Great to see the ride went well, first up thanks for the patience, I’m always conscious of the guy who holds everybody’s sacred ride time up through lack of prep….
Initially I was bleeding I made the starting grid, but failed to start the ride.
Why didn’t the ’07 525 want to play?
Short story –
Mysteriously “she’d” backed out the mixture screw somewhere betwen Victoria and Newcastle to the tune of 2 1/2 turns, excessive idling time combined with no riding for 4 months.
Can anyone spell “flooded”?
Long story:
Maybe “she” was jealous of the man sized XR650 loaded with a tank large enough to ride Newcastle-Darwin direct, or the new BMW, perhaps (and most likely) it was with fear and intrepidation that the repuatation of the OB riders/”sugarloaf/Watagans”combined to cause agent orange back it’s own mixture screw out in pure fear…
In any event:
I’m sort of glad i didn’t make the start given I took the spare plug out of my kit only last week. (Bloody Murphy’s law – Had been carrying spare plugs since 4 strokes took over from 2 strokes A decade+ ago, and only removed it from the back pack Last week from lack of use….)
And I’d hate to get stuck at the bottom of a valley in this scenario…
Got the bike running 30mins after getting home –
Plug was fouled worse then any 2 stroke I’ve seen – seemed strange for a 07 525exc with less then 700 kms on it…..
Further investigation found the mixture screw an additional 2 1/2+ turns out from where it should have been. Combine that with the excessive idling at home/ off the ute at sugarloaf prior to the ride, and weve got fouled plug city.
As a precaution I’ve also drained the Vicco BP premium fuel given it’s now 4+ months old…
Once again thanks for the patience guys –
Now I have to get out and trial some of this world famous Newcastle territory soon…
Cheers
Julian
