another f-ing cd200 question

how the **** to I get the back wheel back on?

What's going to be easiest - the cush drives fitted to the wheel, and
try to align with the sprocket thing, or fit the rubbers to the
sprocket thing and try and push the wheel on?

neither seem to work - the sprocket thing is too floaty to get any
sort of sensible purchase on it, and I just cannot get the wheel
pushed onto it.

Any ideas?

 

Throw it in a skip and get a scooter ?

 

tempting.

 

darsy wrote

*ROFL*

 

Cush drives on the wheel. Grease them, so they slide in easier.

If all else fails, remove the sprocket carrier from the bike and refit
the wheel the non-QD way. That means removing the chain case and
splitting the chain, of course.

 

you've got all this to look forward to, you know...

 

I've owned Benlys in the past, and never had a problem.....

 

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:49:03 +0000,

share and enjoy.

Anyway, mine's running OK now...

 

still?

<fx: surprised>

 

well, it needs the idle speed upped a tad, but it's running pretty
well. Occasionally pulling off from rest it gets a bit uppity, with a
little backfire and hesitation, but I'm going to hold off worrying
about that until I up the idle speed to see if that sorts it - slowing
right down and then speeding up again doesn't bother it - it's only
when it's asked to accelerate after idling that it complains.

I suppose I ought to MOT and tax it at some point...

 

Warm up CD (take it for a spin, rather than have it hoping around the
garage), small brass screw with knurled slotted head on the RH side of
carb is the idle speed adjuster. Screw it in (clockwise) to speed up.
Blip the throttle a couple of times to make sure it settles and idles ok.

The hesitation maybe the carb slightly gummed, and it doesn't like the
transition from idle circuit to main jet. You could always try running
it with redex in the petrol for a couple of hundred miles. If it's a
real PITA or it starts to get worse it may warrant some further
examination.

What's it like without the air filter in place, does it hesitate from
idle then?

 

Ok - I actually came into work on it this morning, so it'll be nice
and warmed up by the time I get home this evening, so I'll do it then.
It's only very slightly slow - it's purring nicely, but kinda sounds
like it's about to stall but never does, if you know what I mean.

what's redex exactly? I'm always slightly suspicious of fuel
additives.

sure - it's not that bad at all, and can be avoided by giving the
throttle a bit of a blip before actually pulling off.

err, how do I remove the air filter - doesn't that mean removing the
tank?

 

It's an upper cylinder lubricant, supposed to clean gum and varnish from
fuel and airways. Their injector cleaner makes an appreciable
difference, even factoring in the "it must be good, it says so. And it
scares elephants" psychology.

I'm also always be suspicious of wonder treatments, having been on the
receiving end of one or two in the past.

Redex has been about for donkey's years. It may do what it says as BR
(Bristol Bath Rd, IIRC) used to use it in an attempt to keep the turbos
clean, without removing them, between exams on the aging class 47 fleet.
Apparently.

Your carb is a bit shitty, witness the seized carb slide, so a proper
strip and clean may do wonders. If you're man enough to ride it 50 miles
it can be done in an hour or so. Riding it 50 miles may also cure it...

Under LH side panel there is another cover remove it and behind is a
metal cage covered in foam. Pull it out, it just clips in place. This
is the air filter which you have now removed.

 

[cd200]

Wouldn't that also be it's longest journey for about 3 years?

 

If you're suggesting what I think you're suggesting, then I make it
more like 90 miles each way.

Still, I'll ride it two and from work this week, that'll be about 110
miles all in, and we'll see how it goes.

 

by a large margin, yes.

it's really pretty much OK; certainly perfectly acceptable for my 10
or so mile journey to work.

 

but for frankfurt...?

 

that's a thought - I'll have to see what the weather's like the next
suitable weekend.

I'm not currently a member of any breakdown service - do any of them
actually offer cover to >20 year old <200cc bikes?