Gilera Runer 180, kickstart mod
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After:
Previously I had chopped the center stand to allow me to start the bike with out having to haul it up onto the stand, and now that I’m using the kick start more I notice that it’s awkward, I’d like it closer to me while I stand there twisting the throttle and kicking, can’t do that so I chopped and welded it further around the shaft bringing it a bit higher and closer, not a bad job I’d say. we’ll see if it make a massive difference in the morning. Also I painted it black you may notice.
The auto choke, I noticed how much more crisp the throttle seems off the bottom end now, I can only summarize that it came on every time the bike was at idle, you see the battery I have is quite shagged and I’m to tight to buy a new one, so the voltage at idle is not high enough to turn the auto choke off, Haven’t used a tank of petrol yet hope I can get 160k out of a tank now.
Gilera Runner 180, auto choke fix
Auto choke on my phvb 20.5 carb, since I’m mostly doing short journeys right now, the auto choke is really ruining the fuel economy. I’m the type that worry’s about how much fuel cost’s. I’m also so tight I won’t pay for a manual choke kit.
Step one take it apart, Two chop a bit off the end of the spring, Three assemble as shown and, Four disconnect the wiring(temp sender one too). No more fecking auto choke. It’ll all go wrong in the morning (easystart to the rescue!)
Saved the original auto-choke and the temp sender just in case I need to put it all back, I only chopped up the bit from the spare runner.
Good news! got a free transalp 600! only killed two people! thanks pavel!
Good news! the price for the jago has gone down to 250, apparently the chassis in front of the struts is fecked! didn’t need that bit anyway!
Good news! theres no bad news at all! just wait abit though….
XTDR 250, sacrificial mount
Cleaned up the engine a bit, found out that the lateral vibration bar mount is cracked in the cases, I have a good case but I’ll probably try some epoxy glue first.
The sacrificial mount, this thing will allow the engine to be bolted to the frame is such a way that i can move it left and right to get the chain alignment right and raise it to make the squat(chain run) in the right place without having to worry about the engine or the frame being vertical.
Bit of bending was necessary, them fecker’s bent it to fit the 3vx frame.
Slapped in the rear swingarm to check for clearance, looks like the mount will have to come back by about 3cm, the kick start should still clear the peg, but the gear change will have to have a linkage, no direct shift. Had to stop here for the day gotta find out who owns this xt before choping it up.
The rear mount will be made by putting a tube on the swingarm bolt (it used to go through the engine) then welding bar’s up to the upper engine mount and down to the subframe, subframe will probably be fully welded in.
XT350 with TZR250 engine, TDR250X?
While steve’s idea for a rg125/tzr250 hybrid is a good idea, it would be just another sports bike to me, and i have plenty thanks.
Took ages to drag this out, then choco turned up and we got it in the garage in seconds.
Welded on right footpeg caused a bit of a bother with getting the swingarm bolt out. also one of the engine bolts was stripped, took ages to get it out.
Tee pieces stuck right on, this is just before a quick clean up.
Should have cleaned the tzr too.
Not too bad looks like with some extra hose the xt aitbox might fit onto the engine.
Just thrown together, the front of the frame need to go up by quite a bit and the engine is not very level.
Other xt, probalby in a bit better condition then the one i’m working on, many parts shall be swapped.
This is a tdr250, with a more off road aspect, I quite like it, reminds me of a dakar bike, won’t find any tdr’s for my kinda cheap anyway and I might as well recycle the xt350, make good out of waste and all that. Besides the xt is a rugged tall and slim design, more off road then a tdr which is what you need on Irish back roads.
Just gotta txt, the jago jeep with be up at the weekend 😀
TZR250 into a 125 frame.
Fixed the headlights on the car, it was only the bulbs in the end, no idea why both went at the same time really. Only an exhaust a calliper and the hazard lights to be fixed.
Did we need that bit?
IKT frame plonked on top of the engine to keep it out the way, I am missing a load of bits to make this thing a runner, so Steve G suggested I put the engine in the rg125…..
and it’s damn good idea. I did squeeze a rd400 engine in there before and that engine is a lot longer then the (completely no realation) tzr250 engine, also the sale of the tzr bits might fund the buying of a tsr125 rolling chassis, so i’d have a home for the rg125 engine, it would be my wheelie machine.
