Fuel Starvation

The Incredible Hulk misbehaved a tadge on the way home from the BOSM, enough
to sideline it a couple of times. This was clearly unacceptable, so I tore
it to pieces this morning.

There's two fuel hoses from the tap to the carbs, which go to T-pieces
between carbs 1&2 and 3&4. These T-pieces have ickle plastic gauze filters
in them, which were mostly full of rusty debris. I've cleaned them out, and
put the whole heap back together again.

The test ride reveals that a stupidly high-speed cruise can be maintained
for as long as the fuel holds out. Sorted.

Oh, and it idles, and trundles, more smoothly, too.

--
Platypus - (surreal)
Triumph Trophy 1200 (The Incredible Hulk)
VN800 Drifter (still for sale)
R80RT (for sale - spares or repairs)
Z200 (Fear the Distance Monster!)
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

 

You should have taken the *real* bike ;~)

 

If I'd been on my own...

Anyway, I'm contemplating taking it over to Chimay in July.

--
Platypus - (surreal)
Triumph Trophy 1200 (The Incredible Hulk)
VN800 Drifter (still for sale)
R80RT (for sale - spares or repairs)
Z200 (Fear the Distance Monster!)
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

 

"platypus" >

Would it not be worthwhile taking the tank out and clearing out the
aforementioned rusty debri before it builds up again?

 

I did, mostly.

--
Platypus - (surreal)
Triumph Trophy 1200 (The Incredible Hulk)
VN800 Drifter (still for sale)
R80RT (for sale - spares or repairs)
Z200 (Fear the Distance Monster!)
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

 

The varlet known as platypus did proclaim to all assembled:

If it are got a placcy tank like wot mine are got, it makes me wonder
what state the storage tanks at petrol shops is in.....

 

It's a proper motorcycle with a steel tank.

--
Platypus - (surreal)
Triumph Trophy 1200 (The Incredible Hulk)
VN800 Drifter (still for sale)
R80RT (for sale - spares or repairs)
Z200 (Fear the Distance Monster!)
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

 

Same here
<ducks>

 

May The Incredible Bulk live long and prosper...
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