I have a piranha quad, it’s not getting spark have any tips
@sladehelicoptersgaming31489 күн бұрын
Cheers for the video , on the insurance thing they put up premiums even if it’s not your fault due to the fact having gone through t once apparently makes you more likely to claim in the future ? Seems like a scam to me
@Mr_CMH9 күн бұрын
Someone is making money...and it's not me!
@harryfaber10 күн бұрын
Good stuff! What was the BSA chopper thing?
@Mr_CMH10 күн бұрын
I'm not sure, I think it was a home build of some sort. The engine was a very old Norton, but fuel tank reminds of those ridiculous small capacity Fantic choppers from the era of Easy Rider.
@damianbowen949210 күн бұрын
Love the 3 wheelers! 😊
@Mr_CMH10 күн бұрын
Some of them are very cool. My cousin Paul pictured here had a CanAm for a while.
@JovitaFernandes10 күн бұрын
Lovely bikes, this is so interesting 😮
@Mr_CMH10 күн бұрын
Glad you like them!
@jjmoore310817 күн бұрын
Thanks a lot of help I didn’t realize the clutch switch
@Mr_CMH16 күн бұрын
Pleased it was helpful!
@madeinjapan3485Ай бұрын
Battery is new starter relay is new starter motor new, all i get is a click from the starter relay when pressing the starter button and everything goes off then comes back on. Contacts are fine and theres power at the switch, stupid question would a broken brake switch prevent it from cranking?
@Mr_CMHАй бұрын
I wouldn't expect a broken brake switch to cause that. Sounds more like a sticking solenoid, a sticking starter motor or a poor earth, maybe at the starter motor. Sometimes tapping the starter with a rubber mallet or dead-blow hammer will free it temporarily, which would reveal if that was the fault.
@williamwood3459Ай бұрын
Didn't show how to do any of these test
@Mr_CMHАй бұрын
Yes, the video is correctly titled "What to check" not "How to check" - that's a different video.
@savinggracechurch4112Ай бұрын
Good video lots of useful tips but I would have probably checked the main fuse first. Gave it the thumbs up and subscribed.
@Mr_CMHАй бұрын
Thanks for the sub and for the helpful suggestion. I think you are the first person to make this fair point. On my bike here a few lights ( neutral, oil pressure) come on with the key and the headlight main beam comes on too.
@savinggracechurch4112Ай бұрын
Turns out there was a mini fuse box that looked more like an ICU with two 30A fuses inside. I've never seen that before on any motorcycle!
@JovitaFernandesАй бұрын
That looks beautiful
@Mr_CMHАй бұрын
Oh thank you, it was.
@NoahRichardson-ei5co2 ай бұрын
Was there same day
@alfredschmidt36592 ай бұрын
I have good new battery; no kill switch; ( that I see) and no click or noise when starter button is pressed. I took apart the starter button assembly and sprayed heavily with elec cleaner. Heeelp! 🥴
@Mr_CMH2 ай бұрын
Have you followed through the advice in my video step by step? This is the best advice I've got! Check solenoid and earth strap in starter motor. Good luck.
@sevaslee48654 күн бұрын
Check fuses, try pulling your clutch in. Try kicking your kick stand up. Open ur kill switch make sure there is no debris
@renedelafuente1232 ай бұрын
Will a motorcycle start with the kick start if electric starter is not cranking for nothing? I was thinking of touching solenoid with insulated screwdriver but I'm afraid of messing up starter or something on the bike. Thanks for the video any feedback appreciated
@Mr_CMH2 ай бұрын
It really depends on the actual fault, but I don't see that you can do any harm trying to kick start a bike, so long as the engine turns over and there is nothing mechanical snapped or broken. If when you turn the ignition on you've got power it's worth trying this. Good luck.
@LuXoR15902 ай бұрын
Ty
@Mr_CMH2 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@harryfaber2 ай бұрын
If you haven't got a bent screwdriver, are you actually an engineer?
@Mr_CMH2 ай бұрын
Surely the most useful of ad hoc tools!
@jumpinjack13 ай бұрын
Geez I've been putting the spring on wrong for the last 20k miles, looks like it goes under the filter not on top, Thanks for the vid. I use Mobile1 15/50 oil full synthetic with no problems as advised from a huge motorcycle shop here in the states. The 10/40 on cap was the best weight they had at the time in 1980, Cheers.
@Mr_CMH3 ай бұрын
Glad the video was of help. Re the spring, I have the workshop manual, and just followed that. With regard to oil choice, there sure is plenty of opinions out there. I ran Torco 10/40 mineral at first, because my buddy had used it in his Honda 750 to very high mileage and it still ran like a sewing machine. I switched to the semi synthetic for the reason you hint at, that the modern oil technology is better, but I avoid the fully synthetic partly because it is more expensive for little gain. The oil weight I think is quite climate specific, and the 10/40 seems OK here in the UK. The bike, by the way, came from Iowa. Happy riding!
