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Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 02-21-2011, 08:26 AM
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Posted By Smithers
What the heck? Are you getting your bike ready...

What the heck? Are you getting your bike ready for the scooter races there or something? I was looking at other vids of that park and it seems like they have some pretty sweet races there. Ah that...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 11-09-2010, 02:52 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
Very good. That would be great if it was just a...

Very good. That would be great if it was just a leaking head gasket. Here is a place to order parts that has been recommended to me by a good friend. He insists that they offer the best prices/quick...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 11-08-2010, 10:37 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
Hmm that's a bummer. I'm wondering HOW much...

Hmm that's a bummer. I'm wondering HOW much compression it's getting though. How many miles does it have on it? The rings could be bad even though it feels like it has compression. :-\ And you're...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 04-14-2010, 01:10 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
I'll be visiting my friends place who has the...

I'll be visiting my friends place who has the bike this week. I'll do my best to get a couple good pictures of the carb and the hoses.
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 01:23 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
Here is a TOP SPEED run on the Honda Express-SR...

Here is a TOP SPEED run on the Honda Express-SR 50. This is one mean little bike! Notice the throttle technique needed to get the engine RPMs right where I needed them in order to set the Honda 50cc...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 01:21 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
Upper Screw Adjustment (after engine warm up): ...

Upper Screw Adjustment (after engine warm up):
Once it's nice and warm after some riding around you can adjust the idle down when you come to a stop by turning the upper screw out (counter...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 01:13 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
And 10 minutes later I had ignition after a...

And 10 minutes later I had ignition after a couple cranks of the starter. Now the manual states that the screw adjustments are as follows:



Upper Idle Screw - 1.592 rotations from all the way...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 12:48 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
It's amazing! We're all done after all that carb...

It's amazing! We're all done after all that carb cleaning. The fun part is putting the clean parts all back together again.

http://www.fourwheelperformance.com/honda/honda_express_sr_22.jpg
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Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 12:43 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
Seals coated with synthetic grease and all ready...

Seals coated with synthetic grease and all ready to go back together for the last time.
http://www.fourwheelperformance.com/honda/honda_express_sr_21.jpg

And all together now....
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 12:37 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
Here is the little ol o-ring and the washer...

Here is the little ol o-ring and the washer installed on the jet ready to go back in. And then below I'm replacing the float bowl drain seal. This is the screw down on the bottom of the Honda carbs...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 12:30 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
Getting down to the screw seal replacement: Make...

Getting down to the screw seal replacement: Make sure you remove the washer and the seal underneath it. These little guys are HARD to see and might look like part of you carb and not a seal at all....
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 12:20 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
Time to get out the gasket set. I placed mine on...

Time to get out the gasket set. I placed mine on a white plastic sheet so I could keep track of every tiny little seal and rubber o-ring.
...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 12:18 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
A cordless Dremel would be idea here with a steel...

A cordless Dremel would be idea here with a steel brush cup bit to clean up some of the deep grooves inside the carb. Unfortunately mine is worthless because the battery just gave up after a couple...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 12:15 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
It would be a shame to forget to check the...

It would be a shame to forget to check the mainjet. Just grab a brand new screwdriver or risk stripping the head of it... then you will REALLY by up a creek.
...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 12:05 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
This picture shows some of the grey alloy coming...

This picture shows some of the grey alloy coming off on my fingers! This means that the carb is ripe and it's being worked over by the chem dip a little too much. A quick wire brushing off after...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 12:03 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
This is just dip just after I removed the 50 carb...

This is just dip just after I removed the 50 carb from it. On the bottle of the dip it recommends that you agitate the solution as the carb sits inside it. Just shake it from time to time. Now the...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-02-2008, 12:00 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
Now here is the stuff. It's Yamaha carb dip and...

Now here is the stuff. It's Yamaha carb dip and nowadays it's not as toxic but it still works great. They used to call this stuff the green slime back in the day... so I hear. I was shocked to see it...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-01-2008, 11:49 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
I just scrape about everything I can reach with...

I just scrape about everything I can reach with my favorite scraping tools before I put it in the dip. Here you can see the idle adjust screw on the top and the mixture screw on the bottom. FYI they...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-01-2008, 11:42 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
I didn't take a picture of the carb before I...

I didn't take a picture of the carb before I started cleaning as I can just say it was just dirty. The main bowl gasket was completely rock hard as well as the gaskets on the throttle screw and the...
Forum: Cool Motorcycle Pictures & Stuff 12-01-2008, 11:35 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 85,774
Posted By Smithers
So here is a shot list of things to do in order...

So here is a shot list of things to do in order for this little bike to be back in running order This is not optional stuff as the scooter has been sitting for a long time and there is just no way...
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