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    A useful tip I learned in my studies for testing stators.

    Along with the usual resistance and AC voltage output checks, an insulation check will reveal a problem when it otherwise tests OK.

    What you do is use a battery, a headlight globe, and a meter in series with the stator and test for insulation breaks as normal, between phases and from phases to earth. If the globe lights up you have a short.

    This is a good test because most meters will only apply about 1.5-3 volts and hardly any current, using a battery and globe means it will pull a few amps and light up the globe if there is a short. The globe is there as an indicator, and so you don't up a full battery's worth of amps through your electrical system if there is a short.
     
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    It's true :)

    He bought my GSXR250
     
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    Is that the whole set John ?
    Fzr250, zxr250, cbr250rr and a gsxr250
     
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    Well I got married and bought a brand new bike. Things change!

    Today I was working on an XT600E with a misfiring problem. After overhauling the YDIS carb and replacing the inlet manifolds it ran worse. As the miss was on throttle open and not overrun I suspected an electrical problem. My boss suspected a problem with my carb work. I was right :) 3x broken wires to the TCI.
     
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    another honda joining the stable soon.
     
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    Played with the SL125 a little today when it stopped raining.....I was going to try and start one of them but have decided it’s not worth it as I am going to fully rebuild the engine anyway... interesting that the PO said this one was a runner...not sure how when you see inside the carby.

    Hmm no float or valve... yep it was a runner.
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    Then there is the wiring... this lot was covered up with Mastic wrapped in tape..... REALLY!!

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    And the Regulator connections...
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    You really do have to wonder at the ingenuity of people who want to go bush bashing...
    I wonder what they used to do the dishes...
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    At least the carby off the other bike wasnt too bad internally.. idle circuit is fully blocked though.
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    Did some work on the drz400 today, I found some broken wires to the voltage reg and found the side stand switch wires cut.

    I stripped and cleaned the carb, installed a new battery and fitted a new throttle assembly and handle bars. I also found the carb to airbox boot had holes in it so that will need to be replaced.

    Will try and get a new plug for it tomorrow and will hopefully have a running bike. The good news is that there are heaps of spares on gumtree so it shouldn’t be too exy to fix the last few things

    I have been doing the work at home,
    I miss my tools at the shop
     
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    Yesterday was meant to be a day to work on my bikes; I did about 10mins work. But I did have a good time at the interruptions, went to baptism, had some interesting conversations, went bike riding (mountain bike riding: yuck to pedalling, but my fitness isn't too bad). Oh, and I'm buying a ZX-6R! Mostly because I don't fix the bikes I have.
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    It looks like that poor little SL125 has seen a lot of abuse over the years. You have really got to question the maintenance skills of some people.
    The ZX-6R looks nice.
     
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    Drz400 runs with a new plug
     
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    Speaking of not fixing my bikes: I got the CBR 400 to start and run today! Needs a bit of work, still, so it is still a while to go.
     
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