Hey guys...Newbie on the forums here. Picked up an '01 Blaster from a friend for cheap to beat up on. Have been riding it and loving it even though it does need a little bit of work.
It has a FMF Power Core II on it and is a pre-mix setup. Other than that, idk anything about any work to the engine or whatnot. It does look like it has an upgraded air filter and sock on it? Few things that need to be addressed are: Twist throttle... Dont like it. I ride in dense woods and just a little bit of whiskey on that throttle and your gonna end up in trouble. Plus on a couple sharp turns we have on the track we made, and me being a bigger guy, keeping my elbow in to still be able to twist my wrist to power out of the turn is a PITA. It also has slack in the line before it really pulls the motor. I ordered a thumb setup and a new throttle cable. Will be here this weekend to get installed. There was no headlight or rear grab bar, I ordered both of those and they are going on as well. Since I got the thumb throttle, I also got some new grips for the handles while I was at it.
The plastic are a little beat, but I plan on beating the hell out of this thing, not taking pictures of it. If its been sitting overnight, even in cold NY sitting outside, it starts up on the 3rd kick. Little idle adjustment, and its ready to go once shes warmed up. And heres where I run into my first problem. In the low end of the gears, its pretty bogged down. It goes... it seems like its struggling a little bit but once you get higher into the RPM's in picks up, and offff you go. Bang. Blaster. Rips through all 6 no problem.....but if you get back down into the low end, its a little bogged down. After a few minutes of riding, you get used to it and are able to stay in the power range if you can maneuver the twist throttle enough. My friend said the spark plug prob needs to be changed, so I had already ordered a new one and it came in two days ago. The wire looks good and shows no signs of having any issues.
After about and hour of riding, and you shut it off, it doesnt want to start again. Even after numerous starts and stops. At one point (a little over an hour) when you shut it off, it doesnt want ot start. And if it DOES start, it only runs for a few seconds and boggs out. Then after that sequence it will backfire on a kick or two, but it wont start. Really confused as to what is causing this. Tried to let it sit for 20 minutes and cool down, only kicked over and bogged right back out after a few seconds. After that, I put it away and let it sit for the next day as I worked all day and night. Came home, the day after that, and everything was fine. Kicked over on 3rd kick, ran fine (same low end prob) and once in powerband she was good to go.
My plan is to change the spark plug and clean out carb. Hopefully this will get her running a little better in the low end and gives me a little more power. It could also be the slack in the throttle that is hurting the low end. With the new cable and thumb throttle I should be able to adjust is tension nice.
If there's anything else i should check for or replace, let me know!! Thanks for the help in advance!
It has a FMF Power Core II on it and is a pre-mix setup. Other than that, idk anything about any work to the engine or whatnot. It does look like it has an upgraded air filter and sock on it? Few things that need to be addressed are: Twist throttle... Dont like it. I ride in dense woods and just a little bit of whiskey on that throttle and your gonna end up in trouble. Plus on a couple sharp turns we have on the track we made, and me being a bigger guy, keeping my elbow in to still be able to twist my wrist to power out of the turn is a PITA. It also has slack in the line before it really pulls the motor. I ordered a thumb setup and a new throttle cable. Will be here this weekend to get installed. There was no headlight or rear grab bar, I ordered both of those and they are going on as well. Since I got the thumb throttle, I also got some new grips for the handles while I was at it.
The plastic are a little beat, but I plan on beating the hell out of this thing, not taking pictures of it. If its been sitting overnight, even in cold NY sitting outside, it starts up on the 3rd kick. Little idle adjustment, and its ready to go once shes warmed up. And heres where I run into my first problem. In the low end of the gears, its pretty bogged down. It goes... it seems like its struggling a little bit but once you get higher into the RPM's in picks up, and offff you go. Bang. Blaster. Rips through all 6 no problem.....but if you get back down into the low end, its a little bogged down. After a few minutes of riding, you get used to it and are able to stay in the power range if you can maneuver the twist throttle enough. My friend said the spark plug prob needs to be changed, so I had already ordered a new one and it came in two days ago. The wire looks good and shows no signs of having any issues.
After about and hour of riding, and you shut it off, it doesnt want to start again. Even after numerous starts and stops. At one point (a little over an hour) when you shut it off, it doesnt want ot start. And if it DOES start, it only runs for a few seconds and boggs out. Then after that sequence it will backfire on a kick or two, but it wont start. Really confused as to what is causing this. Tried to let it sit for 20 minutes and cool down, only kicked over and bogged right back out after a few seconds. After that, I put it away and let it sit for the next day as I worked all day and night. Came home, the day after that, and everything was fine. Kicked over on 3rd kick, ran fine (same low end prob) and once in powerband she was good to go.
My plan is to change the spark plug and clean out carb. Hopefully this will get her running a little better in the low end and gives me a little more power. It could also be the slack in the throttle that is hurting the low end. With the new cable and thumb throttle I should be able to adjust is tension nice.
If there's anything else i should check for or replace, let me know!! Thanks for the help in advance!
