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I have a Honda hobbit pa50ii I bought a few months ago. I'm thinking of getting a new exhaust and reeds for a bit more power. I am looking at the jammy exhaust on treat land and it's a little bit cheaper than the proma (and a bit quieter too from what I read, which is nice). I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this pipe. Also, I bought the bigger sized carb from treatland for the hobbit and had it on for a while, but I don't know how to tune it so I was running it with the choke half engaged. Will the combination of 16mm carb, jammy exhaust and Boyesen stock reeds be a good investment? This is my first mechanical venture, so any help is very much appreciated!
In general I don't think Jamarcol pipes have a reputation for being particularly high-performance. Super-fast, no.I used to run a Proma Circuit on my Hobbit and these days I have an MLM People's Sidebleed.
If you want a fast pipe that's quieter than a Proma and very high-quality, that's a good way to go. Otherwise, a Proma Circuit is a great pipe for a Hobbit.I cannot vouch for any clone carb except to say that they are typically better than they used to be, but still highly variable in quality. The Hobbit carb is such a pain in the ass to access that I think most people just run something out to the side once they start getting serious about tuning.Nicer reeds are fine, but for a mostly-stock setup they won't do a whole lot.I think if you're looking at a 16mm-ish size of carb you might consider a VM18 or 18mm PHBG, with an MLM intake.
Theoretically harder to tune than a stockish Hobbit carb but actually much easier since it's actually accessible instead of being crammed under the frame. That Jamarcol pipe is a waste of money. MLM seems out of your price range, but they are also very nice.IMO Get the Proma. For stock like setups it works great.
Really gives the hobbit some ass.I wrote that review for that carb lol. I have put about 300 miles on it.
It works quite well. But my stock carb was also 16mm.
The hobbit carb isn't that hard to get to. You can remove the subframe bolt and put the front wheel on a crate or just replace the studs with bolts so that it comes off.ALSO, you shouldn't need to get to your carb all the time. It should just work. $20 is way cheaper than the $160 for an intake and bigger carb.But lastly, you bike should run correctly before you start changing stuff. Throwing new parts at it probably won't fix whatever problem you have. So i put the 16mm carb back on yesterday, and the bike is running alright. I am planning on shelling out the cash for an mlm side bleed, and some new shocks for rear.
I still am having to have the choke half way engaged to have it running smoothly, which isn't a huge problem, and I think if I get the bigger exhaust this will cure the problem. Do you think this is a good idea to follow through with? I will want a bigger exhaust anyways, so I think it will be a good idea regardless.
Might have to put some extra work on the carb tuning and such.
I am not a native speaker so i'm nog sure of the terms. In the carburator there is a tank, wich fills up with fuel from the tank. Then it sprinkles in the air intake. Now, there is a system that blocks the fuel stram for overfillinv the tank.
In the tank there is a floating device, with some sort of pin on top of it. When the tank is full, the floater goes up and the pin plocks the stream of fuel, by obstructing the end of a pipe.If the pin is broken, or if the rubber at the rip of the pin is worn out, or if some dust gets stuck on it, the fuel stream is not cut, so the tank keeps overfilling and the fuel leaks from the carburator. For exemple on a dellorto, it leaks through the air filter.
You get the same problem if the floater is broken, because it doesn't float anymore.the cure is simple: clean the filter from any dust. Clean the pin, replacevit if the rubber tip is worn (on a dellorto). Finally check wether the floater floats well. Then, carefully reassemble the carb and test it.Of course you have to check thd gasket first.
But if the gasket is fine, try this. It happened on 2 carbs I own and it took me a while to figure out.