Carb icing.

I have possibly found a way to avoid carb iceing/poor running in the winter.
For 8 years i have been fighting with this very problem and it has driven me to the point of burning my bike in a quiet field,I have tried new plugs new HT leads, PRO FST, running the bike for up to an hour before i set for work,I have moved the carb heater sensor to the front of the bike so its not next to the engine,But in one of them EUREKA moments while servicing said bike i thought i would try to displace the flow of air around the front cylinder.
I got some sheet stainless steel and cut a shield that runs along the front of the engine and blocks any air from going between the front cylinder and the bottom of the radiator the shield overlaps the RAD by half an inch and the same on the front cylinder and runs the full width of the engine and fixes to the lower fixing point of the RAD on the off side of the bike,as yet i have had not overheating problems and i have been running the bike now with the shield for 8 weeks on my 50 mile trip to work in temperaturs of a recorded -5 without the wind chill factor taken into account and the bike is running like new no coughs no sluttering no nothing i will try to put some photos of what i have done on the forum over the weekend.Give it a try if you have the same issues it worked for me.

Originally Posted by bikenut34

I will try to put some photos of what i have done on the forum over the weekend.

Please do, it sounds interesting.

[Binky]

Are you slowly but surely building yourself a car?

my tip works best....BUY A POINTY LOL

have you tried using V-power fuel aswell?

I have been experiancing some carb icing when on the motorway, but its fine when im going up and the revs constantly on country roads

Shells the best stuff for the price, as I found the BP stuff a touch lacking.

Want to see these photos though.

mix a bit of 2 stroke oil in your tank, you smokes a bit but i start better these days and runs great.

Originally Posted by sunshine

mix a bit of 2 stroke oil in your tank, you smokes a bit but i start better these days and runs great.

im not sure about this...i mean, im certain that it works, but im not certain its the best thing to do?

theres no damage to the engine, all its really doing is adding a bit of extra oil to the little end. im not worried at all.

[yorkie_chris]

Why would it add oil to the little end unless your rings are knackered. The little ends get plenty anyway.

I reckon it'd just risk fouling plugs, and don't see why it'd stop carb icing unless it simply stops the ice from sticking to the needle.