems like I may have the dreaded Suzuki charging problems after all. So, new battery, and then check on stator/ regulator situation. Probably fried them.
Cleaned up the workbench... I have an issue with utilizing every horizontal surface as storage. Once that was done, started tearing down of the 96 mc22 motor. Taking lunch now and glancing over the factory service manual to see if I can get a hint as to the proper order of pulling parts to keep things simple. Hoping I can talk one of the local shops into loaning me the castle nut wrenches I'll need instead of me trying to make the tool myself/spend money on something I'll likely only use once. Of course I realized as soon as I started pulling parts off that things like the clutch basket would likely be easier to remove while still in the bike, but it is what is...and I have an uggdugga so odds of me winning in either case are high.
The only hard to get bolts are the ones under the cam gears in the tunnel at back of head, other wise they are a relatively simple engine to work on. Have fun.
I try to fit one in, 2 weeks & counting, the coupling gear / oil pump drive / pulse generator house is getting closer to being complete, a few more 5mm screw holes to drill & tap to hold the outer cover / pulse gen mount lump of 3mm alloy plate & I can do one more trial fit before making it all purdy & bolting up for the "last time" , with Yambond, although I still have to mount the crank extension & oil pump drive extension support bearings & oil seals before moving on to fitting the carbs. If I get around to a build diary, it'll be from the beginning, with a few repeat pics + some boring chop chop ones thrown in, I'll try & coax my thoughts out of the memory banks to try & explain,,,why ?
How terrific are MC-19's. My little bike was last used at the March 2020 drags and has sat untouched until today. I drained the fuel from the carbs and tank after the last meeting (as I always do, just leaving some in the fuel pump to keep wet) and placed it in the shed. The next two meetings were cancelled due to the virus scare and by the time of the November meeting I was in Newcastle hospital recovering from a crash. This year I was unable to make the March meeting as I was getting over the brain surgery, and now it is May and fourteen months have elapsed since the bike last moved or was started. Today I moved it into the middle of my shed and put on the rear stand. Checked the oil and coolant, all good, poured in four litres of fresh petrol, turned the tap on and primed the fuel pump to fill the carbs, full choke, no throttle, switch on and two winds of the starter and it fired into life. About twenty seconds later I pushed the choke off and it just sat there idling happily. Gave it a few moments to warm and gave a flick of the throttle, clean rev to 8,000rpm and drop back to idle. What a brilliant little bike. All ready for an exciting weekend at Gunnedah.
While I have not had the pleasure of owning a CBR250, I do often find that Hondas tend to be easy starters after long periods of rest. Today, I went for a ride with a CBR250 owner. His bike had been stored for awhile and when started decided to only run on 3 cylinders. A quick squirt down the road and number 4 decided to join the party and off we went. Not sure that would have happened with a Suzuki or Yamaha. Might have something to do with 4-stroke engines with Mikuni carbs versus the other brand that Honda own.
Story from my boss - Honda VTR250 was totally submerged in a flood, up and over the tank. Bike was found bobbing around in the water of a flooded underground park. New battery, plug out to spin it over, blew out the exhaust with compressed air, and then it started. Same oil and fuel, before a service anyway. Shows that Honda put thought into properly sealing stuff like air box, crank breather, fuel tank etc.
Got the cases split, but left the head attached? I was convinced I needed it in place to get the clutch pack out. May have been some truth to it even though I used a strap wrench and an uggadugga to get that job done. Going to drop in plasti-gage before I put the bottom back on so that I can flip it over and not rest the top half of the motor on the rotor/crankweights. 2 birds one stoned? Some of the bearings have me questioning things, will try to get good pics and post them in the build thread. Pictures of shiny metal bits always seem to have the worst results
Not so much for my bike but for a friend with a Suzuki GS750 sidecar who wanted a new patch for his carpet. Helped myself to the Mrs new Embroidery Workshop and made these. <iframe allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="640" height="360" src="https://api.smugmug.com/services/em...&height=360&albumId=239591775&albumKey=d7dtj9"></iframe>
Rode the dirtbike at the local dirt bike club lease. Plenty of rain last weekend/early last week had the back half of the property in rough shape. Slogged easily through some of it trying to make my way back to high ground without taking the fire road, only to end up in a much worse spot. As I was coming down-hill I hear "do not come down here!", tapped the front brake just as I hit mud. Managed to keep the bike upright and parked it next to a tree. 2 other riders had been stuck down there for a while. Helped them get their bikes out (front tires were loaded with mud and didn't turn until they were halfway up the hill) before I rode out like a champ (front tire not loaded, so not really a hero move.) Was good to be out in the dirt again, first trip back since breaking 2 ribs on x-mas eve.
So for those of you interested in a quick and easy job that offers good satisfaction and doesn’t result in panic when you end up with leftover bolts after a reassembly, I’ve just reinstated the white lettering on the ignition barrel! Big job I know. Spent a bit of time trying to find or come up with a method to find a pen or brush small enough to recolour the recessed lettering on MC22 ignition barrel. Eventually come up with the idea of overloading the area with a paint pen to fill up the recesses and then immediately wiping the excess away from the top surface leaving the recessed areas full of paint. Worked a treat! I made sure the paint would wipe off properly by testing it on the side of barrel first and no problems. You have to be gentle when wiping off that you don’t pull paint out of the lettering. If you do, just add more paint. 5min job. Now I just need to find a red pen to do the ON at the top of the barrel. Doesn’t add any horsepower or achieve much but nice to look down and see it tidy. Quick side question, can anyone share a colour match to the engine covers shown in picture? Previous owners have damaged both sides just like every other 22 I’ve seen but they’re not too bad so could repair.