X9 mid bike

Alright this is one of three bikes to get repaired. Unfortunately it required alot more money then it was worth to repair to a decent reliable state, so the owner offered to trade the bike for the labour on the other 2 bikes. So it is now part of the GR fleet. Here's a few pictures of it when it first arrived






The eventual plan is to convert this one into an electric bike using a MARS "brushless etek"setup i purchased long ago.

In the mean time to get the rolling chassis and other associated gear up to scratch i decided to get the motor going to a somewhat running state so i can assess how it handles and what needs to be done elsewhere on the bike.

The bike was missing the starter solenoid and the battery was really flat but aside from that the engine appeared to be complete. A temporary 30A solenoid from a car stood in for the original solenoid and after cleaning the carb out thoroughly and replacing the dead 7ah lead acid battery it still wouldn't crank.

further inspection showed the spring inside the starter motor had been replaced at some stage with a pen spring. so a 100w scooter motor spring was added (they are basically identical) and after a couple of cranks it popped into life.

After a quick ride it was obvious the steering bearings were totally shot and i nearly high sided it at 20kmh after the steering jammed solid. so next is to replace the steering bearings and overhaul the steering setup and give the motor a quick freshen up. The motor also had a seriously bad surging problem and refused to work at wide open throttle unless the throttle was slowly wound on.

so next is the motor tear down and rebuild, replacing the steering bearings and redoing that setup and taking a look at the carburettor.