Monday, February 27, 2012

Gila tuning at Motion Left Mopeds

I've been struggling with getting my Gila'd Pinto to run properly. It was basically just dying around 30-35 mph. It wasn't ripping like it should. I played around with the jetting a bunch and didn't have any luck. So, I gave up and called Devin from Motion Left Mopeds. He said he was willing to help me out, but it had to be THIS weekend, because he is super busy. "Ok...I'll be there."

Devin was awesome. I loved his approach to working on the bike. He didn't fire it up and see what was going on with it. He started by putting it up on the bench and making things right...making it his way...the way he's learned by dialing in hundreds of these bikes over the last 7 years. He put a proper intake on and then dove right into the electrical stuff. We didn't even talk jetting until the end of the day.

And he was right...it was all electrical. My bike would start and run, but the spark was garbage. He said, "See that shit storm of blue in your points. That's bad." My points were basically arcing out all the time and that is why the bike wouldn't run any faster than 35. Once we got that figured out and set the timing with his super helpful tools, the bike was well on its way to being a ripper. Awesome.

Thanks for all the help, Devin. I had a blast hanging out with you guys.

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