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I like this thread and I think that was a really good thing to do O.P. and unusual to find on a Forum I reckon. I'm glad i've not met anyone (yet) on here as the following still upsets me and i'm not a hero as it was all in vain plus anyone would have done the same. I was out on a trackday and couldn't understand why a whole group of people appeared to be waving at me as i passed the pits. As I glanced up briefly I could work out that they were not looking at me but the car behind (turned out they'd given up trying to warn me so turned attention to following car). I carried on but narrowly missed some 'stuff' and earth all over the track and as I looked at the infield I had to pinch myself as I saw a crashed plane on fire.. The next bit was all on autopilot really. I stopped as quick as I could and grabbed an extinguisher from a make-shift fire tender that turned up at the same time and managed to stop the fire in what seemed like seconds, I can't remember if anyone else was doing the same even. there were about six of us and we all knew one of two was already dead on impact.(plane had come to rest upside down) The front pilot (the instructor) was still alive and so we all tried to lift the fuselage with what ever we could find. It was a pathetic effort really as we had no chance considering it's weight. The front pilot lasted another, in truth I don't know, could be five minutes could be twenty - I realise that I must have been quite shocked as i just can't recall the time before he passed. This is not really a 'blow your own trumpet' is it? I am still disturbed by the whole event and allthough it was over ten years ago I still have an urge to tell people albeit anonomously. I wish now looking back that i could have met both pilots families or written them a letter just to tell them that I tried my best.

as someone else said, correct Karma for Zarco after Rea 'incident'

Mr Ross is a rarity in that he got his well deserved come-upperance, i'm just waiting for the same to happen to Simon Cowell, Gordon Ramsay, Jeremy Clarkson, Peter Jones,

i'm too late!! - was going to suggest you try 'Easy start' to try and prove if it's fuel related. If i'm stumped it's an easy test to do to save time (if you're careful). To add to all the other suggestions it could be a small amount of water in the carb float bowls. Tends to happen when bike hasn't been used for some time. Another idea - did the engine oil you drained out smell of petrol? I won't bother to explain why i'm asking now you've taken it in - just a thought.

unbelievable - and so easily could have been manslaughter http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20 ... -bicyclist

Tango has covered every angle - it's definitely one of those! Going by what you said sounds like it could be over-advanced ignition and you did the right thing to stop it as soon as you heard something unusual, if only as a precaution. If you remove the spark plug and study it, it could give you some clues as to what was happening although ten minutes might not have been enough to leave any tell-tale signs.

Very sad, what a voice - and only 48. To think that Dionne Warwick has survived here. There were no signs that anything was wrong only 25 minutes before she passed.

also, I remember that those engines are sensitive to the choke position so only use full choke when it's stone cold and experiment with the position until it will idle (unless something else wrong with basic settings/condition). Also, the idle speed on warm up can make the engine peter out once on the road and fully warmed up, so be aware that you need to turn it off when appropriate.

Reading plugs is a bit of a black art at the best of times but from what I can see from your pictures you have nothing to worry about. Let's put it another way, you certainly aren't running on the rich side, at the top end anyway.

although expensive, that's one advantage of the Dynojet filter (carb) packages as they supply larger main jets and even air correctors sometimes to ensure mixture is correct. Fitting those cone type 'performance' air filters to a 2 stroke without re-jetting spells death to most engines.

glad to hear it - do you mean the tapping is in the manifold or the fuel tap?

wouldn't do that myself - them vacuum petrol cocks cause enough trouble on their own if left standing.

You need to find a convenient 'hole' in one of the inlet ports between carb and engine - hopefully there will be a plugged hole in the form of a screw in all four inlets that would normally be used for checking/balancing carburretors - you might need to obtain a threaded hollow junction tube (usually brass) if it doesn't come with the 'kit' (matching the thread of course). You can then use this to attach your flexible vacuum supply tube.

Wish I was closer - just had a Google Earth reminder of Cat&Fiddle/matlock - what great roads. I will have to get up there sometime.

just to (possibly) set the cat among the pidgeons here - there is a common misconception that an officially fitted restrictor kit manufactured by a professional body complete with certificate is the only legal method of restricting a motorbike recognised in the UK.. it isn't and there is at least one company churning out what boils down to glorified penny washers at extortionate prices that, let's just say aren't quick to step forward and tell you this..