After a (very) frustrating day wednesday, when Studley came over to set the carbs up after a carb refurb, the bike refused to run, lots of backfiring and spitting back through the carbs.........I decided to go back to basics, and check the simple (read cheap) things first.
Previous owner had given up on the bike and sold it as a non-runner, so I bought it expecting to spend time and money sorting it out.
Today I fitted new spark plugs (removing the expensive Iridium plugs the previous owner had fitted), and it fired up instantly!!!!
So now, hopefully the fun can begin.......
Big thanks to Studley for time, patience and advice, hope I can persuade you to have another day out of the big city and into the countryside to fettle the carbs at the third attempt!!
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PS, anyone else experienced problems with Iridium plugs in TDMs? Seems odd that they caused all the problems when they are supposed to be the bee's knees.
Previous owner had given up on the bike and sold it as a non-runner, so I bought it expecting to spend time and money sorting it out.
Today I fitted new spark plugs (removing the expensive Iridium plugs the previous owner had fitted), and it fired up instantly!!!!
So now, hopefully the fun can begin.......
Big thanks to Studley for time, patience and advice, hope I can persuade you to have another day out of the big city and into the countryside to fettle the carbs at the third attempt!!
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PS, anyone else experienced problems with Iridium plugs in TDMs? Seems odd that they caused all the problems when they are supposed to be the bee's knees.