New Reeds

[jonno]

How can you tell if your reeds have 'gone' ? I have vforce 3 reed block the reeds are in good condition fitting flat on the reed housing. Im getting a blat blat sound at low revs and the mootor doesnt seem as crisp as it was .Also who stock v force 3 reeds in this country and are there alternative reeds available?

[Fast n Furious]

Usually, reed block issues result in difficult starting and poor tickover.
The Blatt Blatt sound can be a result of the wadding needing replacement in the end can of an expansion chamber exhaust.
What cylinder are you running?

[jonno]

Steel lined TS1 240

[Fast n Furious]

Presumably the reedblock came from AF right?
In which case phone them about replacement reeds. From your initial post.......... I don't think this is your issue though?

[jonno]

The reed block is a v force 3 .I will check the silencer.

[Wack]

If the reeds look good then maybe now the weather has warmed up you may be running slightly richer, had to alter a couple of carbs in the last few weeks. The reeds don't seem to like too rich and I'm sure I read somewhere that that can cause them to fail.

[Fast n Furious]

V3's are known to have issues with the reeds which supposedly have been addressed resulting in the V4's. Don't know what the difference is though.

[holty]

if you want new reeds try martin at mad biker designs, he has his own website and a page on facebook, he is scooter friendly and very helpfull.

holty