Thread: Help Ed's Incredible Honda Restoration 2025.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Colouring in sheets are not rocket science

It certainly isn't.

But try managing them and getting them to do it.

I don't know what goes on in his classroom, but to do that 8 hrs a day 5 days a week, fair play to him.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

But try managing them and getting them to do it.
L.

A bag of lollies.

Actually I teach Year 7 this year. Hardly ankle biters.

wtf has any of this got to do with lulus click? can't you 3 just start a thread to confine your bitch fest there?

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

The fuel filter is inside the gas tanks. Probably OK.

Spark plug? Undo the large nut that holds the rear shock absorber on. Pull off the rear shock and allow the bike to "sit" . This will lower the front of the engine. Grovel on the ground on the RHS at the front of the engine and you will see the spark plug lead. It has a small -16mm wrench- spark plug not the regular lawn mower size.

What year is it? Carburetor of Fuel injection. 2008 or later is F.I. If it is an early one it has a vacuum fuel tap.

You should be able to kick it and press the starter button at the same time.



PS. Buy some FAB laundry detergent and a hose pipe and give the bike a good clean. It will make everything much more pleasant.

What a scholar and a gent. A champion of life.


Followed these directions and....




This bolt came off surprisingly easily.


Propped Lil Pinky (Future title) onto me flower pot spanner holder... and what is that??




White Fokin' gold, ladies and gentlemen.

White. Fokin'. Gold.



Some on here are apparently correct and me flower pot is one spanner short of a full set. And that spanner is of course number 16.


See ya tomorrow morning Thaiwatsadu.


VN for president of the universe. *fist*

If this actually comes back to life with the help of some TDer's, I might not go for pink and give it to Teeny, but keep it for meself and make it a one-of-one TD scooter, spray it in TD colours, one mirror green, one mirror red for the famous repo, red for starboard/right, green for port/left? A gray nose in tribute to the Chicos, Backspins and Lato-Dancers amongst us.

White decals with 'fok kvnt cockwomble shiz' down the side.

Bonus points if it fails to work a couple of times a month

'Insufficient fuel storage 507' sticker on the fuel cap?

Originally Posted by Edmond

'Insufficient fuel storage 507' sticker on the fuel cap?

Absolutely!

Mod it up in true Mod style!

Maybe smooci will buy ad space on the fairings ?

Originally Posted by Edmond

red for starboard/right, green for port/left?

No, exactly wrong, but I have a feeling you knew that.

There's a really easy way to remember...

Port is red, along with Mont Clair.

Originally Posted by BLD

Maybe smooci will buy ad space on the fairings ?

That's actually a good idea.

Originally Posted by Mendip

No, exactly wrong, but I have a feeling you knew that.

There's a really easy way to remember...

Port is red, along with Mont Clair.

Actually not.

My dad had a yacht when I was growing up. Not a big expensive one, I remember it was 30 feet or 30 meters, had an old rickety diesel engine that thinking back may have been sourced from a 1950 soviet military truck - loud and stinky. He sailed from Europe to New York via The Azores with 2 buddies when I was 5. His love of rock climbing, mountain biking and desire for reproduction at every opportunity were passed on, being thrown about inside some old, wet, creaking cabin to the scent diesel fumes less so.

Anyway, cheers. Good to have the correct information. It may have quite silly with the red and green mirrors on the wrong way round. :-)

S01E02

Synopsis.

In an effort to create a rather pathetic TD Mobile, protagonist Ed goes to buy the correct tools for the job, while hoping to replace the spark plug to see how well she sucks, blows and bangs when treated to some TLC.

But will it go to plan for the rather mechanically inept rapscallion....

Early morning rise n shine to be first in line at TWSD.

Passed on the Bsnub Breakfast Special in favour of some proper breakfast.





A smile, a quick friendly chat, a size 16 spanner, 8 and 10 hex nut long thingies, a can o' Dub-Dee 40, fresh oil and a denial of Line request later and I'm out the door.



Why do some drinks stands not have a lil box or bin to put the straw plastic into.

Surely after seeing 100 customers remove said plastic and look around the sale's counter for one everyday the baht should drop, right.

If I'm not mistaken, I can adjust the throttle idling speed from what I presume is called the throttle body, now that there is easy access to it?

Time to hit up Mark Hughes. Ol' Sparky.



Not the easiest spanner-operation to work with.

Thought that I should have bought a 16 long hex thingie, but that wouldn't fit over the spark plug to get to the bolt area. Will need some maneu... position adjustment to tighten the new SP in.


I believe a lot can be read from the tip of a spark plug, the colour and condition etc.





How's she looking?

Tomorrow's a work day, gotta head to the recently vacated house, clear out some left behind junk, clean it up and try to get it back on the market before the end of the month, so today is the day to hopefully get it running well, then all the frames and engine parts scrubbed washed and cleaned so it's nicer to work on. A full Nuru sesh.


This part really is the open heart surgery operation, once she's starting and moving as should, it's just a few nips n tucks I rex - new fork springs n seals, new tires, new brake pump something or other as they seem to have be splashing out whatever oil is in them, then the cosmetics. Onwards and upwards. *fist*

Though of course it may need a new clutch sys.

Originally Posted by Edmond

Onwards and upwards. *fist*.

Well, that explains a lot.

Originally Posted by Edmond

See ya tomorrow morning Thaiwatsadu.

M r. DIY if there is one near you. Not super quality but good enough for fettling.

^ Cheers VN.



In and out like a sour plum.

5 seconds and 80 baht later I've got a new sparkie.



Some difference.




Installed as best as the odd angles allowed.



Rear shock put back in place and time to kick on, so to speak.

Fully charged battery - check.

New spark plug - check.

Air flow okay - check

Oil and Coolant - check

Ignition on, side stand up, brake lever pulled - check.


So it should turn over, right.....


In the words of Joe Pesci...

So close but yet sofa.


This is where I hit a brick wall.

Help a bruva out.

With all of that check list checked, what would cause it to chug and stutter and fail to start in such a manner?

Cheers.