@boblowrey82663 ай бұрын
More accurate to use your tongue on the header for temp testing.
@Mr_CMH3 ай бұрын
I'll let you try that. 🤣
@boblowrey82663 ай бұрын
@@Mr_CMH sorry bro - I am terrible smart ass! Austinado was correct in suggesting an INFRARED TEMP GUN. They are cheap! You use it on the exhaust pipe exiting the head. Higher temp means running Lean. LEAN= MORE AIR/LESS FUEL. A lean machine will idle high, pop on Rev. GOOD luck!
@Mr_CMH3 ай бұрын
@@boblowrey8266 No worries bud, we've all gotta have a laugh, this world is in a mess!
@b33ro3 ай бұрын
Thank you too bad you didnt show how to assembly it it tool mé half hour to put lever wire back to handle, i had broke both spring holder i drilled hole through plastic and use metric screw with and now its work.
@harryfaber4 ай бұрын
Meticulous work, well done! So, sea bream with a side of stinging nettle?
@Mr_CMH4 ай бұрын
Thanks, it's always satisfying to me to give an item a second life. On the topic of sea bream, I ate one last week...but that was in Rhodes. Pretty tasty though!
@yan24to4 ай бұрын
Its so weak the spring inside.
@SteveHatton-pz8bx4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the reply the only way I look at them is to the way they changed the handles and the washers in the older 1970 reels the washer after the star had a funny shape washer that could be locked I think by 80 they done away with that but that all I have and 70s 9000and 10..000 had thd round knob on habdle
@SteveHatton-pz8bx4 ай бұрын
I think the number are the model as in have pic from the scramatics if a abu12 and there a set 6 number IE model
@SteveHatton-pz8bx4 ай бұрын
I've a 10000 here 757600
@SteveHatton-pz8bx4 ай бұрын
But the handle on a 9000 in 72 was not the type that's on that reel
@Mr_CMH4 ай бұрын
Yeah, you're not the first person to mention that to me. The reel came from a derelict tackle shop (see the video on my channel if you are interested) so it may have been a 'bitsa' put together there. If you have information or ideas about dating these reels please feel free to share it here.
@Saml_hs4 ай бұрын
muito bom
@pleasantstrummer5 ай бұрын
Excellent. Many thanks for producing this.
@harryfaber5 ай бұрын
Great stuff! Small carrots can be sweet, and that magnolia is wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
@Mr_CMH5 ай бұрын
You're very welcome. The carrots were an addition to the usual routine in our garden, and some of them, amazingly, grew to edible proportions. Last year the tomatoes were OK, the courgettes were often eaten by snails before they could get going, but (as usual) we did have a big crop of raspberries.
@nallie105 ай бұрын
Done! Thanks from Texas
@Mr_CMH5 ай бұрын
Great to be reaching the Lone Star State from little old England!
@harryfaber6 ай бұрын
Thank you for this, an interesting place.
@Mr_CMH6 ай бұрын
Cheers Harry, I'm sure you would have been very interested, and moved too. Besides the outdoor area there's a museum and educational centre indoors. It's so important that youngsters are kept aware of these events.
@sthildas48577 ай бұрын
Brilliant always easy to think what it might be once you find it. Thanks for sharing, its easy to forget, we all do it.
@Kivas_Fajo7 ай бұрын
What is 53 58 14 on a European 4 screw 5000 then? May 1967?
@Mr_CMH7 ай бұрын
ABU changed from 4 screw to 3 screw sometime between 1967 and 1968, so 4 screw dates it to pre '68. I kind of wish I'd never made this video, because pre 70s the reels were sometimes given sequential serials, and the serial systems are not always straightforward. As I say in the video "the most common form is"...not the only form.
@wolfgangemmerich75527 ай бұрын
Dear MITCHELL OTOMATIC owners araound the world ; do yourself a big vavor : Keep your otomatics stored with bail in OPEN position ; open bail means relaxed bailspring !
@JovitaFernandes8 ай бұрын
Such a relaxing video. I keep coming back to watch it 🙂
@christosx138 ай бұрын
Very helpful video i might check my 2008 v strom 650 with your method as i have some starting problems recently (not always). I have also cleaned the start button-headlight switch. So for the test you connect one cable to positive battery and one to the negative battery and with these two cables check inside the fuse i didnt quite understand. Because i thought the solenoid receives only positive?
