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People 50 / Re: Which Iridium plug?
« on: July 25, 2010, 04:15:52 AM »
Art:
It all sounds very cool - and all in some language that I haven't heard before!   :)
Is there any place that gives beginner's details on "Mods for Dummys"?
Greg

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People 50 / Re: Which Iridium plug?
« on: July 20, 2010, 05:05:27 AM »
Art, thanks - will try the air adjustment.

So - what would you recommend as the first mod?

Greg

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People 50 / Re: Which Iridium plug?
« on: July 15, 2010, 03:40:14 AM »
I finally got the Iridium BR8HIX plug for my 2004 People 50 I ordered, gapped it, and installed.  Made no other changes to the bike. 

It now starts up immediately when cold, although I still have to wait a minute before I can drive it or it will stall out.  After that, it is wonderful - peppier, better going up hills, and a faster high end. 

Before this it was a painful 5 minutes or more of starting, stalling, and restarting to get it going each morning.

Greg

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People 50 / Re: Which Iridium plug?
« on: June 15, 2010, 06:31:35 AM »
Thanks, Zombie!  What I think he was saying is that the Iridium BR8HIX is the same size as the stock plug and will work, but the BPR8HIX is longer and will not.

Looking forward to seeing what you are using,
Greg

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People 50 / Which Iridium plug?
« on: June 14, 2010, 02:12:40 PM »
I decided to switch over to an Iridium plug this weekend, and was trying to figure out which one to get for my 2004 People 50.

The stock plug according to the manual is a BR8HSA.  I saw references to both an Iridium BR8HIX and BPR8HIX, so I sent an email to NGK and received this response today:

"The iridium equivalent of the BR8HSA is the NGK BR8HIX stock# 7001. The BPR8HIX has a longer firing end making it possible to contact the piston and possibly cause overheating of the ground electrode due to it being longer. Hope this helps, thank you."

Just wanted to throw this up here and see which plugs people are using and how they are working out.

Thanks,
Greg

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Technical | How To / People 50 very hard to start, but is great when warm
« on: July 12, 2009, 04:22:33 AM »
I have a new-to-me 2004 People 50 with 900 miles (1,400 kilometers) on it which is fantastic once it gets warmed up.  Will go for hours, idles fine, can stop and start at will.

The problem is when it is cold.  Press the starter and it will usually start, but at a very slow idle, touch the throttle and it dies.  After a few minutes of playing with it and it warms up, the idle picks up to normal and it is good for the day.

It sat for 6 months before I bought it, we removed the carb and gave it a good cleaning.

Any thoughts as to where to start looking?  I don't want to mess with any of the settings that affect it when warm since it works so well at that point.

Thanks!

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