If everything is clean it won't smoke much if at all. That's the beauty of it. You can make sure the pump works by watching the lines closely to see if oil is moving along. If you can't tell, disconnect one line at the pump and drip out a few drops of oil, then reconnect. This will introduce a bubble which should be easy to spot as it moves along. To make it quicker, pull on the oil pump cable with the revs up a little. Should be obvious.

Get the idle screw and it's spring replaced asap, or at least make very sure the hole is plugged - the stick could allow air in the carb which will make it run lean and fry the engine.

It shouldn't run better with the muffler off - it should absolutely be better with it, unless it's throughly plugged up. See above re burning baffle.

NOTE: More noise does NOT equal more power despite what you THINK is happening.

New bearings and seals should make it run MUCH better!

Coil? Which coil? The timing is set with a timing light - borrow one or rent one and check it's right, very important. Once set it should never need setting again. Mark the stator plate inside the flywheel so you can put it back together next time in the same spot, although it should always be checked with a timing light to ensure it's right.

If you're getting the idea we're trying to get you to do things "right" you'd be correct. It's amazing how well a bike works when it's stock and "right" compared to a bodge job.

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Grant Johnson

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[This message has been edited by Grant Johnson (edited 11 July 2004).]

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Inspiring, Informing and Connecting travellers since 1997!
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