ok i have a carb problem that tried to kill me.
the slide is sticking in the top of the carb. when i loosen the cap it falls back down.
should something retain the throttle cable to the top of the carb? it has the adjusting screw and lock nut on top of the carb hat and the cable has a rubber boot but it easily slips in and out of the adjusting screw.
here is the story.
i have been building a new kx500 powered three wheeler to sand drag. Thursday i bled the brakes and went for a little ride. i was in 3rd putting along blipping the throttle when it stuck wide open. the bike went into a instant wheely and was heading at a barbed wire fence about 100' away. i was barely hanging on do 50mph or so. with about 1 second between the fence and myself. I bailed off.
Next thing i know i hit something solid and heard the three wheeler screaming at WOT. it went through 4 strands fo barb wire, jumped over another fence and then went back though it. i seen it doing back flipps in the air before it finally fell on its side and died. not sure if the motor blew or if it ran out of gas.
the forks are bent, frame bent, grab bar bent, pipe smashed, pegs bent, master cylinder busted, front wheel bent and the caliper is busted, new cables are trashed and more.
i barrel rolled, flipped, and skipped for 75' or so and hit the fence. I have a huge bruise on my leg and lots of rash. my hands and wrist hurt from flapping on the ground and my fingers are swollen.
my 3 year daughter seen the whole thing. she rode her power wheels jeep about 100 yards out to me. and said "Daddy that was cool!!! your 3 wheeler was riding by itself and flying through the air!!!
i asked her to go get mommy for daddy. i was hurting. :help:
here are some pics
where it went though
where i stopped
i set it up for this pic
the 2nd fence it jumped and then went back through
some of the damage
my help getting it back to the shop