Need some advice

Dedbolt · 08-05-2019, 01:15 PM

I posted around a month ago about getting my boys Apollo DB-18. We've been out riding around the mesa and in the neighborhood. Been running really good with the Mikuni VM22. Great throttle response and good power. Well, this weekend my boy got to really ride the bike. We went out to a dirt track not far from the house in the mesa. We were out about 4-5 hours riding with the Apollo and his buddies Honda XR100. the Apollo puts the XR100 to shame. My boys buddy wants an Apollo now.

Problem is, near the end of the day my boy started complaining that the bike was shutting down on him. We thought it was his shifting as he's still getting used to when to shift as it always fired right back up and ran strong. I tried it out and when you are in neutral the throttle response is right on but when I put it in gear you lose the throttle response. It will bog and die when you get on it. I did have to reroute the throttle cable recently as it was rubbing on the triple tree and was started to cut the sheath. I still need to do some adjustment on it as it is not completely disengaging like it should but it is ride-able. Just hard to get into neutral when running. Could it be the clutch adjustment causing this or the carb needs adjusting now? Looking for some ideas as I haven't had a chance to look at it yet.

08-05-2019, 01:15 PM	#1
Dedbolt Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Posts: 25	Need some advice I posted around a month ago about getting my boys Apollo DB-18. We've been out riding around the mesa and in the neighborhood. Been running really good with the Mikuni VM22. Great throttle response and good power. Well, this weekend my boy got to really ride the bike. We went out to a dirt track not far from the house in the mesa. We were out about 4-5 hours riding with the Apollo and his buddies Honda XR100. the Apollo puts the XR100 to shame. My boys buddy wants an Apollo now. Problem is, near the end of the day my boy started complaining that the bike was shutting down on him. We thought it was his shifting as he's still getting used to when to shift as it always fired right back up and ran strong. I tried it out and when you are in neutral the throttle response is right on but when I put it in gear you lose the throttle response. It will bog and die when you get on it. I did have to reroute the throttle cable recently as it was rubbing on the triple tree and was started to cut the sheath. I still need to do some adjustment on it as it is not completely disengaging like it should but it is ride-able. Just hard to get into neutral when running. Could it be the clutch adjustment causing this or the carb needs adjusting now? Looking for some ideas as I haven't had a chance to look at it yet.
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