Trail riding and carb troubles

[OneLeggedRider]

Took Jay trail riding at the Reclaim yesterday. He did well, and only laid it down twice. He's not used to riding in 4 wheeler ruts and it does require some balance. He got the TBR7 stuck so deep in a hole that even the back of the seat was under the mud. 3 minutes later a guy came along with a 4x4 quad and winched him out, perfect timing.

I had carb trouble. The day before it started popping on deceleration and got worse as the ride progressed. So I figure I got something clogging my pilot jet or an intake leak. I'll figure it out today.

[paulsstag]

Its so good to see you guys out riding and having fun , i hope Jay is enjoying himself and not thinking ' maybe i should have got a 4 wheeler?':crazy:

Looking at the mud and your descriptions i can see why you are such an advocate of Knobby tires :hehe: Also its probably a good thing your KLR buddy did not go as you might have needed more than a winch :lmao:

If we had that much rain here i'd probably stay indoors till it dried up :lmao: but that's the nature of living in the southwest.

Hope you get your bikes issue sorted soon, but as always keep us all posted as to what you found

[OneLeggedRider]

Riding in southeastern Ohio requires knobby tires and this year has been especially wet, I cant even touch my own trails, they're all under 2 feet of water. Not a problem on my quads but dirtbikes are somewhat lacking in that department.

Jay handled it like a trooper and laughed off each spill, and technically he dumped it a 3rd time when we crossed a washed out section of road on our way to the Reclaim. We had to drop 6 feet straight down and climb 4 feet back up the other side. Due to my years of riding and racing 2 stroke dirtbikes I thought nothing of it even with an artificial leg, but I'm sure Jay saw it as insanity and let his anxiety get the best of him. He's not discouraged though and is shopping for more aggressive tires. We didn't explore the lower trails, after he dumped it the 3rd time I told him we would come back when it was dryer.

I didn't get a chance to sort out the carb troubles today but I am about sick of it, I think I just need a DRZ 400. No worries no mess and I could do 50mph wheelies. I will say this though, with the Hawk knobbies I had no trouble in the mud and never laid it down once. #knobbylivesmatter :p

[OneLeggedRider]

Oh, we also dropped his fork oil level from 210ml to 185ml. That along with removing the factory spacers seems to suit his 140lbs well.

And the hole he buried the TBR7 in was easily avoided by me because my knobbies gave me the option of climbing out of the rut and going around said hole, his sucky enduro tires did not.

[JerryHawk250]

Sounds like you guys had fun. Knobbies are all I run on my Hawk. :tup:

[GronkFries]

Nice!!

[JerryHawk250]

Did you get the carb issue worked out?

[Sport Rider]

I had a similar carb-dirt problem just riding out on a country road, miles from anything. nice to know you can field strip and repair on the fly! didn't need much more than 10mm wrench and a pair of pliers.

[OneLeggedRider]

Did you get the carb issue worked out?

Yessir, the carb was fine. I pulled the plug first and it looked perfect, definitely not running to lean. Then I checked all the intake fasteners to be sure they were tight. Then I seen something hanging out of the exhaust manifold. Turns out it has always been an 1/8" loose because of the capped nuts. So ground off the caps, tightened them down and its quieter with almost no popping.

My forks might be bent now and I won't be riding for about 6wks. :cry: