[Archived - 2009] PK Official- Questions for Newbie

[zero_degrees]

To all custom 4 bikers:

 

You know the ignition key hole has this locking mechanism that covers the keyhole, my seems to have problem opening the damn cover, have to twist and turn and try and try, to open the damn keyhole, i guess leaving my bike under the rain doesn't help its smoothness and i have also tried to spray some wd40 on it, but still seems very hard to open the cover when closed. Any suggestions to solving this problem? Pls assist. Thanks!

[Smart Bet]

WD-40?

[zero_degrees]

Already tried spraying WD40.....hmm maybe must put some oil or something....

[Smart Bet]

I not riding the 04 model so don't know much. But should't be that low resistance to weather right?

 

To Honda: Vehicles are meant to be used OUTDDOORS!

[Anthen]

not sure whether can post in this thread cos i got question here...

 

what is carbeutors? can anyone explains to mi? i been reading alot of posts and have seen it mention alot of times.. where is it located at? :confused:

[nivleK1985]

carb ar ? i not sure for TA200 or custom 4

i know TA150 de is between the place where u put ur leg, below the fuel tank

[zero_degrees]

For custom 4 also is the place when you place your leg, the large silver colored component under the engine.

[Anthen]

erm.. i seems to get it liao.. but what is it used for?

[Anthen]

the silver coloured round round things right?

[zero_degrees]

Yeah round round thing lor........

[BlackDawn]

round thing??? doesn't look round to me. The red circle shows the carb for a TA200

(sorry for the poor quality pic )

http://www.picturesky.com/albums/userpics/11005/carb.JPG

 

To cut a long story short, the carburetor mixes fuel and air before it enters the engine combustion chamber.

[Smart Bet]

Yup, and has your engine idling screw attached to it. (Longish black color screw)

[Anthen]

Originally posted by kiamh@May 13 2005, 11:13 PM

round thing??? doesn't look round to me. The red circle shows the carb for a TA200

(sorry for the poor quality pic )

http://www.picturesky.com/albums/userpics/11005/carb.JPG

 

To cut a long story short, the carburetor mixes fuel and air before it enters the engine combustion chamber.

what is tat use for? the purpose of it? :confused:

[zero_degrees]

Originally posted by zero_degrees@May 13 2005, 09:31 AM

To all custom 4 bikers:

 

You know the ignition key hole has this locking mechanism that covers the keyhole, my seems to have problem opening the damn cover, have to twist and turn and try and try, to open the damn keyhole, i guess leaving my bike under the rain doesn't help its smoothness and i have also tried to spray some wd40 on it, but still seems very hard to open the cover when closed. Any suggestions to solving this problem? Pls assist. Thanks!

If any of you have this problem, i managed to fix it with a mixture of singer oil and wd40, and of course, stand there 10 - 15mins on and off the cap lock until it becomes very smooth.....

[chinu]

Originally posted by zero_degrees@May 15 2005, 12:18 AM

If any of you have this problem, i managed to fix it with a mixture of singer oil and wd40, and of course, stand there 10 - 15mins on and off the cap lock until it becomes very smooth.....

maybe can try K.Y :lol:

just kidding singer oil will do a good jod for you

[BlackDawn]

Originally posted by Anthen@May 14 2005, 10:43 PM

what is tat use for? the purpose of it?

hmmm?? u didn't read my post completely??

To cut a long story short, the carburetor mixes fuel and air before it enters the engine combustion chamber

[buttbutt8]

Hi, can i check with u all how do u noe its time to change ur batt i.e. when do u noe ur batt has become weak?? I realise that mi phamtom TA200's headlight is not as bright as other phamtoms on the road and when i start the engine from cold and on the headlight, when i blow the throttle, the light will be brighter and when i stop, it become dimmer. Is this a sign of batt weak?? (other than this prob, no problem in electric starting, signal light and etc)

[william_liu]

One way is to gauge by the age of the battery. Usually 1~2 years is the maximum lifespan.

 

Another is when you crank the bike, does the starter sounds weak or gets weaker?

 

The headlight will definitely get brighter as you rev your bike, this is quite normal even with a new battery..

[Mark Ng]

Originally posted by zero_degrees@May 13 2005, 09:31 AM

To all custom 4 bikers:

 

You know the ignition key hole has this locking mechanism that covers the keyhole, my seems to have problem opening the damn cover, have to twist and turn and try and try, to open the damn keyhole, i guess leaving my bike under the rain doesn't help its smoothness and i have also tried to spray some wd40 on it, but still seems very hard to open the cover when closed. Any suggestions to solving this problem? Pls assist. Thanks!

same as you before then only after sometime i realize that it is quite difficult to aim your key (shape) to that hole, must very jun then can be smooth cannot have a single gap during contact between cover and key (shape), what is that 'shape' called?

[JJBuBBle]

seem that ppl dont really read fully or maybe they dont understand so be as simple as you can for their Q

[zero_degrees]

Scenario:

 

Earlier this morning while riding to work along nicoll highway in the light drizzling rain, my bike died. No power, but signal lights still on, i have to push it to one side of the road, and try to push the electric start button to ignite the engine again, but failed...no sound (the engine starting sound). My first thought was fuse blown, but signal lights all working....i turn off the bike using the key and then turn on again....press the start engine button....nothing.....then suddenly after 10 secs (still pressing the button) the engine roar to life. I give a sigh of relief and quickly ride off to my workplace.

 

Question:

 

Is the above problem cause by my spark plug that want to die already?

Or is it because the weather is cold and its raining?

I only travelled about 4500km++ time to change plugs?

 

Pls assist....

 

BTW this is the first time that it happen so caught me offguard.

[hart]

Originally posted by zero_degrees@Jun 15 2005, 11:27 AM

Scenario:

 

Earlier this morning while riding to work along nicoll highway in the light drizzling rain, my bike died. No power, but signal lights still on, i have to push it to one side of the road, and try to push the electric start button to ignite the engine again, but failed...no sound (the engine starting sound). My first thought was fuse blown, but signal lights all working....i turn off the bike using the key and then turn on again....press the start engine button....nothing.....then suddenly after 10 secs (still pressing the button) the engine roar to life. I give a sigh of relief and quickly ride off to my workplace.

 

Question:

 

Is the above problem cause by my spark plug that want to die already?

Or is it because the weather is cold and its raining?

I only travelled about 4500km++ time to change plugs?

 

Pls assist....

 

BTW this is the first time that it happen so caught me offguard.

just curious hor~...

 

ur engine is roaring with a lot of life when it just suddenly died or ur engine struggling to keep alive when it died???

[zero_degrees]

Originally posted by hart@Jun 15 2005, 11:56 AM

just curious hor~...

 

ur engine is roaring with a lot of life when it just suddenly died or ur engine struggling to keep alive when it died???

The engine was moving quite normally, i was just dropping gear down to stop, cause the traffic, and moving and stopping at about gear 1 & 2...

[Smart Bet]

Maybe your plug got a little wet when a little rain seeped in. Remove your plug and check. If it looks ok, then just screw it back in and make sure its tight.

 

If the problem happens again, then I'm not too sure what else could be wrong.

[zero_degrees]

Just like to check if anyone knows where i can send my rear box for spraying, i wanna spray it to a similar color as my bike and roughly how much it would cost? Thanks.