bantamjames

Hi again all, I have come to all to ask for a small amount of guidance, I recently picked up a 1987 Suzuki TS50X as a winter run around in anticipation of the icy/snowy weather. It was rather battered but after a large delivery from Wemoto it is a good little bike except for the running of the engine. It will start from cold after a couple of kicks on about a quarter throttle, it will then run for a minute (not revving over 6 or 7k happily) with choke on or off then it will die. It will then only start on full throttle bump starting and will run for less or no time. I have been playing around with jetting and float heights but i cant seem to make any noticeable changes to it's behaviour to it whatever happens. I have recently changed the cylinder for a 70 kit though it was exhibiting similar symptoms before i changed it when it was running a standard 50cc kit. So yea i'm lost and frustrated, does anyone have any thoughts? Cheers, James

Right lads, sorry for the radio silence, i've been away from the house and sadly to the garage as well. I have included some more photos to try and give you guys a better look at it. The quality is not better than before as it was dark before i got home but i will endeavor to get it out and get a proper picture as soon as possible. Ah yes about the frame, the person we bought it off had another frame, a chrome example. Is this more likely to be the correct one? The owner didn't know too much as he was selling off his fathers stuff. I'll try and get in contact with him about possibly swapping or it looks like i'm going to end up with another frame. http://tinypic.com/r/2yxj02d/5 http://tinypic.com/r/2gtp1ty/5 http://tinypic.com/r/rrm9uc/5 http://tinypic.com/r/2eflx8j/5 http://tinypic.com/r/1z1sgtc/5 http://tinypic.com/r/sfe90p/5

Here's a picture of the little thing for your delectation http://postimg.org/image/s4plfv4ud/ Thanks Woody, i take it you have had a decent amount of experience with Cheetahs then, I'm in two minds what to do with it; leave it as is with a throrough polish giving it a bit of character or tarting up to perfection. I don't really know anything about the values of machines like this and i wouldn't want to ruin the "original" condition but it would be nice to have the frame powder-coated. They're might be the reminence of some chrome underneath the paint but it certainly hasn't been chrome finish alone for a while. It does however have an interesting scratching on the bottom of the tank saying the paint job is by John Antill if that makes any difference. It is great to hear you have good experience with fibreglass tanks as it is much nicer than tatty alloy thing that was included with it. Thankfully there is a Shell nearby so we'll test that this weekend.

Hi All, I'm looking for some information on what is believed to be a Cheetah Trials bike fitted with with a Greeves headed, Villiers Engine. We recently acquired it from a man looking to sell off his late fathers collection. Me and my father are normally Bantam tinkerers by default but couldn't pass up on the opportunity to purchase what we originally believed to be a Greeves Anglian or something similar.I was wondering if anyone has ever owned one, ridden one, seen one in action or just knows a bit more about the brand than me. It was fitted with a battered metal tank with no badging, leading to the initial confusion but a spare fiberglass tank with Cheetah hand painted on it was included. As a new member of the fiberglass tank brigade i was looking for a definitive view on how usable it is with high ethanol content petrol used locally to me and any workarounds people could suggest would be much appreciated. The bike starts albeit leaking petrol from both taps and with a great deal of smoke billowing from the pipe of course but i think it is not particularly far off being MOT-able once the inclement issues have been addressed. Before we can get that ball rolling though I need to identify the engine and frame number. There is a number located on each side of the crank case between the mounting lugs which seem to differ. A Frame number is yet to be located and i'm looking for a more ingenious idea for is placement than i have come up with so far. It is neither on the engine mounting lug or anywhere on the neck from what i can see. Is it possible that the frame number was on a plate rather than directly stamped on and if this is the case can anyone suggest a work around for claiming the V5. The number is recognised on the DVLA site but no V5 was included. I know it's a bit of an essay as i'm brimming with questions but thanks in advance to anyone who responds, Kind Regards, James