TheSchreibs
04-23-2015, 10:10 AM
Hey everyone! just joined the 3 wheeler world this last week
picked up an old tri moto 125 for 100. its kinda rough lookin but it started, ran and shifted through the gears.
only problems it has is that it would run good for a minute or 2 then would bog out and the rear brakes were tight
Was thinking maybe the old girl was getting tired and needing a rebuid till i was messing around with it last night and it would run on carb cleaner but not under its own power. i cleaned the petcock for my own sake and it gets gas to the carb amazingly. ive cleaned the carb good a few times and it still has the stock 200 jet in it. adjusted the float where it should be so that should be all well. Gets really good spark, the plug is wet after pulling a bunch of times. i had put relatively new gas in it from this winter so it shouldnt be bad at all. Carb junk??
and the rear brakes i took apart last night and both the cables will barely move so im trying to save money and lube them up, the foot brake lever was also frozen to the mounting bolt so thats soaking in pb blaster as we speak.
any tips with these?
also it is running on premix but i dont think its got the block off plate bc the hose is still hanging out there capped off
thanks
MIke
picked up an old tri moto 125 for 100. its kinda rough lookin but it started, ran and shifted through the gears.
only problems it has is that it would run good for a minute or 2 then would bog out and the rear brakes were tight
Was thinking maybe the old girl was getting tired and needing a rebuid till i was messing around with it last night and it would run on carb cleaner but not under its own power. i cleaned the petcock for my own sake and it gets gas to the carb amazingly. ive cleaned the carb good a few times and it still has the stock 200 jet in it. adjusted the float where it should be so that should be all well. Gets really good spark, the plug is wet after pulling a bunch of times. i had put relatively new gas in it from this winter so it shouldnt be bad at all. Carb junk??
and the rear brakes i took apart last night and both the cables will barely move so im trying to save money and lube them up, the foot brake lever was also frozen to the mounting bolt so thats soaking in pb blaster as we speak.
any tips with these?
also it is running on premix but i dont think its got the block off plate bc the hose is still hanging out there capped off
thanks
MIke