1983 GSX250S Build

[Woodsy]

I dont know if i want to fix it because when i do something else will break! lol

Think its time to swap the festiva for a better bike...

[Guest]

Hahaha now don't be like that, you will get her running, and I'll bet when you work out what it is you'll kick yourself...

[Woodsy]

I reckon its electrical, maybe not getting enough spark?

[Guest]

Hmmmm dunno... but if your plugs are going black then it's too rich.

Have you done a plug chop at those rev's yet?

[Woodsy]

You mean get to the revs where the problem is and shut it down and pull the plugs? No not yet, any roads where i can get to those speeds around here are to busy to do it, there is 1 road that goes through a national park i could try, i'll try and get some video, might not be for afew days though as i'm booked out the rest of the week.

[Guest]

Yeah that's what I meant, and it can be hard to do I would imagine. I haven't had to do it yet, but once I start tuning for the K&N's I expect to be doing a few...

[Woodsy]

i cant see how its getting to much fuel at that rpm though, everything is clean and set as it should be.. i'm stumped

[Guest]

Maybe your choke is sticking open or something? That would certainly do it, although I would think at all rev's... but maybe your throttle cable is doing something funky at that point? Dunno...

[Woodsy]

I check that the choke is physically shut everytime i ride it, i dunno why though just a habit.

I'll try and do a plug chop tomorrow afternoon

[Woodsy]

Figured out the problem with the bike, the magnet under one of the pulse coils was shattered. You have probably seen my posts but thought i would update this anyway.

[mike-s]

Wow, would never have guessed that to be the cause, but it makes sense i guess.

[Guest]

Yeah got me too Mike, not something obvious at all...

Josh, have you had any luck with a replacement yet? Lost track of the wanted thread and too lazy to go searching...

[Woodsy]

i'm trying to get just a magnet here in aus but no wrecker will sell me just a magnet even from a stuffed pulse coil and the local wrecker had no idea what i was talking about in regards to the setup my bike has he only had the older setup.

Got bored this afternoon so made a new chain guard that looks abit less bunnings lol. gotta grind the welds and paint it yet so i'll get some pics up when thats done.

[Guest]

Glad to see you're persevering Josh, you will win! I take it you didn't end up getting that spare engine? Would've been an expensive way to get the magnet... haha

A "less bunnings" chain guard hey? Cool, definitely would like to see that

[Woodsy]

lol yeah, would rather a stock one but made one from some type of angle iron i found in the garage roof.