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Ben 500RR-S
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About a month ago, my BIL had used a fuel funnel that had, sawdust, dust, dirt, cobwebs and even mouse droppings in it. He lives on a horse, pig, turkey and veal-farm, there is all sorts of stuff in the air and the funnel just gets left outside, here, there and everywhere. My BIL can be lazy about stuff and just used the funnel. His 2008 CRF 450X eventually would not start or, if it did start, would not stay running, backfiring, always needing choke to start, blah, blah, blah.
I clean the carb once, no, twice as the crappy Honda plastic hot start nut had all the threads worn and it needed a new one so I got an aluminum nut from CRF's Only for like $15 and a carb rebuild kit on eBay with all the jets and rubber gaskets. Bike runs again but is cold blooded but once warm runs ok.
Bike is in my trailer. I'll admit I was rushing a bit to get the bike unloaded so after a bunch of tries to get it up to temp to get it to idle to get the bike into gear, because the bike is loaded to the right of the trailer, I have to pull the clutch in with my right hand and reach down to drop the bike into first, then get my left hand on the clutch. I had the choke out, started the bike and thinking it was in neutral, let the clutch out while the engine was at a fast idle/choke, the bike took off IN the trailer, hit the front V-nose, tipped over, my foot got stuck in the track while it was going along at fast-idle-it was a ****show. I got the bike off and thank goodness I had my riding boots on, RevIt Discoveries or I can only imagine what might have happened to my ankle, as it was, yesterday I woke up and had a limp but after a few asprin and some time, and today, no more limp and almost back to normal.
I realize now that where I had the 4 helmet cabinet/clothes rack is NOT in a good spot as it hampers my being able to both pull start my sled when I have it loaded in from the front, and when trying to get on the bike that is loaded on the right side of the trailer where the cabinet is. That I should really take it down, 4 bolts hold it to the roof studs and another four hold it to the wall, and put it on the last panel before the wall of the V, opposite the front ramp door so that it is not anywhere near in the way when either loading, unloading or starting the sled. I might just have to do this as I'd already have the template for where to drill the holes with the cabinet, I'd just have to take the cabinet down, hold it up to where I'll put it then drill the holes and screw the thing into place.
Me=dummy. Freaking CRF450X. Tried to break my ankle.
I clean the carb once, no, twice as the crappy Honda plastic hot start nut had all the threads worn and it needed a new one so I got an aluminum nut from CRF's Only for like $15 and a carb rebuild kit on eBay with all the jets and rubber gaskets. Bike runs again but is cold blooded but once warm runs ok.
Bike is in my trailer. I'll admit I was rushing a bit to get the bike unloaded so after a bunch of tries to get it up to temp to get it to idle to get the bike into gear, because the bike is loaded to the right of the trailer, I have to pull the clutch in with my right hand and reach down to drop the bike into first, then get my left hand on the clutch. I had the choke out, started the bike and thinking it was in neutral, let the clutch out while the engine was at a fast idle/choke, the bike took off IN the trailer, hit the front V-nose, tipped over, my foot got stuck in the track while it was going along at fast-idle-it was a ****show. I got the bike off and thank goodness I had my riding boots on, RevIt Discoveries or I can only imagine what might have happened to my ankle, as it was, yesterday I woke up and had a limp but after a few asprin and some time, and today, no more limp and almost back to normal.
I realize now that where I had the 4 helmet cabinet/clothes rack is NOT in a good spot as it hampers my being able to both pull start my sled when I have it loaded in from the front, and when trying to get on the bike that is loaded on the right side of the trailer where the cabinet is. That I should really take it down, 4 bolts hold it to the roof studs and another four hold it to the wall, and put it on the last panel before the wall of the V, opposite the front ramp door so that it is not anywhere near in the way when either loading, unloading or starting the sled. I might just have to do this as I'd already have the template for where to drill the holes with the cabinet, I'd just have to take the cabinet down, hold it up to where I'll put it then drill the holes and screw the thing into place.
Me=dummy. Freaking CRF450X. Tried to break my ankle.
