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Linked brakes don’t give the control options of a proper separate front & rear brakes . A lot of the old carb fed bikes , had separate fuel tap position for reserve , to indicate fuel was getting low & allowed a few litres of fuel to be accessed by turning the tap . The reason they probably don’t have that system on an EFI system , is it’s a fuel pumped pressured system & not gravity or vacuum fed system .

Good on you mate for persevering with these bikes, I've load of experience with loads of different bikes and know how crappy these bikes can be, I still love them though!

What an attractive bike. Well done. I have really enjoyed your series. Good for you not letting a bike die. I am leaning more and more to getting an old ZSB. Thanks Kev.

Nice interesting film Kev. Good to see you not giving up.

Hello Kev I have watched a good few of your films and so far have been a secret observer. Thank you for such interesting films. I'm an old guy and go about on on old '59 BSA C15. It is great to see you tinkering and repairing a modern bike like I do with my old C15. Really enjoyable films and not too long! I was hoping you would rebuild the engine but I can't have everything. Maybe I'll get hold of a ZSB when I can't use my kickstart anymore! I prefer the older one with the carb. You have some chance of making sense and fixing it with a carb! Take care and looking forward to more of your films.

Hi Kev great info, I can't seem to get access to my stator, I've removed 7 screws but can't work out where anymore are. Any chance you could help me please.

Oooo trials zsb would be good!...... I've got quite a few bikes of all different shapes and sizes, but around a year ago I found myself in need of a super cheap to run small bike that I could afford to run on next to no money as I had to take time off work due to recovering from a leg injury (luckily not bad enough to stop me riding)... anyway fast forward to now and I still have it and absolutely love it for what it is, mines a 2020 efi but euro 4 I believe? So far I've fitted a full exhaust system from lextek which has woken it right up and I've even managed to hit the rev limiter in top gear on a few occasions when the winds been behind me 😳. My only gripes really are a couple of small issues that I intend to address at some point, first being the forks are a little to soft so I may replace oil with heavier weight and maybe make some spacers for the springs, 2nd the paint is pretty rubbish on the frame so I may have to strip it all and have it powder coated.... And lastly (I think this is what bothers me the most) I find the seat a little soft and it can get very uncomfortable on journeys longer than about an hour, I'm not particularly heavy either at around 12 stone so I may bite the bullet and get the seat professionally redone with better foam or adjusted to suit however they do it, as intend to keep this bike around for quite a while 😎 Brilliant content by the way 👍 new sub here

Great advice, Anlas tyres are very good.

Good advice! Thanks 👍😊

*GT85 or ACF50

You explain all the issues well,thanks

Thanks for details and solutions. I assume you still like your bike? Have you done a road test review? Regards from shildon

Hi Kev, just watched your video, and you suggest tickover to be around 700/750 rpm. Mine is a 2020 Efi and tickover has been 1500 rpm since I got it. Only recently the bike has been cutting out occasionally on over run, coming to a stop at lights etc. Starts up again straight away. Tried turning tge mixture screw out half turn as you suggest, but the throttle stop adjuster doesn't look oike the one in your video. Just a threaded piece wth a nut on it, seems no way of adjusting it down to 700 rpm tickover.

These bikes are cheap but are they fit for purpose? Most Lexmoto's have a short life due to the poor quality of the parts used. I think it's better to buy a premium brand, such as a Honda. I've got a 52 year old Honda PC50 which still runs perfectly and is in great condition.

Thought I'd end up having to butcher my old caliper toremove the cable. Of course,Haynes make it sound so simple when they say say just pull the cable free through it's mounting point on the caliper but the reality is anything but. Anyway,thought I'd consult the modern day oracle and see if there was something I was missing,looks like my problems are typical of others with an old Vectra

Looks lush Kev, show it off come down The Hub

Kev, I'd love another series like this one. Your series almost made me buy a zsb except a deal came up on a UM and I couldn't turn it down.

FZ key fob!

What would there be to gain by telling people to set it lower? Would it reduce emissions or something. They probably just want people to knacker up their engines so they can sell replacements. 😁👍

doesnt look like a ZSB to me!

Just connect about two inches of wire onto the end part.it should be easy to braid the wire and solder

Engine runs like scrap ☹️☹️

very nice

I was watching this with headphones on and that engine sounds amazing.

Class act with the exhaust

This is personally the best video ive watched all year. Its really helped. Thanks again!

I dont normally comment on videos, but im so alpreciative of this video, ive thought about making some myself when dismantaling various bikes, but i havent had thr time... This has really helped me with all of the explanation and the good video work, ive been habing problems with my efi lexmoto venom and its been a nightmare. Really, thank you! ❤️

12:17 - Did you do a Part 2?

Had Bike-Seal in my tubed tyres (Interceptor 650) for almost four years. Have I had a puncture? Don't know. Nothing in the treads. It's like the rope-cutter on my boat's propeller. Never had a fouled prop. Either been lucky, or these products work silently. As I prefer more than one inflated tyre on my bike, I'll stick with the Bike-Seal on the next.

£300 for a 4 yera old bike. Thats cheap. As to the crank trigger, think some work from the start of the trigger and some from the end. Once running it will be worth checking the timing

When I took the exhaust off to paint it I was amazed by the weight of it, so I made a simple tubular one out of stainless. It does give a much quicker pick up, and saves a lot of weight.

Any suggestions for a better silencer Kev.

please can u do one for the carb pls

my zsb e4 2021 ticks over at 1500rpm? i also changed my airfilter box to a universal k&n one mainly for space saving, I put my tools there lol. should the rpms be lower? and do you know any way of getting better tops speeds? as my 5th gear drops off in power dramatically

Wow that headlight is ...😂

Thankyou for making these, really interesting. Rare for people to work on things now yet in the past armed with red hermitite we d strip everything down, in the 50's my dad had a push bike with a petrol motor you could buy and fit, he ended up doing a minor rebuild on London Bridge when it broke down surrounded by American tourists gawping at our technology though i think dad might have embellished the story a little.

Where there's a will there's a way. Improvising to get that crank pin out.

The valves close up really quickly on chinese bikes esp around 3000-5000 miles

If you're channelling your inner Ed China dont let a wannabe Mike Brewer sell it for you as you definitely wont turn a profit. Really enjoyed these videos. Last autumn a dealer was selling these new for under 1500, they still didnt shift so the price went back to list.

Hi Kevin. First of all I am very much enjoying your rebuild of this motorcycle. As you seem to know these bikes I would like your advice. I am not far off 70 years old and would like to buy a new bike. I have ridden many motorcycles in the past but would like to get back on two wheels again and not spend a fortune. Keep up the good work. Terry

Great job! I'm not sure I'd trust that clutch lever. Would rather use another from an old honda. I had one snap and you could see the big crystally poor quality aluminium. 👍😎

Coming along nicely.

Coming on nicely. Like the tyre remover, makes life easy.

Hi Kev. Could you replace these headlights with one from a Suzuki GN 125?

Very informative Kev.

Presumably you have a water mark for a triall or something? I use Clipchamp and the basic version is free if that is of help. Obviously, my 12 year old did better than me after 10 minutes....🤣

Is there a forum for this bike

Bit of de ja vu here..😂 Great job though, nice to watch it progressing. 👍😎

I've noticed your current ZSB videos are on a 69 plate, is this one the old one (was it a 15 plate) which I always thought looked in good condition or one you've got hold of for a restoration?

Would make more sense to put those nylock nut on the other way😂