TZR 2ma/1kt rebuild
Had to finalely take all my tzr bits back off steve g, shouldn’t have left them there for so long, anyway onto the new project!
This is a 1kt frame that been attacked by a “stylist” knob head. there’s more parts out of frame to the right.
More parts, sold the 3xv frame to ted, he’s gonna put the dr750 engine into it.
Much cursing.
More cursing.
whole fucking extra bunch more fucking cursing of all farmers who think them selves engineer’s. Wasn’t even anyone around to hear me cursing, it was that bad.(1kt engine in3xv frame, not good)
Much sweat was spilt to get this far.
Not as much as was to change these four tyres and paint four wheels, fuck that was hard work. Gonna try and pass an NCT so needed tyres with thread.
RXS100 cafe racer,first run,1975 trabant and Irish made jago jeep.
Needed a head light, so i got a 12v light meant for a caravan.
sorted! not, little bulb flops around like crazy, well it’ do for a spin. (sorry bout the pic).
Which i duly enjoyed, Only the bit that fell off 🙂 God it was biblically loud thou and not very fast but good fun, handle bar weight worked perfect. With a 17bhp 171cc engine this could be a winner.
Oil pump cable stuck open, needs a bit of tlc.
So about this time decided to take out cbr and head to kerry to look at a classic car for me.
Cbr broke its throttle cable as soon as i got it out of the garage, a sign that buying a 34 year old two stroke car may be a bad idea?
Found another crack in the airfilter.
Gaffa tape. spare cable slaped on and i was off to kerry. got very wet.
They has this in the back of there place,Zxr 250 with a cracked swingarm, might replace it with a zrx 400 one at home, theres a slim chance it would fit.
This is the trabant,1975, leaf sprung rear lots of rust underneath the duroplast, didn’t really suit me. what bulk head? (gaffa tape is not a bulk head)
This Jago jeep was also right there think i might go for it,it’s not really a jago jeep this is the Irish version made in Limerick that has nothing to do with jago. cheap short escort? needs front struts,crossmember, new engine, new floor(plywood) wipers windscreen and wheels, still works out cheap, have to insure it as a ford escort though, can’t insure it as a willy’s jeep kit car. Thought it was a mini moke at first it was so low, but it turns out the spring cups had rusted away from the struts dropping it on it nose.
Rxs100, gear linkage, rear sets.
Wham bam reverse gearchange mam. okay yeah ugly, but quick.
While at that, I broke the power supply to the garage, so we went to buy a new one and while at the electrical store, saw some internal lamps that might do for my head light, gonna have to spend money now 🙁 tried to get a job with noel quinn, no luck with that either, job hunting is becomeing an ass pain.
Gilera Runner 180, oil pump.
When I went to adjust the throttle slack, I had to do the oil pump cable as well, and I noticed that it wasn’t fully opening with the throttle wound back. So ignoring the marks that are meant to line up, I set her up to achieve full capacity when WOT, I think this is a good idea since the engine does ridiculously well on oil consumption, I feel much better now with the occasional whiff of burnt two stroke and blue haze leaving the traffic lights.
Kyosho pureten alpha gp2
Got the urge to make a scale handling RC car after finding all this when I was moving house, got too many engines and not enough rear ends. Have all sorts of plans but first it looks like im gonna have to spend some money and get a steering rack and maybe a rear end diff.
Still broke right now even though I’m saving money with cheaper rent in my new place, so right now the exhaust for the starlet is waiting, an ep80 exhaust should do the job, but also for under €200 i could get 4-2-1 manifold made for a 5efe, might make more money back on the car if I get a proper exhaust.
Sold this triumph traveller for €20, go me! (don’t look ’em up on ebay)
This turned up, again we have no idea who what when or why, but it has a newly rebuilt head and a badly patched frame. I want it, convert it to single seater like the early 50’s and ride around pulling wheelies.
Runner is going fine, steve’s runner we got going the fine. shit just remembered have to go get him some bits off the runner 125.