@Mr_CMH8 ай бұрын
I'm pleased it was helpful. I think of the solenoid like a switch. The starter button completes a circuit which then throws that switch (inside the solenoid) by activating the solenoid. The positive feed through the solenoid goes to the starter motor, and the starter motor is earthed to the frame, as is the negative terminal of the battery. Hey presto, complete circuit, and the starter motor turns. The starter button is not the actual flow to the starter motor, rather it is just a circuit that activates the solenoid, which completes the actual circuit to the starter motor.....if you follow.... Ultimately they all earth to the negative terminal of the battery, frequently by connecting to the frame, or a wire that connects to the frame.
@andrewhall8368 ай бұрын
Thanks for that! Very useful info! L&R from Australia
@ShakurForbes8 ай бұрын
What do I do if when I try to connect the battery; the bike tries to take off? Please help
@Mr_CMH8 ай бұрын
The bike leaping forward means it's still in gear. If you have the clutch pulled in it shouldn't happen unless there is something wrong with the clutch, like a broken clutch cable. In that case it's not an electrical fault, which is what I'm covering in this video.
@jeffgoesrandom42178 ай бұрын
Love how this guy breathes in the tile dust...
@Mr_CMH8 ай бұрын
One tile, one time, outdoors, still here. 😂😂
@vincentlewis12978 ай бұрын
Great little amp, I have one of these. There's a few reviews on line for this, I think it's becoming a bit of a collectible gem, one of the best small practice amps ever some say
@damianbowen949210 ай бұрын
Wow, they’re brilliant!
@harryfaber10 ай бұрын
Ah, Wigan! I had seen pictures of some of this stuff from another mate of mine who lives in the town I escaped from.
@Mr_CMH10 ай бұрын
Mrs CMH and I had a very pleasant stay, I thought the artwork was a winner. I gather there is a road which you can take to the pier at Wigan. 😉
@johnrobinson390510 ай бұрын
I learned to fish on the Witham, and I know that peg quite well, though I haven't done any angling for over 30 years! I mainly used a waggler: typically a 4lb main line with a 1.8lb bottom, small hooks and red maggots to catch roach, rudd and hybrids. I never really mastered bream fishing, though I remember bagging up on roach one winter using a stick float trotted down the side. I fished for 7 hours and caught a fish every single chuck. I have no idea how she fishes these days!
@CrustyBiker10 ай бұрын
I've had same one for a few years also, I like it but had same issues as you I guess, love the look of it! ...they seem to be sold out everywhere now so not sure why they still advertise them!? 🤷♂️
@1MNUTZ10 ай бұрын
Bro you're sticking your finger in the electrical with the hot wire plugged into the battery. Disconnevt the negative on the battery when you're working on electrical
@Jazman34211 ай бұрын
I have 2 6500s I bought in 1996. They have 040004 stamped in the bottom. Not sure what that means. Maybe they were made 8 years after I bought them in a year that had no months in it.
@Mr_CMH11 ай бұрын
Yeah, that's somewhat unlikely, maybe possible with a time machine. To be fair, I was dealing with ABUs from the 70s, and even then the factory seemed to have a bewildering array of serial number schemes. In my further defence I do say that this is just "the most common form" for numbering. If your research turns up the full information I'd be pleased to know more.
@JovitaFernandes11 ай бұрын
That’s so cool 😮 love the crystal clear waters too 😊
@harryfaber11 ай бұрын
Cor, phew..... reads like a tabloid headline for hot weather! What sort of hotel makes you catch your own dinner?
@Mr_CMH11 ай бұрын
Shocking, innit! You're not far wrong with the menu here tonight. Limited! Wish I'd brought a rod and line, even a net would have worked. Mostly they were what I call "St Peter's bream", they have a black 'thumb print' on the base of the tail, where they were held by St Peter, so the story goes.
@AlanaRoseH11 ай бұрын
I'm jelly!
@Mr_CMH11 ай бұрын
Sorry Sweetie!
@harryfaber11 ай бұрын
'Wisdom' is that ride on lawnmower batteries last 2 years, that has proved to be the case. Years ago, I knew a chap whose first job was in a 'battery factory'. They would remove the top of the battery, which were sealed in with some sort of pitch, remove the plates and wash out all the 'salts' that clog the bottom of the plates. Generally, all that was then needed was some of the plates scrubbing clean and the battery being put back together, filled and charged and they were good for another couple of years. However, that is all a thing of the past, and 'servicing' has been reduced to topping up liquid and charge from time to time. Progress.
@Mr_CMH11 ай бұрын
This battery has exceeded it's service life, but I am somewhat thrifty, if I can squeeze a little longer out of it, all to the good. Funnily enough the Chinese 'Leoch' branded battery on my Honda is doing well. It's Absorbent Glass Mat technology. Leoch, it transpires, are one of the world's largest motive battery manufacturers. Golf carts, milk floats and the like. One third the cost of a similar Yuasa for the Honda. Made in China, available everywhere, like most things these days.