I am assuming that is your Gyro on e-bay. Did you get it running good? If you did I plan on Bidding on it. That is just too cool looking not to try to get. I knew you had gotten a lot of parts for it but I don't think I ever heard how it was running.
also I have never used forward air, Isn't that the service where you pick up your stuff at the airport? It's no big deal if it is just wondering?
Thanks
Andy
Andy, In all honesty it still has a problem. I will have it worked out long before the auction ends though. After its maiden voyage yesterday I had to bring it back inside my "garage" (spare bedroom) to work out a bug.
The bug - It starts and idles perfectly but when applying throttle it basically just revs a little higher, bogs and barely moves even without me on it.
When I did all the work to it I did absolutely nothing to the carb internals, reed valve or gasoline lines to the carb. I figured those part of it were good to go. Eveidently I was wrong. I did buy and install a new auto choke ($53!) and an air filter element but there is still something I've oevrlooked. i can keep you updated if you like. Just email me at don_ny_@hotmail.com in a few days.
Thanks Don I will e-mail you in a few days to hear how its going. I went ahead and bid but will be curious how it turns out!
Thanks again
Andy
Will do Andy. I won't ship it out until it's running 100%.
Andy, It's all set! I got some advice from Doug Simpson. He said to fully clean the carb and reed valves. I felt this was the problem too since it was one of the only things I didn't touch earlier.
I did all that and didn't see anything dirty or obviously wrong. So the carb has now been fully disassembled and cleaned.
Just for the heck of it I put my thumb over the small exhaust outlet while it was running and felt almost no outward pressure. I took it off and tried to blow through it. The ehxaust was so plugged up I could barely blow through it! I guess after 12.9K miles the carbon can really build up inside there! I held it against the tub faucet with really hot water (OW!!!) and had a friend tap on the backside of it with a hammer. Big chunks of rock like carbon started coming out and lots of goopy oily black stuff. Yeah, in the tub! Gross. After about 1/2 of this the water finally started coming out the smaller end like a fountain ...like it should have been in the first place. I need to test ride it tomorrow but I'm absolutely certain this was the problem.
WooHoo!!!!! I took it out for her maiden voyage this morning and am amazed at how well it runs and goes! It's so fun! I rode the 250 elite yesterday and then this 50cc gyro today. A big difference between the two but both are fun in their own ways. I went 25 mph easily on it but didn't want to over burden the new top end so I didn't push it. I am pretty sure it will go 30-35 after the break in period.
I just got my '85 gyro Thusday 2/14. I was wondering where you found parts. I desperatly need a new choke cable and set of gaskets.
Hey,Don-Ny!I was over to Ike's Bikes the other day(Saturday)and you ought to see his Gyro!Cute as a button!Looks like brand new!He says it rides like a dream.Just thought I'd get you ta' droolin',man! (:^)
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