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by riccardogale
Sun Nov 28, 2021 4:51 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Flooding/starving carb?
Replies: 5
Views: 3275

Re: Flooding/starving carb?

Thanks for the feedback guys. Best I can tell, various owners hve tried various fixes and some seem to help a it but no one has figured out how to solve the issue completely. I have long since fitted electric ignition to mine, so I do believe its a fuel/carb related issue. I do not smell gas when th...
by riccardogale
Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:00 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Has anyone suffered a catastrophic failure?
Replies: 8
Views: 5106

Re: Has anyone suffered a catastrophic failure?

Thanks for the info on the u/j joint guys. I'll go ahead and replace while I'm at it.

@Simon, is that a red 120 I see in the top right of the photo? If so we indeed have a lot in common! :D
by riccardogale
Sun Nov 14, 2021 11:38 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Has anyone suffered a catastrophic failure?
Replies: 8
Views: 5106

Re: Has anyone suffered a catastrophic failure?

@Doverhay actually I am replacing the shocks because they are 35 years old! I just noticed when removing them that the upper mounts for the rear shocks look flimsy. Can you tell me why you worry about the universal joint? Would you suggest I replace it if it is 35 yrs old (original) and has seen abo...
by riccardogale
Sun Nov 14, 2021 11:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Flooding/starving carb?
Replies: 5
Views: 3275

Flooding/starving carb?

My Triking has always done this thing where, if i come hot into a fairly fast and sharp corner, it will run on one cylinder for like 10 seconds and then they both start firing again. I dont know which cylinder i lose, nor the cause (I assume fuel starvation OR flooding, but I could be somehting else...
by riccardogale
Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Has anyone suffered a catastrophic failure?
Replies: 8
Views: 5106

Has anyone suffered a catastrophic failure?

I've owned my Triking for 25 blissful years and have never had any form of catastrophic failure... thank goodness! By that I mean, never has anything broken during use that presented a danger, such as a broken front wishbone, that could result in a dangerous accident. But I'd like to know if anyone ...
by riccardogale
Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:27 am
Forum: Type 1, 2 and 3
Topic: Wheel removal
Replies: 1
Views: 1928

Wheel removal

What is the trick to getting those stubborn center caps off the Type 1 wire wheels? They work on a tension spring and are always a bugger to remove!
by riccardogale
Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:14 pm
Forum: Type 1, 2 and 3
Topic: Back to Dellorto carbs 2nd go
Replies: 8
Views: 7090

Re: Back to Dellorto carbs 2nd go

WestEndGuzzi- Would you be able to provide the links you reference here (where you wrote "video here" and "link"? ...The set-up. (Video here) Phf36 carbs on splayed out manifolds, bought new when I built the car 13,000mls ago. Now fitted with Anti Surge Washer PtNo.10428, fitted above the main jet h...