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AdamW
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Hi All
I've been sitting on a 66 Ducati Scrambler that's been in the family since 1969. Working on getting this running has piqued my interest in motorcycles and have developed a need to own one to ride on a regular basis. Last March I found a promising bike to help out with our gas expenses for the summer. It is an '82 GS750E. The craigslist article read that it was a cafe racer project that never happened. I was looking for a cheap bike to get running and help me commute to work during the warmer months. The only thing done to it was that the handle bars were flipped over and the front fender was missing. While I got it for very little, it is proving to be quite a challenge and I'm loving it. I also collect military rifles so keeping things as issued is important but with this I'd like it to run so aftermarket is ok for now. As for the bike, spark was good. Compression is fair but could be better. When I got it, we were able to get it going with starter spray. The tank was a mess but that is fixed now (I'm letting the fuel sender go to the fuel sender farm as I've read they are not reliable anyway). After a thorough carb cleaning, the bike finally came to life. Although it starts at 5k rpm! For some reason it seems to be running on straight gas. I went through a lot of gas today trying to figure it out focusing on the carbs. Everything there is spec and looks good aside from any rubber parts. No leaking of gas from the carb bank. I do need to replace a float needle which is on the way. Throttle is connected but not engaged. There is slack in the cable and the idle screw is backed off so as not to touch. Everything on the bike seems to be correct partwise. It has been worked on of course. I did notice that the carb floats were measured from the bowl rim(proper spot) to the top of the float and not the top of the curve on the float. I made that adustment prior to getting it running. Not sure what might be happening here. The result is that as soon as you start it (which is immediately), it kicks up to 5k rpm. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks
Adam
I've been sitting on a 66 Ducati Scrambler that's been in the family since 1969. Working on getting this running has piqued my interest in motorcycles and have developed a need to own one to ride on a regular basis. Last March I found a promising bike to help out with our gas expenses for the summer. It is an '82 GS750E. The craigslist article read that it was a cafe racer project that never happened. I was looking for a cheap bike to get running and help me commute to work during the warmer months. The only thing done to it was that the handle bars were flipped over and the front fender was missing. While I got it for very little, it is proving to be quite a challenge and I'm loving it. I also collect military rifles so keeping things as issued is important but with this I'd like it to run so aftermarket is ok for now. As for the bike, spark was good. Compression is fair but could be better. When I got it, we were able to get it going with starter spray. The tank was a mess but that is fixed now (I'm letting the fuel sender go to the fuel sender farm as I've read they are not reliable anyway). After a thorough carb cleaning, the bike finally came to life. Although it starts at 5k rpm! For some reason it seems to be running on straight gas. I went through a lot of gas today trying to figure it out focusing on the carbs. Everything there is spec and looks good aside from any rubber parts. No leaking of gas from the carb bank. I do need to replace a float needle which is on the way. Throttle is connected but not engaged. There is slack in the cable and the idle screw is backed off so as not to touch. Everything on the bike seems to be correct partwise. It has been worked on of course. I did notice that the carb floats were measured from the bowl rim(proper spot) to the top of the float and not the top of the curve on the float. I made that adustment prior to getting it running. Not sure what might be happening here. The result is that as soon as you start it (which is immediately), it kicks up to 5k rpm. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks
Adam
