Nooooooo!!!

[bigredhead]

Even tho there is a very good chance a carb kit will be the cure... why not try to clean it up without it for now.. might be free !

Your dad probably has a hate problem with it now.... an hour or 2 of tinkering with his help might just be the trick... Get that idle down and maybe adjust the clutch ( clutch after the carb.... carb first. ) lower the forks in the trees if you still have problems....

But really.... i mean really.. wheeling without consent an SX is NOT a common problem they just don't do that so easy.. Set it up. How much air do you have on the rear tires ? ( should only have 3 to 5 lbs.. ) Adjust the rear shock to be a bit stiffer, Fill the gas tank if you have to.... And sit up close to the tank.. hug it with your knees and you'll be just fine.

May the gravity be with you young grasshopper.

[Tri-ZNate]

May the gravity be with you young grasshopper.

Gravity is with me when I tip it over but seriously whenever you get this carb cleaned your prob should be fixed. Adjust the float if you have to.

[350x'inNY]

Check the routing of your throttle cable too! My 82R cable would stick and I replaced it with a MotionPro cable (about $12). It was fine until I switched gastanks (IMS plastic back to stock metal) When I did, it would "stick" if I made sharp right turns. I checked the cable routing and I found that I had it in the wrong loop behind the headlight. As I turned L-R-L-R, etc, it would creap up the loop until the cable pulled on the carb.... it's all good now.

If worse comes to worse, I live in Western NY.... I can come check it out or something....

Bruce

[Sox]

i told him i wanted to buy a carb kit n do it myself he said to wait it might not need it. im gona have to help him do the front end on a few trucks so he'll have time to help me work on my trike. he says he wants to take a good look at it before i buy parts. and i dont have any trouble driving it. my dad n his friend do cuz they dont listen to me. I just stand on the brake and put my bum over the tank and put it in first and itll kinda jump and extend front forks like 4 inches. i warned my dad bout this but he ignored me and sat at the back of the seat and didnt hit the brake. i kno the bike pretty well so i drive it wiht the sticky throttle no problem, but because he cant he claims its far too dangerous and i cant drive it till we fix the high idle. yes i check the air pressure every few days cuz 1 of them has a slow leak. 3.5psi on the front 5psi on the back 2.

[firefirefire90]

you know parents, just dont know when to listen.

[freewheel3]

Riding the tank & standing on the brake to put it in gear is not the right thing to do. Your dad is right, it is dangerous. Wait a few days until he has the time. Otherwise you are risking too much. Your life, other peoples lives & also if there is another incident with this trike you are only making it easier for him to say "NO MORE TRIKE"
Incidents like this only make it easier for anti-trikers to say "See, I told you so".

[freewheel3]

PS I know this for two reasons:
1: I am a dad.
2: My SX was the exact same when I bought it a few weeks ago.

[Sox]

Riding the tank & standing on the brake to put it in gear is not the right thing to do. Your dad is right, it is dangerous. Wait a few days until he has the time. Otherwise you are risking too much. Your life, other peoples lives & also if there is another incident with this trike you are only making it easier for him to say "NO MORE TRIKE"
Incidents like this only make it easier for anti-trikers to say "See, I told you so".

yes definitly not safe. i agree it needs to be fixed. but for around the farm stuff its ok if * kno the bike and r careful and keep it slow.

P.S. as of right now hes calmed down enuf that hes gona let me keep it. so stop trying to buy my trike for parts lol

[firefirefire90]

WUP!! No disrespectt to any father and/or mother here....I have a dad too and hes really chill....Old mod beater from england...NO ONE LIKES MODS, friggin vespas....hhaa beside the point...Anyone from England hear of Dunstans Domminator? has a triumph frame and a norton engine....sorry for takin ** thread a bit, i wouldnt think many people look in the MC section.

[Sox]

WUP!! No disrespectt to any father and/or mother here....I have a dad too and hes really chill....Old mod beater from england...NO ONE LIKES MODS, friggin vespas....hhaa beside the point...Anyone from England hear of Dunstans Domminator? has a triumph frame and a norton engine....sorry for takin ** thread a bit, i wouldnt think many people look in the MC section.

wats a vespas? wats a dunstans domminator? wats a mod beater? that mean hes for mods or against them? chill as in cool? or as in like cold n mean?

[freewheel3]

yes definitly not safe. i agree it needs to be fixed. but for around the farm stuff its ok if * kno the bike and r careful and keep it slow.

P.S. as of right now hes calmed down enuf that hes gona let me keep it. so stop trying to buy my trike for parts lol

im gona find the sx fender and see if its in desent shape maybe ill sell it sombody has gota be looking for one.
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You mentioned it first Sox, all I am trying to do here is help you get your trike running the way the manufacturer intended & also help you keep your trike.
This is what everyone has been trying to do on this thread. (Which is going nowhere, obviously)

[firefirefire90]

Chill = cool, Vespa = scooter(very popular in England), Dunstans Dominator = Motorcycle with the Triumph frame and a Norton Dominator engine. This was a true british racing bike made by Dunstans Motorcycle shop in England. These(despite their motor cc) could probably keep up with a GSXR Until the 100mph mark. The Dominator could reach a speed of 130 max. Pretty good for its time. My dad was the complete opposite of a mod.

[Sox]

so im guessing ** british? i shoulda got my dad to decipher that he lived in britain for like 3 years wen he was a kid.

[firefirefire90]

haha, yes. i am Full on british...hopefully no french in there. Maybe he knows about it.