Post by matchlesspat on May 2, 2019 13:07:34 GMT -5
Hi, new here, I am in the UK, I have a Yamaha CW50 BWS, the one with the upright cylinder, minarelli engine I think, 2nd generation and lost decals on the front, I used it as a paddock bike a good few years ago and took it to Le Mans as a camp site bike again a few years ago, I thought I would get it going to use for local trips and as a backup in my camper, I have fitted a new battery, un-seized the front brake master cylinder and tried to start it, nothing, removed the airbox and sprayed brake cleaner and it ran up fine if a bit smokey, stripped the carb expecting to find corrosion etc. but instead found it full of red two stroke oil, I mean full! now I seem to remember it was smoking a lot last time I ran it,
question is do I drain the oil tank and plug the line, then run it on premix or do I try to fix the problem? the oil tank pipe runs down the front of the engine past the exhaust flange,
If I go the premix route what ratio should I use? how much gas does the tank hold?
I am not going racing and will only use it for occasional local runs plus shopping trips when away in the camper, and hope to take it to SPA in a few weeks as a paddock bike,
question is do I drain the oil tank and plug the line, then run it on premix or do I try to fix the problem? the oil tank pipe runs down the front of the engine past the exhaust flange,
If I go the premix route what ratio should I use? how much gas does the tank hold?
I am not going racing and will only use it for occasional local runs plus shopping trips when away in the camper, and hope to take it to SPA in a few weeks as a paddock bike,
