03-08-2017, 03:29 AM
It's a good feeling when you can help a fellow biker. I stopped to help a young lady stranded on a quiet back road. She was riding a Yamaha 2-stroke twin. I was familiar with them having owned both a 100cc and 305cc Yamaha twin.
Opened the fuel tank cap and there was lots of gas. The lights worked, so the battery was alright. Used the tool kit to remove the spark plugs. They were an oily black colour instead of tan. She had a nail file, so I used that to clean them. Checked the gap with the cover of a match book.
I asked her what rev range she usually used. As she was babying the bike, I checked the fuel mixture screw on the carbs. They were both too rich. Backed them down to stop and gave them 3 turns. That seemed to be the standard of bikes of that era. Fired the bike up and it ran fine. She drove away with a big smile on her face, and that made me feel good.
Opened the fuel tank cap and there was lots of gas. The lights worked, so the battery was alright. Used the tool kit to remove the spark plugs. They were an oily black colour instead of tan. She had a nail file, so I used that to clean them. Checked the gap with the cover of a match book.
I asked her what rev range she usually used. As she was babying the bike, I checked the fuel mixture screw on the carbs. They were both too rich. Backed them down to stop and gave them 3 turns. That seemed to be the standard of bikes of that era. Fired the bike up and it ran fine. She drove away with a big smile on her face, and that made me feel good.