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General Discussion / Goodbye to all, 4 wheels time,
« on: May 13, 2017, 01:39:58 PM »
Forum no longer valid for me as my 1999 Kymco Sector was sold for £400.
It got me a temporary job, which has now become permanent! :)
£250 got me a nice looking 2002 Citroen Saxo 1.4i, totally reliable, part body kit, alloys with near new tyres. Fun little car!
After 6 weeks, took it to my local garage for a service and all over check. It needed NOTHING!
Absolute bargain!
Took the plunge for 4 wheels as the Kymco would have been fairly costly in repairs for what it was.
Will get 2 wheels again in the next 2 years as I did enjoy it, but it will probably be a Yamaha or Honda.

Goodbye all and thanks for all the help given.

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General Discussion / What a result!
« on: November 19, 2016, 03:02:34 PM »
Oh yes! My Sector is well and truly alive!
I cleaned the carb with Wynns carb cleaner and special tool, (a ball-ache to get off) added a new fuel filter. Put on a Champion double core sparkplug and it flies!
All that stuttering has gone, so smooth right through hard accelerating (3 mile test run).
Was hitting nearly 70mph....loving it!!! :) :) :)

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Technical | How To / LED Indicator conversion problem??
« on: November 16, 2016, 06:08:41 PM »
Hi guys, just replaced all 4 indicators with LED ones, then changed the relay to a new LED compatable one. As I was progressing with each one, I tested the blinking, finally before wiring in the last 2 properly, test all 4 LED ones,  they all worked fine.
I wired in last 2, now its all 4 flashing together, whether I choose left or right??
Could it be, I have to remove the clock amber warning bulb too , then complete the circuit as if the was a bulb, or change it to LED bulb?
Its nothing to do with my battery,as I tested LED indicators on old battery, then I fitted a new fully charged battery and tested again.
Thanks for looking.

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Roadcraft / Types of roads in US/UK
« on: November 12, 2016, 09:26:44 PM »
 Ok, so we in the UK know of Freeways, probably the UK Motorway equivalent.
We then have 2 laned A roads (Dual carriage ways), then main route A roads, then B roads... usually through villages, then C roads that mainly connect villages too and are only about 4 feet wider than a car in many cases.
 What other types of tar#mac roads do you in the US have, other than Freeways?

A little story of a man, a bike, a B road and a C road....
I was working on road building and was surveying a quiet village area.
200 yards up the road, was a  B and C road crossroad junction. The B road only ever had about 3 vehicles every 5 minutes it seemed. We were outside a row of village houses, when some chap, fired up his 500+cc motorbike, roared off up the C road towards the junction at about 60mph...AND JUST KEPT GOING STRAIGHT OVER THE JUNCTION! We chatted about him with a neighbour, who said he'd been doing this 5 days a week for 22 years! Lucky man!
Well, 2 days later, he was on the front page of the local paper, as his luck ran out at age 42.
He ploughed straight into a 40 ton truck and died instantly!

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Roadcraft / Protective limb gear on eBay
« on: October 29, 2016, 11:27:45 AM »
Have seen dirt cheap Chinese plastic arm and leg/knee protectors on eBay. They seem to be something that would help whilst flying through the air! Gotta be better than nothing, even if a little restricting.
Has anyone used these cheap ones or looked at them on eBay...we are talking under $20 (£15) for both leg and arm sets. Not sure of postal rates for USA? But cheap for us in UK from China
What are your'e thoughts please?

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General Discussion / WTF? Bizzare accident...
« on: October 29, 2016, 11:15:59 AM »
  No damage to me or bike luckily as it was about 5mph!
Was in town and seeking a parking spot across the road. The maneuver was a half circle of around 2.5 car widths from a standstill. Saw my chance, moved with slight lean and little throttle....and the front wheel just disappeared left. Me and my bike in the floor! Swear I didn't have hand on front brake, although was shadowing it till throttle use.
I checked the road for any oil or wet stuff, but nothing other than good tarmac.
  I had a cheap front tyre recently, not run in yet, still shiny on far edges. Also new pads and pistons had only about 30 miles of road. Did replace master cylinder which holds good pressure and seems smooth.
Is it possible front disc brakes can lock up without lever use? I have checked the brakeline and no restriction there!
Could it be a front forks suspension issue?...The bike only past its MOT days ago and I watched the man test EVERYTHING!

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General Discussion / Kymco Sector...Still giving me HELL
« on: September 27, 2016, 04:25:06 PM »
 Hi guys.
Put my 125 through UK MOT. Failed on a few things.
Then main problem is my front disc brake. I bled the system to put new pads in and unfotunately got air through the master cylinder. One of the 2 caliper pistons was ok to push in, but the other was not easy at all. Finally got both to 3 - 4mm still showing. Tried a normal refill and slowly found it wouldn't take fluid back into the brakeline. Blew through hose part with mouth and its quite clean and free. Knew the master cylinder to be ok, or so I tought.
 Struggled like hell over 5 days to remove both pistons to check caliper chambers. Finally got them moving with pliers.....Hmmm, a little damage, but mostly on top edges, so not a real problem A little muck in chambers - cleaned. Rubbers were nice, but I did put a couple of scratches on sides of pistons. Anyway, cleaned pistons and they went back in as expected, more force to pass the 2nd rubber seal on each piston. I set them to about 4mm showing to gets pads in and caliper onto rotor.
After watching Youtube, I did a reverse bleed with a large syringe and see through bleedline. After an hour, I could only get fluid back upto top of brakeline, (undid it to check). Realised that the smaller return hole in master cylinder was maybe blocked. I poked needles etc, anything, the unblock it. Washed it through many times with just water. Working the lever, I finally got bubbles from smaller hole! Mounted master cylinder back in position and continued reverse bleed till I got a tiny bit of fluid covering both holes in master cylinder. Would not fill anymore, so I topped it up.
 Then I switched to the normal bleed process. Worked lever fast to get vacumn, kept lever pulled in, undo bottom nipple 3 seconds, few bubbles, fluid etc, tighten nipple....repeated many many times! Bleed line was always sunk in old fuid to stop air getting in system. I CANNOT GET PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE LEVER AT ALL! Brake fluid is getting through because a little is coming out eachtime I open the bleed nipple. Also tried slow pulls on lever whilst watching for air bubbles.
ANY IDEAS GUYS???  IS IT LOOKING LIKE A WEAK MASTER CYLINDER?

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Technical | How To / UK legal headlights
« on: August 17, 2016, 10:46:49 PM »
Hi all, an oldie newbie here. I won an old Kymco Sector 125 on ebay for £185. Seemed a bargain. Engine (9400 miles) is sweet sounding, but having to replace front tyre (ordered, fitting myself) and a new headlight inner or whole unit. Then its MOT time.
Trouble is, I'm finding it hard to get what I imagine to be a legal headlamp. I think E4 marked are ok, but cannot find one with a 160mm mounting width. A couple that seem to fit are CCC marked and looks like they need a blotting sticker to make the dip beam UK legal. OR am I being too tight with my searches and others will pass an MOT too? Gotta be 35W normal or halogen bulb. I don't wanna muck around with electrics/converting etc.
Any help appreciated.
P.S. Will be replacing all working indicators with smaller bullet style ones after an MOT...my old ones have crumbling screws! Don't think law will be an issue with near normal indicators.

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