Quick tip for removing the side mouldings. On the inside you can push down on the tabs that stick in on the top of the moulding. Stops you from needing to worry about snapping it. Also, just got my reproduction manual from you, thanks a lot for supporting the Motocompo community.
i grab it on the front and with alittle upward pressure localized on the clips, unclip just the bottom tabs then slide it out. mines custom painted and so far that technique has stopped paint damage
That’s gold Benny…I did the same thing with the front rim on my GT mountain bike the other weekend I’d pull the front brakes on and watch it crazy wobble thinking my hub bearings were shot low and behold the quick release axle nut was loose 🤦🏻
I just bought one of these compy's in the states, and you really helped craft a list of things I should do to have piece of mind when it comes so I know its working. Great video mate, subscribed for sure.
Funny enough I was looking at these recently, then a Honda City Turbo 2 was for sale on Car and Classic but without the Motocompo. I think they're both so cool!
First time caller, long time listener. First of all, love your work. Enjoyed you knowledge and sense of humour since the MCM days. Second, when bringing a new sponsor on board, what does their product do. I know gaskets'n'stufff but if you have not watched those episodes or tuned out ...
I was going to comment and say I have used the 7.2 nicads on my ct90 that needs a battery to run and they work and lights work also... they are slim enough to cable tie almost anywhere on the bike and they are easy to charge too... but I only have the 500mah charger so needs a 8 hour charge...lol
In my experience you are better disabling the auto lube function on these small two stroke motors and premixing in the tank - when the auto lube system blocks and fails (and they do regularly) the first you know of it is when the piston seizes and eats itself. With older bikes as the parts get rare this simple method of premixing will ensure you always get the right oil/fuel ratios and don't have to scour the earth for new engine parts.
Has it still got the original main jet in it? I know with Postie bikes adding an aftermarket filter/intake requires going up a jet size as there is a massive restriction in the factory intake. I imagine these have one as well to keep noise down.
You said something about RC batteries. I'm curious as to if you could build one with AA NiCad batteries. They're 1.2v each fully charged. So 5 would give you your 6v. I've seen people make 18650 cells but those are lithium and I don't think would work for this. But the building the cell would be somewhat similar and less volatile. I've seen people make a spot welder out of an ignition coil and a motor cycle battery and relay. Would need nickel strips and could make your own battery I'd think. Maybe I'm missing something though.
Random question @Benny's Custom Works, at 10:01 you give us a precise measurement for the gearbox capacity of 500 millimetres, which is good info. But at what width and height do you pour that 500 millimetres? I'm just wondering if it's at a nominal 10mm wide and half a mm high?
In terms of batteries, I wonder if an emergency light battery will fit? Never played eyes on a motorcompo but I know a lot of those batteries are 6v rechargeable?
What is the current value of a Motocompo today? I have the opportunity to buy one thats is on "ok" nick but he is asking for ~7600USD/7000€ for it. But as far as i can see most goes for 4-5k atm or am i wrong??
